Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Here's a note from a friend, who is ex-Mormon herself, but still has family who are very active in that faith... I learned from my Jeffrey's usual sunday evening phone call- why he hadn't called me the Sunday before. Seems he was with a group of men who volunteered to go to help the victims of Katrina from the LDS churches in SC....part of the group dubbed by the press as The Stormin' Mormons. He says you cannot even comprehend the devistation unless you witness it with your own eyes- if the house the people called home wasn't a pile of lumber- the contents after three days of sitting in four feet of water were ruined beyond saving- the owners dazed and not knowing where to begin to help themselves. Jeffrey took his l6 yr old son- Danny- a somewhat rebelious and ungrateful child- and that was a good thing. American teenagers haven't a clue concerning hardships of almost any kind- and it was an eyeopener. He dug right in and worked right along side his dad for l5 hours straight. Women with tears streaming down their faces insisted on hugging the men no matter how muddy and dirty they had become- so happy they were for their help. The LDS church may be sending more men next weekend. It took l0 hours to drive down there- and l0 hours back- but being able "do something" to help gave them"health in their navels and marrow in their bones" for such a tremendous physical exertion and Jeff and Danny - like every volunteer - will be more than glad to do it all again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Thank you for sharing this, Jyotsna. It especially moved me to read about the man's young son, who saw the devastation and immediately pitched in to help, along side his father. Sometimes it takes hardships to really open our eyes to the struggle of others... Jai Ma... ¸... ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸..´ ..´¨¨)) ((¸¸..´ ...´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. -:¦:- ((¸¸..´.¸...` ..::Bela::.. - E. Lamb ammachi Monday, September 19, 2005 12:22 PM Another report from the Katrina front... Here's a note from a friend, who is ex-Mormon herself, but still has family who are very active in that faith... I learned from my Jeffrey's usual sunday evening phone call- why he hadn't called me the Sunday before. Seems he was with a group of men who volunteered to go to help the victims of Katrina from the LDS churches in SC....part of the group dubbed by the press as The Stormin' Mormons. He says you cannot even comprehend the devistation unless you witness it with your own eyes- if the house the people called home wasn't a pile of lumber- the contents after three days of sitting in four feet of water were ruined beyond saving- the owners dazed and not knowing where to begin to help themselves. Jeffrey took his l6 yr old son- Danny- a somewhat rebelious and ungrateful child- and that was a good thing. American teenagers haven't a clue concerning hardships of almost any kind- and it was an eyeopener. He dug right in and worked right along side his dad for l5 hours straight. Women with tears streaming down their faces insisted on hugging the men no matter how muddy and dirty they had become- so happy they were for their help. The LDS church may be sending more men next weekend. It took l0 hours to drive down there- and l0 hours back- but being able "do something" to help gave them"health in their navels and marrow in their bones" for such a tremendous physical exertion and Jeff and Danny - like every volunteer - will be more than glad to do it all again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 that's beautiful. thank u for sharing. Bela Gaytán wrote: >Thank you for sharing this, Jyotsna. It especially moved me to read about the man's young son, who saw the devastation and immediately pitched in to help, along side his father. Sometimes it takes hardships to really open our eyes to the struggle of others... > >Jai Ma... >¸... ´¨¨)) -:¦:- >¸..´ ..´¨¨)) >((¸¸..´ ...´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. >-:¦:- ((¸¸..´.¸...` ..::Bela::.. > -- "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu" Be Love, Egyirba (Berijoy) http://www.egyirba.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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