“Bishop Sellers’ Rexburg, Idaho chapel was close to the
highway. In those days of unemployment, many destitute people moved from place
to place, hoping to find some way to sustain themselves. They would often seek out
Latter-day Saint bishops for help. The Sellers family welcomed strangers in
need. After guests enjoyed a delicious meal, the bishop gave them a coat from
the supply of surplus army coats he’d purchased. Once fitted in a warm coat and
holding a package with another meal prepared by Sister Sellers, they would go
out into the winter day with warm hearts. The sights and sounds and the feeling
of the day would stay with them on their way. Because some of the coldest times
in Rexburg were in the Christmas season and because of the family’s tradition
of year-round charity, the children in the Sellers home carry a memory of
having done what the Savior would have done.” – President
Henry B. Eyring
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