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Home improvement — Dream project by LDS youths stuns North Ogden family

Awesome job you guys. Now that is what being Christian is all about!

What a wonderful project.

This article has brought tears to my eyes.

Last night I read article after article in the news of murder, abuse, greed... This morning I needed to be uplifted and this has done it.

When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are in the service of your God!!!

Don't let it stop here. A life of service is Christianity at its pinnacle.

The youth of the world need more selfless service and less selfishness. LEADERS sometimes are the ones who hold them back, thinking they need to provide FUN to keep them "active".

I challenge all, especially youth leaders,to spend more of your time doing just as these youth have done. It doesn't have to be on such a huge scale...

JUST GET THEM OUT THERE SERVING!!!!!!! You will find happier, more content, and less selfish youth who will be wearing the armor of God.

I believe THIS is how Heavenly Father wants his tithing money spent, not at camps, and conferences that promote selfishness, and laziness.

THANKS DESERET NEWS, THE YOUTH OF MOUNAIN WARD AND ALL INVOLVED. YOU HAVE BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES AND HOPE TO MY HEART THIS MORNING!!!!

What a novel idea, instead of spending $thousands to bus somewhere remote and "bond" with each other, these youths figured out that the best way to bond would be to serve someone else together. Not only did they learn various trades in the process, they also learned fundamentals of fundraising, work scheduling, disciplined manual labor, and how to love others and each other through service rather than "bonding" games and gimmicks. This is what youth conference should be about: service rather than entertainment. I applaud the youth who chose this for their conference and the leaders who encouraged it. If all of our wards would do likewise, we would have a much greater impact on our worldwide communities than we currently do.

This was really a neatthing to do.

Everyday I read this paper sitting at my computer in Idaho. (I grew up in Utah) And this is the first story that I had to write and say WOW! That is amazing. Those youth ROCK!

I am amazed by this story that brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations to the leaders who helped the youth follow through on a great idea to serve someone else. This is the type of activity our youth need now days. I'm sure they are so happy with their efforts and have a feeling in their hearts they have never had before. Hopefully this experience will make them want to serve others throughout their entire lives.

God bless you all. Thank you for your service! To the businesses that donated anything, thank you for your consideration!

What a marvelous thing to see these wonderful youth doing good. Why don't we hear more of this kind of good news instead of always seeing the bad things people do. A big thnks to these great young people.

That's what it's all about!

This is a wonderful story and the paper should be filled with many more of what good things our youth do. I am very proud of these young people. Way to go.

What a great story! Congratulations on an awesome idea and and awesome follow through, Mountain Ward.

In a time when the media thrives mostly on the sensational negative it is great to read of such an event that warms the heart and bolsters the spirit. Thanks to you many young men and women who made value of your time. Thanks for your unselfish acts of kindness and generousity. This will be a life changing event for many of you. Something you will always remember.

Good job. Thanks for being you!!

Someone connected with this should let "ABC" and the original "Home Makeover" show know about this story and the goodness they inspire--would help to keep it on the air--the only popular show on TV that has values worth imitating.
And to everybody connected with this great effort in North Ogden: WAY TO GO!!!

It warms my heart to see good works by the youth of the church. Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us. Thanks to Deseret News for printing something that is uplifting and brings hope to our hearts instead of just "shock and awe" journalism. I know that there is a lot of good being done in the world quietly, but we all need to hear of others that are trying to make the world a better place! I hope to see more articles like this in the future.

There's some deserving recognition for a great project. Now why didn't Deseret News include any photos of the finished home?

I work on a daily basis with young people who are doing everything they shouldn't. All young people are judged by these standards and it is wonderful to see such a selfless act of service - I think these actions are more representative of young people than those that we see daily in the media.

What a wonderful group of young people with wonderful leaders. This experience will stay with them throughout their lives and will be an example to all around them

This project is what it's really all about. Thanks Des News for the article and slide show!

I think it's about time I read something about 12-18 year olds and it not being about somebody getting shot or pregnant. It's good to know that in this world of chaos, there still can be some GOOD news.