2
Ne 5:17 I, Nephi, did cause my people to be
industrious, and to labor with their hands
Gordon
B. Hinkley
¡°There
is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor¡¦.Most of us are
inherently lazy. We would rather loaf than work¡¦.But it is work that spells the
difference in the life of a man or woman.¡± (Ensign, Aug. 1992, p. 4 as
taken from Latter-day Commentary on the Book of Mormon compiled by K.
Douglas Bassett, p. 102)
F.
David Stanley
¡°Cutting
trees is more important than thinking about cutting trees or planning to cut
trees. We are becoming the world experts in meeting, thinking, planning, and
organizing about working the work, but we need to do it. We need to work.
While many are sitting and saying and even shouting great swelling words of
marginal effectiveness, hard-working Latter-day Saints will always be found
diligently doing and delivering potatoes to their neighbors. Contrary to the
belief of many, ¡®Say¡¯ and ¡®Sit¡¯ will never replace ¡®Diligently Do.¡¯¡¦My young
friends of the Aaronic Priesthood, say less and do more. Get it done.¡± (Ensign,
May 1993, p. 45 as taken from Latter-day Commentary on the Book of Mormon
compiled by K. Douglas Bassett, p. 103)
Some
insightful quotes on the dilemma faced by the individual who will not work are
as follows:
¡°Doing
nothing is one of the hardest of all jobs. When you get tired, you can¡¯t rest!
You are in bondage when you refuse to work.¡± Henry Taylor
¡°Dodging
work is the hardest work of all and yields the poorest results.¡± Author Unknown
(James H. Patterson Quote Book #20, p. 53)