Frozen Pipes

In the Apr. 1988 Liahona, there was a story called "The Bucket of Water".  In short, the story goes that it was an exceptionally cold winter and the pipes in the city were freezing.  Since a couple of missionaries didn't have running water anymore, they wanted to have some in the apartment in case of emergency.  So they went door to door asking for a bucket of water but the people were selfish in saying that every bucket of water they gave away, that was one less bucket they would have. Finally one lady said, “One bucket of water? One bucket of water—is that all? I will let you have two, or three, or ten, or more. Keep coming back, because if I give the water away the water pipes will never freeze. When the water is flowing, it doesn’t freeze. In a way, the more I give, the more I get in return.”

Our lives are the very same way.  The more we give the more we receive.  and the happier we are.  When we give our time and talents and love and our means to help others, it keeps the water in our pipes from freezing.  When "iniquity shall abound, [the] love of many shall wax cold".  When we keep giving and giving, it keeps our water from going stagnant, and our hearts from waxing cold.  The more we give, the more we receive.

 As we continue giving and giving, we are filled with the Holy Ghost, that keeps our lines from ever going cold.  We show our gratitude for what we have and that we care enough to pass it on to someone else.  When we serve, we become more like Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ.

_Elder Halbert