The Organization of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Yesterday my roommate got a call from a neighboring guys' apartment saying that one of our friends had been throwing up blood and they were running him to the hospital in the next town over. We sat in shock for a minute, and then we decided that a car-ful of us would hop in the car and leave for the hospital immediately. As they walked out, our home teachers walked in. They asked what was going on, and we recounted the situation. Our home teacher asked us if we had called the Bishop. We nodded that we hadn't, and he called our Bishop. The Bishop then called the Elders Quorum President, and sent him to go visit the kid in the hospital to offer a blessing for the sick. This all happened within ten minutes of the phone call.

Fortunately, we found out later that it was a prank.

Yes, we were angry. And mostly relieved.

But I learned something from this experience. Say it had been real, and he really was puking blood.  The Church provides a network of support. This information passed quickly from the injured, to the Relief Society, to the home teachers, to the Bishop, who then sent out members to administer to this guy with the power of God. Within ten minutes, we would have had three cars of people willing to help and provide support at the hospital. Inevitably, one of us would have called his parents, and the situation would have been taken care of until family members could get there. (His parents live four hours away, fun fact.) As soon as there was an emergency, there was a whole network of people prepared to take care of him. Not only that, but if he had a wife and kids, they would be taken care of as well! Instantly!

To all those who ask why I would dedicate my life to serving a year and a half for my Church, I say, thank goodness I'm a Mormon. I don't know what I would do if I wasn't a Mormon. Because I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, not only do I have a physical support network wherever I go in the world, but I also know that through the Father's Eternal Plan of Happiness, I can have peace in time of crisis. No matter what happens, I know that the Lord will provide for me-- temporally or spiritually. If you're not a Mormon, go be a Mormon! If you are a Mormon, Morm on! This Church is amazing!