"We Have a Work to Do" by Gordon B. Hinckley
“My beloved associates, far more of us
need to awake and arouse our faculties to an awareness of the great everlasting
truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Each of us can do a little better than
we have been doing.
We can be a little more kind. We can
be a little more merciful. We can be a little more forgiving. We can put behind
us our weaknesses of the past and go forth with new energy and increased
resolution to improve the world about us, in our homes, in our places of
employment, in our social activities.
We have work to do, you and I, so very
much of it. Let us roll up our sleeves and get at it, with a new commitment,
putting our trust in the Lord.
We can do it, if we will be prayerful
and faithful.
We can do better than we have ever
done before.
The Church needs your strength. It
needs your love and loyalty and devotion. It needs a little more of your time
and energy.
I am not asking anyone to give more at
the expense of his or her employer. We have an obligation to be men and women
of absolute honesty and integrity in the service of those who employ us.
I am not asking anyone to do so at the
expense of your families. The Lord will hold you responsible for your children.
But I am suggesting that we spend a
little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching some inane
and empty television programs.
Time so utilized can be put to better
advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.
Of that I do not hesitate to assure
you!
Now, my beloved brethren and sisters,
as we return to our homes, may we go in safety, pondering the things we have
heard these past two days.
May we go with determination to try a
little harder to be a little better.”
Gordon B. Hinckley
We Have a Work to Do
April 1995 General Conference
