Responsibilities

“Each of us has a fourfold responsibility. First, we have a responsibility to our families. Second, we have a responsibility to our employers. Third, we have a responsibility to the Lord’s work. Fourth, we have a responsibility to ourselves.”

We must have a balance. President Hinckley suggested that we fulfill this fourfold responsibility through family prayer, family home evening, family scripture study, honesty and loyalty to our employer, fulfillment of our Church responsibilities, personal scripture study, rest, recreation, and exercise.

See Gordon B. Hinckley, “Rejoicing in the Privilege to Serve,” Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting, June 21, 2003, 22, 23.

Don't Shrink From Your Duty

After the tar and feathering...

"I cannot begin to imagine the pain and discomfort the Prophet Joseph must have endured. He had ample excuse not to preach the following morning, but this and many other experiences of similar or worse consequence did not cause him to shrink from his responsibility. How, then, can we feel justified if we shrink from our duty because of a minor discomfort or inconvenience?"

Elder Michael John U. Teh, "Confidence in the Presence of God," Ensign, Jan 2009, 30. 

Balancing Time

President Gordon B. Hinckley outlined the responsibilities we should consider when allocating and balancing our time to achieve success:

• A responsibility to our families.
• A responsibility to our employers.
• A responsibility to the Lord's work. 
• A responsibility to ourselves. 

President Hinckley noted that we must allot time for rest, exercise, recreation, study, meditation, and temple worship in order to be balanced in our lives.

Gordon B. Hinckley, "Rejoicing in the Privilege to Serve," Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting, June 21, 2003, 22-23.