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Welfare services is not only a program of relief for the needy; it is also a principle of the gospel, one of the basic principles. As President Marion G. Romney has said, "Welfare is not a program of the Church. It is the Church." It is the application of the teachings and principles of the gospel. Our purpose here on the earth is to perfect ourselves so that we can return to the presence of our Father in heaven.

Many of the spiritual truths we must learn and actions that must become part of our lives are inseparably connected to the concepts of welfare services. For instance, the first and great commandment is to love the Lord, and the second, which "is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Matt. 22:39). How do we show love? "If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me" (D&C 42:29). This is the principle of service. King Benjamin emphasized this when he said, "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God" (Mosiah 2:17).

(taken from the Ensign, Sept. 1973, p. 68)

This site is to help you learn these principles, and find opportunities to apply them in your life and in the lives of others.
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