Service
#1
Latter-day
Saints are uniquely committed to sacrifice. In partaking of the
sacrament
each week, we witness our commitment to serve the Lord and our
fellowmen. In sacred temple ceremonies we covenant to sacrifice and
consecrate our time and talents for the welfare of others.
#2
A
familiar example of losing ourselves in the service of others—this
one not unique to Latter-day Saints—is the sacrifice parents make
for their children. Mothers suffer pain and loss of personal
priorities and comforts to bear and rear each child. Fathers adjust
their lives and priorities to support a family.
The gap between those who are and those who are not willing to do
this is widening in today’s world.
April
2009 General Conference – Dallin H Oaks
#3
Great
things are wrought through simple and small things. Like the small
flecks of gold that accumulate over time into a large treasure, our
small and simple acts of kindness and service will accumulate into a
life filled with love for Heavenly Father, devotion to the work of
the Lord Jesus Christ, and a sense of peace and joy each time we
reach out to one another.
M. Russell Ballard April 2011 General
Conference
#4
This
is the service that counts, brethren—the service to which all of
us have been called, the service of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
As He enlists us to His cause, He invites us to draw close to Him.
He speaks to you and to me:“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matt. 11:28–30.)
To all who go forth in His service, He provides this assurance: “I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.” (D&C 84:88.)
Thomas S Monson April 1989 General Conference
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/10/the-service-that-counts?lang=eng
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