Every member in a ward with a skill or professional ability can’t be expected to help everyone in his or her ward with a need or else they would never have time to do their job. It is unreasonable to think that someone in your ward should perform a professional service for free because they are supposed to be nice to fellow ward members. It puts that person in an awkward position to ask for favors.

Mosiah 2:17 “I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.” The scriptures also teach us that charity is the most important gift. Jesus paid for everyones sins, even those that came to this earth to do more damage then not. He didint say I’ll pay for his sins but not his because he just wants a freeby. When you serve, if you serve, do it for the joy in serving and with the true love of christ. If men take adavantage of that service let that responsibilty fall upon their heads in judgement day. As for you, you did what you were asked to do.

I think your last lines sum it up. We should use our talents to help others, but in turn we should not have specific expectations and demands. In our society, people must make livings. Assessing needlessly the professions of those in your ward to get “freebies” rather than firstly relying on yourself is not okay.

Honestly, I am not shocked, at all. There was a need this man was hoping would be met. It is very likely he did not understand the laws regarding the writing of a prescription, either. Unfortunately, no thanks to a scourge of lawyers in not only our country, but the world, we have been reduced to this state of society in which we live. In fact, I am sure there are many little things we do in our own lives here and there that violate the law to some degree or another and we have no clue, (i.e. building something in our yard with out the proper permit, going too fast because we didn’t know the speed limit on a road unfamiliar to us, etc.) since there are so many clauses to every law on the books as well as new laws being created everyday.

Thank goodness Jesus Christ will one day return and will be our lawgiver! When that happens, we will have no more need for lawyers. Moreover, since people will live to the age of a tree, the need for doctors will be eliminated. That day seriously can’t come soon enough.