Gospel Principles
Unit 7: Perfecting Our Lives
Chapter 27: Work and Personal Responsibility
Concept 4: We Can Enjoy Our Work
"To some people work is a drudgery. To others it is an exciting part of life. One way to enjoy life's fullest benefits is to learn to love work.
Not all of us can choose the kind of work we do. Some of us labor for long hours for the bare necessities. It is difficult to enjoy such work. Yet the happiest people have learned to enjoy their work, whatever it is.
We can help one another in our work. The heaviest load becomes lighter when someone shares it.
Our attitude toward work is very important. The following story shows how one man saw beyond his daily labor. A traveler passed a stone quarry and saw three men working. He asked each man what he was doing. Each man's answer revealed a different attitude toward the same job. "I"m cutting stone" the first man answered. The second replied, "I am earning three gold pieces per day. "The third man smiled and said, "I am helping build a house of God."
In any honest work we can serve God. King Benjamin, a Nephite prophet, said, "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God." (Mosiah 2:17). If our work provides only enough for necessities for ourselves of our families, we are still helping some of God's children.
Discussion
How does our attitude affect our work?
How can we improve our attitude?"