TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — It’s better to give than to receive… so goes an old saying.

But both things are happening in Taylorsville with the opening of a brand new pantry at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.

The church received a handmade donation of a brand new pantry this month, and people have been stocking it with food ever since.

It’s a no-questions-asked, 24/7 opportunity where those in need can stop by and alleviate food insecurity for themselves and their families. And on Tuesday, they officially blessed it.

The Reverend Brigette Weier is leading the congregation.

“Yes, we’ll do a prayer, that’s what I do, I’m a pastor, it’s an occupational hazard. But the actual prayer is going to happen in the conversations around the table. It’s going to happen in the breaking of the bread as we sa

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