Work Together

 Ch. 21 The Meaning and Blessings of Family Work

I lived in a family where every Saturday was help mom and dad work inside and outside the house day! There were many times where the last thing I wanted to do on my Saturday was pull those weeds, deep clean the house, or sort through the recycling… but I did it anyway! Looking back, yeah it was hard work, but it taught me so many lessons. Lessons I am so glad I learned and if I could go back, I would do it all over again. I learned how to be a hard worker and how that work pays off. I loved being able to see and feel the final result of my efforts. That was so rewarding to me. It taught me that the good things in life don’t always come that easy and you have to put in the effort necessary to get there. It taught me to enjoy the times I am not working because I have already worked so hard to have those moments to enjoy. I also learned how to do things a lot of my friends do not know how to do because I was taught those things at such a young age. I also loved how work brought us together as a family. Even though it was hard, we still were able to have fun with it. We made the work experience more enjoyable. There were times while we were working where we would joke around or jump in the pool because we got too hot and then get right back to work. Spending this time with my family was essential in helping us build a stronger relationship with one another. “Family work has been designed to point our hearts toward the central reason we are here on earth-to build a family.” Pg. 1035

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