Russell M. Nelson said: “Reports in the media describe newsworthy events. But the truly good deeds—the small everyday actions of ordinary life—generally go unreported. Noteworthy examples are the employee who gives an honest day’s work, the employer who rewards loyalty and service, and the Samaritan who stops to help someone in need. They include the hiker who carries out his own trash and the craftsman who works with a sense of enduring creation. Especially praiseworthy are the man who accepts the responsibility for the children he has fathered, the father who wants the respect of his children more than worldly acclaim, and the mother who nurtures an infant as a sacred trust and not as a second-class chore. (“Love of the Lord—in Language and Living,” Ricks College Commencement, April 28, 2001) (From “Teachings of Russell M. Nelson” Deseret Book 2018, p. 45)
As you work during the productive years of life, whether at home or in the field, in the factory or at a workbench, reputation is built and character is forged as you develop self-mastery. Faithful payment of tithing is part of that process. It defends you against dishonesty or shabby temptations. Courageous accountability for your own actions becomes a cherished prize. (“Self-Mastery,” Ensign, November 1985)(From “Teachings of Russell M. Nelson” Deseret Book 2018, p. 44)
