Gifts don’t have to be expensive or wrapped. Gifts: Gifts are closely tied to acts of service.Last night I was surprised when my two brothers came to give me a blessing.” I’ve not even thought about doing something to care for myself. The text reads: “I didn’t expect this over-protective part of me to be my dominant feeling. Acts of Service: I got a text from a dear friend whose daughter was just diagnosed with breast cancer.Words of Affirmation: I remember when in a recent general conference President Nelson said: “I love you.” I felt it!.It was a good exercise in generating positivity. This led me to think of love languages through the lens of the gospel. This past Sunday, a deacon age twelve and a priest age sixteen brought the sacrament to me because I was too sick to attend sacrament meeting. Teens plan service projects and receive assignments. From oldest to youngest, the Church involves everyone in some kind of service. Worldwide, the Church serves through Humanitarian Services, Just Serve, Helping Hands, Latter-day Saint Charities, plus all the help given to individuals by bishops through fast offering funds. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a whole might also have Acts of Service as its primary love language. I took the test and my primary love language is Acts of Service. Chapman’s website and take a love-language test ( ). If you aren’t sure what your primary love language is, you can go to Dr. Chapman identified five basic love languages: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. This is because we don’t all feel or experience love in the same ways. His thesis is that a person can better feel your love if you speak to them in their love language. Gary Chapman wrote a book about love languages.
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