One of my favorite days in Virginia is Pre-storm days. On Tuesday as we were out and about, everyone was warning us of the treacherous
snow storm that was coming to slam the East Coast. This information is
extremely helpful seems how we don’t watch the news. All day Tuesday people
were asking if we had enough bread, milk, and the basic grocery necessities to
survive the storm. As we would drive by
any grocery store the parking lot was packed full, as people were preparing for
the snow. Now you have to realize on the east coast the snow shuts everything
down, it’s not like Utah where you drive whether you can see or not.
Wednesday Morning we woke up to a WINTER WONDERLAND!!
Every car in the parking lot was stuck in
place. Then slowly people began to slip out of their apartments, bundled up, and ready
to rescue their vehicles. Some people
had shovels other used Tupperware, while one boy following his mom’s orders
came with his dustpan. We were told we could not drive, so we put on
or service clothes bundled ourselves up and set out to help in the act of
freeing the cars!
All the cars in the parking lot were very close together so,
in order to have proper snow removal etiquette, we would have to make a little
snow barricade between the cars. It was
actually really fun shoveling and we met lots of our neighbors.
I realized
again all the wonderful people that are in the world. It is amazing how much
everyone at our complex followed the commandment of “love thy neighbor.”
Through the snow we came together sharing shovels, stories, and making new
friends. It is interesting, one neighbor
was Muslim, another Catholic, some nondenominational, but we all came together
knowing that love is one thing we all have in common. Despite the differences
we may have in beliefs, one thing that unites us all together is love, and the
desire to serve one another especially in times of need. I hope we can all follow the example and
counsel of President Thomas S. Monson:
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