Re: Does the LDS church support it's members particiapting in the community?

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:02:30 -0000, Richard wrote:

>I've got the feeling that the LDS church is extremely inward-looking and has
>no system in place for the encouragement or training of it's members in how
>to participate in the community.
[snip]

Training? Probably not. Encouragement? Certainly!

During my lifetime, church leaders have consistently told us to get
involved with the community; however, I do admit that the "inward
looking" attitude among members is still somewhat present.

I just did a quick search on lds.org for Ensign articles with
"community service" in them. Here are some of the results that came
back listed first (apologies for the formatting).

How I Got Involved in Community Service, By Linda L. Sutton, from 1982
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1982.htm/ensign%20january%201982.htm/how%20i%20got%20involved%20in%20community%20service.htm

Women in Community Service, By Jeri J. Winger, from 1983
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1983.htm/ensign%20march%201983%20.htm/women%20in%20community%20service.htm

Community Service: Reaching beyond Our Circle, By Jan Underwood
Pinborough, from 1986
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1986.htm/ensign%20october%201986%20.htm/community%20service%20reaching%20beyond%20our%20circle.htm

Making a Difference in Your Community, by Sue Bergin, from 1988
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1988.htm/ensign%20september%201988.htm/making%20a%20difference%20in%20your%20community.htm

In the Service of Our Fellow Beings, by ??, from 1996
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1996.htm/ensign%20october%201996.htm/in%20the%20service%20of%20our%20fellow%20beings.htm

Getting Involved, Giving Service, Growing, by ??, from 1999
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1999.htm/ensign%20february%201999.htm/getting%20involved%20giving%20service%20growing.htm


I'm sure there are more recent articles, but there doesn't seem to be
a feature to sort articles by date.

John


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