Service Day

Our stake participated in a big day of service on Saturday working along the Jordan River Walkway. Joseph and Bentley headed out early in the morning to go weed and reseed in their designated area (right near Raging Waters). And they worked hard for nearly 3 hours. I was so proud of Bentley for being totally willing to go serve even though the stake requested volunteers ages 8 and up. He knew he was right on the cusp and could handle weeding with his dad since he's done it many times before in our own yard.

Joseph told me that a bunch of kids living in apartments overlooking the walkway saw all the volunteers working and ran out to see if they could come help and work too. I loved that--what cool kids! Luckily, Joseph just happened to have a package of a dozen extra sets of gloves and he gave those to the local kids so they could join in (a big part of the project was pulling up goat head weeds and they tend to be quite prickly).

My boys also happened to stop at the gas station on their way to the site to grab some treats and snacks. When Bentley needed a break from weeding Joseph sent him down the walkway with a big bag of Jolly Ranchers to share with all the other workers. Our neighbor told us that Bentley came up to him with his bag of candy and said "Russ, I have 2 questions for you. 1st, do you want a Jolly Rancher? And 2nd, have you ever been to Raging Waters? It is the coolest place!" Oh my social little boy, love him.

The girls and I stayed home and cleaned the toy room, washed bedding, and made peanut butter kiss cookies to share with neighbors who had been participating in the day of service. It was a busy morning but we were glad to get so much accomplished.