Welby 7th Ward: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice cream

Ward Ice Cream Social

August 24, 2015

Life can be hard, life can be dreary and life can be challenging.... for every one of us. Everyone is trying to take life one day at a time as we work at perfecting our eternal self so we can return home to our Father. In April 1979, Marvin J. Ashton taught, "Many of us set up roadblocks to progress and contribute to our own unhappiness while we wait for others to seek us out and offer help. Negative attitudes lived with today cause stagnation, misery, and bitterness tomorrow. It is unproductive for those who should be anxiously engaged in seeking the abundant life to nurse personal hurts. We are all God’s children. If we love Him, we will feed His sheep wherever they may be found, without regard as to our own personal plight or situation. Often we can best feed others when we are hungry ourselves or not completely comfortable in the fold that we presently occupy. Very often those who are hungry, helpless, and cold can best be rescued by those who have been through the same exposures. Marking time or stalling should not be indulged in by the weak, weary, uncertain, and unrecognized. Instead, there is a healing power as we use our energy in action, in service, and in lifting others."

Tonight, members of our ward family were able to bond over ice cream. We all need each other and building those friendships (especially over BYU ice cream) can help us on our journeys. Let us remember that as we feed the Lord's sheep, we our feeding ourselves. Tonight it was so fun to feed each other ice cream, but there are so many ways we can feed His sheep. We can