“The Second Great Commandment (excerpts),” New Era, Nov. 2019, 7.
The Second Great Commandment (excerpts)
Latter-day Saints, as with other followers of Jesus Christ, are always looking for ways to help, to lift, and to love others. …
They truly seek to live the first and second great commandments. When we love God with all our hearts, He turns our hearts to the well-being of others in a beautiful, virtuous cycle. …
The Church’s humanitarian outreach was launched in 1984. …
Since that time, Latter-day Saint Charities has provided more than two billion dollars in aid to assist those in need throughout the world. This assistance is offered to recipients regardless of their church affiliation, nationality, race, sexual orientation, gender, or political persuasion.
That is not all. To assist members of the Lord’s Church in distress, we love and live the ancient law of the fast. …
… How grateful we are for your contributions. Thanks to your heartfelt generosity, millions throughout the world will receive much-needed food, clothing, temporary shelter, wheelchairs, medicines, clean water, and more. …
Regardless of where we call home, members of the Church feel passionately about the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. Thus, our greatest joy comes as we help our brothers and sisters, no matter where we live in this wonderful world.
Giving help to others … is our joy. … Living that second great commandment is the key to becoming a true disciple of Jesus Christ.