The bishop’s storehouse (Makeup lesson)

In order to receive makeup credit for this lesson, you need to view the two videos, read the linked scripture references and answer the following question:

How does understanding the laws and commandments of God change the way you feel about participating and sacrificing for our monthly fast?

Caring for the Poor and Needy

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2013-02-2010-caring-for-the-poor-and-needy?lang=eng 

Doctrine and Covenants 42:34, 55.

“In 1831 the Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith that members of the Church should ‘impart of [their] substance unto the poor, … and they shall be laid before the bishop … [and] kept in my storehouse, to administer to the poor and the needy’ (D&C 42:31, 34).

“More than 180 years later, bishops’ storehouses around the world continue to support bishops in the call to ‘be faithful; stand in the office which [the Lord has] appointed unto [them]; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees’ (D&C 81:5).

“Whether it is a building containing food and other supplies or a set of resources in the ward a bishop can draw from, bishops’ storehouses are being used to care for those in need.

“The Church manual, Basic Principles of Welfare and Self-Reliance (2009), says, ‘The Lord’s storehouse is available to every bishop and exists in every ward. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Lord’s storehouse is not limited to a building or a warehouse filled with commodities awaiting distribution.’

“Where a brick and mortar storehouse is not available, bishops can purchase needed commodities from local merchants using fast offerings” (“Bishops’ Storehouse Opens the Windows of Heaven,” Church News and Events, May 20, 2011, LDS.org).