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"Chapter 27: Work and Personal Responsibility," Gospel Principles, pg 155
Work and Personal Responsibility
Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have shown us by Their examples and teachings that Work Is an Eternal Principle.
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to Work with your own hands, as We Commanded You;12 That ye may walk honestlytoward them that are without,and that ye may have lack of nothing. (1 Thess 4:11–12)
We Are Commanded to Work
Work has been the way of life on earth since
Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden
“Work is to be reenthronedas the ruling principle of the lives of our Church
membership” Pres. Heber J. Grant
Parents work together to provide for the physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being of their family.
Couples should seek inspiration from the Lord and follow the counsel of the prophets when establishing individual responsibilities.
Children should do their part in the work of the family.
FamilyResponsibilities
to Maintaina Home
and Sharein the
Work
The most important work you will do within the
Church will be within the walls of your own home.
Pres. Harold B. Lee
We Can
Enjoy
Our Work
We can enjoy life’s fullest benefits
through Work that is exciting.
“When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God”
(Mosiah 2:17).
“Work, work, work is the best antidote for loneliness, for incapacity, for any other
thing that happens to impede your progress. I’ve had a
challenge all of these years, and that keeps me going. I’m
so grateful to have something to do every
morning when I wake up.”Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
God Condemns Idleness
“Doing nothing is the hardest work of all, because one can
never stop to rest.” Without WORK, Rest and
Relaxation have no meaning.
Work, Recreation, and Rest
Blessings Come from Honest Work
There is no real division between spiritual, mental, and physical work.
“Let us realize that the
privilege to work is a gift,
that the power to work is a
blessing, that the love of work
is success.” Pres. David O. McKay
“When you learn to work while you’re young, the habit stays with you.”
Pres. Thomas S. Monson
As we become like Him, our
work will become like His work. His work is “to bring
to pass the immortality and
eternal life of man.”
(Moses 1:39).
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