Missionaries offer free services during the pandemic Elders say they reached out on Facebook pages offering to serve the community BY BROOKE GURYN
Elders serving on Oahu said they want to show love to the community through service. Photos provided by Elders Naea, Simpson, and Ludovico
Missionaries serving on Oahu said they love to serve others, especially during the difficult times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through Facebook they offered to do wash cars, yard work, cleaning, home improvement projects and home scripture study. “This is the time… people need a helping hand. Why wouldn’t you want help from someone to do a car wash or any other job? Why not have that extra hand around? Ask us for help,” said Elder Naea, a missionary from California. Elder Simpson, also from California, said, “Please call.” Their other companion, Elder Ludovico, from California, added how the missionaries genuinely wanted to help. 26
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“Make sure you’re checking up with people in your ward. Don’t check out and just do church at home and not reach out to others.” -Elder Simpson
To Simpson, the meaning of service is sharing and showing love to one another. Ludovico said service is keeping the second greatest commandment of loving thy neighbor. Naea said, “Service is loving people enough to forget about yourself.” Serving others The missionaries also offered ways people could serve alongside them. Simpson said, “Make sure you’re checking up with people in your ward. Don’t check out and just do church at home and not reach out to others.” He encouraged people to do their ministering work. Naea said Church leaders, and especially President Russell M. Nelson, have been preparing church members for
