At the core of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
there is this second commandment that we received from Him
that we should reach out to those in need
and take care of our neighbors.
And I believe that for every disciple of Jesus Christ,
this is part of our DNA, that we go and find
those that are in need and try to help them,
whether it is in our own community
or far away in other countries.
This is really at the center of our religion.
COVID-19 is having an impact in everybody's lives
around the world, whether it is our lifestyle that has changed
or maybe jobs that have to be found.
And so, the Church has a long tradition
of being involved in humanitarian aid and welfare
matters, and helping others.
What has happened over the past three months,
we have sent 15 additional truckloads
of food and other commodities per week
to charitable organizations and other food banks
in the United States and Canada.
Each of those truckloads can feed 1,400 people
for about a week.
This is possible because of a long-standing tradition
of the Church to store food.
And like here in this warehouse, and this
is blessing a lot of lives around the world.
One of the greatest examples of how the members have reached
out to those in need, has been the sisters
of the Church of the Relief Society
and how they have mobilized to sew masks,
five million masks that we know.
This is remarkable.
Five million masks, 900,000 hours and 50,000 volunteers,
50,000 volunteers.
Sisters, their families, everyone, home by home,
to do that magnificent work.
The Church does a lot of things as an organization,
but we shouldn't forget that it all comes from the members.
Reaching out to those in need, helping others
that are needy or afflicted is really
at the center of the gospel.
It is at the core of our beliefs.
We try to emulate the example of Jesus Christ
as disciples of the Lord.
What is it that He did?
He preached the gospel.
But also, He would be prompt to find the one that
was in need of His comforting hand
and help and caring, blessings.
And this is what we are trying to do.
We couldn't be more grateful for the generosity
of the members of the Church.