I got up early this morning thinking about the many things that I need to get done. They just simply keep coming. 
But I’ve learned to be grateful for these responsibilities when I realized that working—in whatever form—is a privilege.
Work is an eternal gospel principle. Even God worked for six days when this earth was created and rested only on the seventh. In the same manner, we are admonished not to be idle and to use our time wisely (see D&C 88:124). As parents, we are advised to encourage our children to work in the capacity or level that they are able to. We are not doing them any good if we do everything for them. At times we may have to repeat washing the dishes or mopping the floor after they’ve already done it, but it’s the only way we can effectively teach them—by having them practice a skill or task until they can perfect it!
When I was a child, I sometimes resented it when I was asked to do household chores while all my younger brothers and sisters played. I felt like Cinderella as I cleaned the house while their youthful giggles filled the air. There were times I wished that I wasn’t the eldest child in the family.
But as I grew up, I became more and more “proficient” in doing household chores that performing those tasks became natural to me. And now as an adult, I look back and feel grateful that I was given the privilege to learn those chores while I was young for it has blessed my life tremendously. This experience taught me that we don’t have to like everything that we’re working on at the moment, but if we keep at it and learn from it, we will benefit from it in the future.
So, let’s all be grateful for work opportunities and the blessing of being able to work. I think it’s a celestial principle that, if we try to be good at, will bring us immense blessings untold.
Nice post, sister Cherry. That’s what I also strive to keep in mind at all times when I’ve got tons of work thrown at me and I’m feeling tempted to murmur – that I should be grateful for the power and privilege to work
The power to work..hmmm.. I like that! Thanks, Markus!
Our conscience dictates the things we should do even not thinking of it anyway. A persuasive influence that move us to do something for which we are responsible. An act could have been done if chosen to do so or stayed idly not minding it as a matter of choice. That is why work becomes actually a prerogative in life for man to live and survive without fear and insecurity. Work is punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
We could appreciate our God-given faculties by using it in times of need. One can truly realize the fruits of his labor like a working bee to produce honey. Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working. But remember that there is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it. That is doing what is right.
Idleness as the mother of all vices could bring us to wickedness. We don’t gain anything by doing nothing like an empty bowl to a hungry man, a drought soil to a planter, and carcass to a dying old lion. You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
My grandfather teaches us in our childhood the value of work like cleaning the canal, carrying fire wood, digging house foundation, clearing floodwaters at home and helping one another. While my mother and grandmother taught us how to sell garments and slippers in the market, waking up early in the morning to work. These experiences have moulded my attitude towards work and developed that kind of discipline I needed to succeed in life. I am thankful for the religiosity of our family not only in attending church services but in scripture study and praying always before anything else be done. So, I considered it a blessing everytime one had demonstrated performance according to the ability he possessed.
Thanks, Brother Mendoza.
That , indeed, is the value of work. We may not realize now but sometime later, we will appreciate the fact that we learned how to work.
Reminds me of a related quote which I learned from my mother, “When a task is once began, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or none at all”.
That’s a great quote, President Santillan! I agree that it’s a good practice to do our very best in everything we engage in. There’s satisfaction that comes from a job well done.
Sister Cherry:
You are a very good writer. You make wonderful articles. Keep sending them to me. Thank you so much.
Brother Q
Thank you for your kind words, Brother Q.
Hi Cherry, I’m so sorry, I’ve seemed to be very ungrateful to you for all the efforts you’ve done to inspire me and even uplift my spirit. But I know that you know somehow how someone like me should feel that she is important to a very sweet person like you. I’m now in Singapore with my husband and two younger kids. Im quite relax here so I have this time now to get in touch with you. Hope to hear from you again. Thanks a lot my friend. Godspe
Good to hear you’re havin’ a great time in Singapore, Susan!
That’s a good way to find a work-life balance! 
Enjoy! 
Hi Cherry you are always right and I am reminded about my great grandfather always telling me that I should work because , we are not rich and if you learn to work you can satisfy yourself of what you want , because you can get it . You should learn to work , not only books are important , work is more important and I know from the point of view of the gospel , work is really ordained of God . Thanks for that principle . Marcy
Hi Mommy Marci, I don’t think I’m always right,
but I agree with you, work is indeed ordained of God. 
good morning! maraming salamat kasi you send me your blog. i’ve learned a lot. so many lessons in life na i realized you’re a real example of a true and faithful servant of God. wish i could be, too. ang dami ko pang di alam at dapat na malaman pa. i know now why God sent you to my life, para ma-realized ko how God loves me. para rin maalis ko na ang ugali ko na laging nagco-complain sa dami ng trabaho sa bahay . i know i could change somehow through your blog. thanks for sharing your blessings! luvyah! mwaah!
Thanks, Marifi! I wanna thank YOU for all your good examples as well. I’ve learned a lot from you and I look forward to being friends with you for a long time.