Like, there were HUGE binders that got passed around. ⁣

Binders filled with sheets for taking meals to someone in need, asking for donations for hygiene kits, volunteering to clean the temple, and pretty much anything else I could think of.⁣

And I would watch certain women in my ward who would always sign up for everything. ⁣

They’d go through every paper and write their name next to every opportunity they could. ⁣

And I remember thinking, “I want to be like that someday”. ⁣

Before the world was, when God the Father asked who He should send to create the earth and help fulfill His purpose, there was someone else who volunteered. ⁣

Our Savior Jesus Christ said, as recorded in Abraham 3:27: “Here am I, send me.” ⁣

He volunteered. ⁣

He didn’t have to, and yet He stepped up. ⁣

And why?⁣

He volunteered out of love for us. ⁣

He loved us so much that He voluntarily agreed to be our Savior. ⁣

We are so loved, and it means that we have this same intimate connection to our Savior that we have with anyone else who has ever chosen to serve us. ⁣

I’m sure that Jesus would be the person writing His name on every sheet that gets passed around in a church meeting, out of pure love.

I’ve got some mortal limits to what I’m able to do, and I’ve learned that sometimes me saying “no” to a sign up sheet means I’m actually saying “yes” to more family time.⁣

But anytime that I’m able to say to the Lord: “Here I am! I’m ready to serve! Send me!” ⁣

Anytime that I’m able to CHOOSE to do something new out of love, I feel like the Savior’s cheering me on. ⁣

And whether the volunteer opportunities come through Relief Society, a community group, work, or through individual prayer, every chance that I get to say “Here am I! Send me!” is a chance to practice using my agency for good.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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