‘An innate desire to help others’: 8 members of U.S. Congress tour Welfare Square

Elder Carl B. Cook of the Presidency of the Seventy shows 8 congresspeople from the Committee on Ways and Means self-reliance efforts on Welfare Square

Published: July 13, 2024, 11:21 a.m. MDT

U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, talks with U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, as Elder Carl B. Cook of the Presidency of the Seventy gives a tour of Welfare Square to members of U.S. Congress’ Committee on Ways and Means in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 12, 2024. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Canned vegetables, donated books and chocolate milk had one thing in common: They were products gathered through self-reliance efforts to bless brothers and sisters in a worldwide family.

On Friday, July 12, eight members of the United States House of Representatives serving in the Committee on Ways and Means got a behind-the-scenes look at these self-reliance efforts as they toured Welfare Square in Salt Lake City.

The tour taught beyond what members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe, focusing instead on what motivates their service — a fond endeavor to serve the Savior.

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