Ahead of his 100th birthday on Sept. 9, President Russell M. Nelson invited everyone to minister in the Savior’s way to share His love.
“One of the places where the Savior used the number 100 in the scriptures was the parable of the lost sheep,” President Nelson wrote in a social media post on Saturday, June 1. “Though 99 of his flock were safely by his side, the shepherd went in search of the one who was lost.”
He continued that although he has no need of physical gifts, “one spiritual offering that would brighten my life is for each of us to reach out to ‘the one’ in our lives who may be feeling lost or alone.”
Since then, Church leaders and others around the world have shared on social media — with the hashtag #99plus1 — times when they ministered to someone or were ministered to as “the one.”
One Latter-day Saint found solace after divorce when one of his friends invited him to go golfing. Another felt appreciated by getting a thank you note after giving a talk in sacrament meeting.
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