This year our family participated in a regional drive for coats and blankets to be sent to Syrian refugees who have been forced to flee their homes. As a family we went to thrift stores to buy used coats and blankets. We bought 5 coats and made 5 blankets. It was a really great experience to get the kids involved. We also learned a lot about the awesome power that the Savior is able to wield when working though this kingdom on earth. Our Stake acted as a central coordination and collection point for the drive this year. Our stake was able to collect more that 4100 boxes of supplies to be sent to refugees in Turkey. This came to approximately 124,000 pounds of coats and blankets to be sent. It is amazing how the Lord is able to leverage only 1 of the 3,174 stakes of his church to make a such a large difference in a problem that affects over 2 million people. A single person or family could not hope to solve a problem like this alone, but the lord and his church can multiple our efforts to do good in the world.
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