Hi-Ho Hi-Ho It's Off To Work We Go

I have truly loved learning about family work in chapter 21 of the book, Successful Marriages and Family. The principles taught will benefit my family and our growth as we come together to learn how to work and see the blessings that come from working together. In this post I want to share some of my favorite quotes and ideas from the chapter.

• "Thus Christ suggests that humble, serving work is central, truly for our sakes." I love this quote because it really puts an emphasis on the importance of helping others. As if our lives depend on it.
• "Few things in life are as small, simple, or of seemingly little value as the everyday tasks we do for family members." This quote followed Elder Neal A Maxwell's words that state, these seemingly small moments are life's largest defining moments. I especially love this because my love language is, Acts of Kindness.
• "A significant contemporary challenge for families is to find ways to cooperate in meaningful family work." This statement reminded me that individual cleaning is good but we also need to unite in projects together as a family.
• "In an eternal perspective, the purposes of home fostering growth, forging unity, and learning charity- far exceed economic advantage or efficiency criteria." Beautifully stated, a home should not operate on the criteria of economic advantage.
• "A loving family atmosphere reflects the rhythm of daily life rather than the artificial demands of planner and clock." Too often we are driven by the demands of the outside world rather than the inside of our home and the people that matter the most.
• "Money distorts family feeling and weakens the member's mutual support." I can truly identify with this statement as I have seen the difference in myself, my husband and my children when the work is done for money and when the work is done for the purpose of strengthening home and family.
• "Parents may be easily convinced to fall back on recipes for childrearing." I love this statement, no one knows and loves your children like you do besides the Lord. Go to him when you need help instead of how to books.
• Lastly, insisting on children helping does not damage them it aids in their discovering their true worth it tells them, "I need you. You are an essential member of our family. We cannot get along without you."

Successful Marriages and Family, Proclamation Principles and Research Perspectives, Chapter 21, pg 213-221.