вЂњThey were obviously hungry,вЂќ Sister Moss recalls. Take, for example, the time a mother came with her small children to fill a food order. And the stories they share about their service speak volumes about their love for the people. Give a little more rather than less.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s what they always tried to do-be generous with what they could give. A sign hanging in the room where they bagged produce read, вЂњDo as the Savior would do. Even as they operated within the guidelines, the Mosses learned about the SaviorвЂ™s mercy as they interacted with people one by one. When people came for assistance, the Mosses and other missionaries filled the food orders as specified by local bishops without variation.Д«ut they also showed mercy. Most importantly, they made sure the storehouse ran according to the LordвЂ™s design. They kept supplies stocked, coordinated with local leaders to have enough Church-service missionaries in place, and worked with volunteers. They were responsible for keeping things running. On the one hand, they understood justice.

Through their service, the Mosses witnessed firsthand the balance between justice and mercy in the lives of individuals. But after the first year, they worked many more hours each week, first as assistant managers and then managers of the facility. What followed was three years of what Elder Moss describes as вЂњthe most satisfying Church-service job IвЂ™ve ever had.вЂќ At first the Mosses served two days a week for a few hours each day. Sister Moss recalls, вЂњWe knew nothing! We didnвЂ™t know where it was. The Mosses, who had recently completed a full-time mission in Colorado, were uncertain but intrigued. Not long after Elder Sam and Sister Mary Moss moved from Iowa to Kuna, Idaho, a member of the high council in the Kuna East Stake mentioned a need for Church-service missionaries at the Boise Idaho BishopsвЂ™ Storehouse.

Mercy store house