Spent the day at the Church Office Building in SLC learning how to help with the Perpetual Education Fund. All of those who trained us were volunteers. When Pres. Hinckley made the announcement about PEF, he had already determined that the fund would be self sustaining which meant that those who administered it would have to be volunteers. As far as I know the only paid people are the area directors for PEF--one for each area of the church that has PEF. Those who are over it in SLC, and those who work with those who get PEF loans are all volunteers.
If one wonders if the Prophet truly hears God's word, one only has to see the vision of PEF. I have never sat in a training before where tears were more common than treats on the table. Near the end of our time there one of the PEF sister missionaries said, "All day I have been thinking of our brothers and sisters in the gospel who now have an opportunity to better themselves. And the words to the hymn 'More Holiness Give Me' keep coming into my head, especially;
More fit for the kingdom
More use would I be
More blessed and holy,
More Savior, like thee.
I can't even type this without becoming emotional.
It was a wonderful experience to spend the day with PEF.
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