How do we care for the needy?

Thomas R. Valletta

President Spencer W. Kimball taught: “We hear reports from time to time of older men and women who, in the sunset of their lives, are neglected by their families and their neighbors. … We hope family members, quorums, Relief Society officers, bishops, and others, using the Lord’s own way, will make certain that they are not inadvertently neglecting such needy people. The ways the world has of helping the poor are not often the Lord’s way. We must render help in the Lord’s way, but let us do it! … Surely sensitive home teachers, visiting teachers, quorum leaders, and bishops can be more effective in both ascertaining and responding to the needs of these individuals” (Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, 367–68).

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