First of all, if you have not read/watched/listened to Sharon Eubank's BYU speech entitled "Turning Enemies into Friends," you need to hit that up. It is amazing! I loved her message. Here is the link: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/sharon-eubank_turning-enemies-into-friends/ . She talks about service to others, using our free time to do good and be productive rather than wasting it, and especially about helping others. Many of us feel that we should invest significant amounts of time and money into helping save the world. We want to build schools or wells or make quilts or 72-hour kits or go on humanitarian trips. These are all worthy endeavors, but she says that the biggest gift is us ourselves. We are the gift. We have the ability, each one of us, to change lives just by helping people feel loved, safe, and welcome wherever they go. The world is full of so much hatred and divisiveness, and we have the ability to share light and goodness wherever we go, and that is fre
Botevy was a poor mother looking to provide for her family. Eventually, once she became more financially secure, she noticed other children suffering in poverty with a lack of resources to help them escape their conditions. She knew she had to help, so she began taking these children in and providing them educational opportunities and let them live with her so they could have a chance for better futures. She used her own money until she could finally establish an organization that obtained donations from others to fund her efforts. She has since been able to assist nearly 100 children, many of whom have gone on to serve LDS missions and are in college. Anna is a devout Christian who came to Cambodia and fell in love with the country. She started a restaurant that employed underprivileged Cambodians and taught them new skills that could help them escape poverty. She has employed hundreds of Cambodians, all of whom still keep in touch and come to the restaurant because they feel valued