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It runs like a busy grocery store, and it takes a huge volunteer effort to keep the shelves stocked! They put me to work breaking down enormous piles of boxes for recycling.

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A volunteer helps each person fill out their food order. Filling orders was my favorite part because I got to know these men and women more personally. So many of them live normal lives and need Storehouse assistance only temporarily. Other families survive on the extra help, and feel very loved by the volunteers.

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The Storehouse is part grocery store, part distribution warehouse. I got to visit the back where trucks load wares for smaller storehouses across West, North, and East Texas.

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The Bishop's Storehouse is also used to prepare and ship supplies to aid communities affected by disaster.

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Anyone who wants to write and make a difference in the world needs to obtain a diverse understanding of humanity. Here I believe service is the answer. It changes the way you see yourself and others, will enrich your life, and keep you in touch with all walks of people. No experience could be more worthy of a place in higher education course.

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Even though I mainly helped with small duties like preparing fresh foods, stocking, and assisting individuals with their orders, I felt good each time I went. For me and many other volunteers I talked to there, helping at the food bank is our way of giving back. Many of them once relied on the charity, and it helped them gain back their self-reliance. We’ve all been helped when we needed it most, and the only way to repay is to serve back.

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“While [bishops’] storehouses provide many of the same services as any retail food store, not one has a cash register. … These are goods that money cannot buy. No price tag is put on the time, effort, and love so generously contributed to the common good of those in need.”
—Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The Bishop’s Storehouse is a food bank funded and operated by members of the Latter-day Saint Church. Goods and services provided there are free, and it is entirely staffed through volunteers. Any resident of the community is welcome, though food orders are not given to walk-ins. Instead, individuals simply visit the nearest LDS Church congregation and speak with the local leader- called a bishop- who makes a food order with them based on their household needs. The individual brings the order to the Bishop’s Storehouse and friendly volunteers help them find everything they ordered.