More Halloween Fun!!

Derek and I chaperone the Halloween Dance at Church

Look at all those wrapers!!

My princess of organization!!

Sorting candy, building towers and enjoying candy!

Book of Mormon, Alma 1:26-28

"26 And when the priests left their labor to impart the word of God unto the people, the people also left their labors to hear the word of God. And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God they all returned again diligently unto their labors; and the priest, not esteeming himself above his hearers, for the preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal, and they did all labor, every man according to his strength.

27 And they did impart of their substance, every man according to that which he had, to the poor, and the needy, and the sick, and the afflicted; and they did not wear costly apparel, yet they were neat and comely.

28 And thus they did establish the affairs of the church; and thus they began to have continual peace again, notwithstanding all their persecutions."

Even in trials the righteous remember that they are equal, that there is not one person better than another. They serve they love, they feed and care for their own.

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