We heard a story about Joseph Fielding Smith, who surprised his mother and sister by milking the cow early one morning. It was hard work, but he was happy to help his family.
We learned that friends and family are not the only people we should serve. The Thirteenth Article of Faith, which we have been studying in Sharing Time recently, states that we believe in "doing good to all men". We talked about people who help us at school and at church.
We made a Chain of Service, to show how service links us together. Each child wrote ways that they can serve others on strips of paper, which we stapled together into a very long chain! It was fun to see how the chain grow as we thought of ways to do good. Many of them suggested simple things, like "Make my bed without being asked," or "Help put away dishes". Ian wrote "Give blood", and Katelynn contributed "Be nice". We learned that some acts of service are big and some are small, but they all help us and those around us to be happy! The children who had extra time before their parents arrived made thank-you notes, to thank people who have given service to them this week.