“The Town that Rescued 5000 Mormon Refugees”

“The Town that Rescued 5000 Mormon Refugees” 2016-04-03T16:14:30-06:00

 

The Father of Waters
The Mississippi River near Nauvoo, Illinois (Wikimedia Commons)

 

http://ldsliving.com/The-Town-That-Rescued-5-000-Mormon-Refugees/s/80468

 

“Freely ye have received,” says the Savior at Matthew 10:8, “freely give.”

 

I was moved today, during the afternoon session of general conference, by Elder Patrick Kearon’s address about refugees.  And I was moved by the emotional reaction to those remarks of President Dieter Uchtdorf, who was himself a refugee as a child in Europe after World War II.

 

“This moment does not define them,” said Elder Kearon, “but our response will help define us.”

 

Amen.  And, again, Amen.

 

Because I have been given much, I too must give.

 

 


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