My family is very big on working hard. Work is just part of our daily tasks, we live on a ranch in Southern Colorado and are expected to have our chores and projects completed daily. When I was younger I complained about having to do chores most of the time, but since I am the oldest some of the time I actually enjoyed helping my dad and mom. I was in the 4-H Club for 9 years of my life I showed steers for 4 years, pigs for 3 and horses for 9 years. I loved it but it did require very hard work. We were expected to feed, water, and exercise our animals daily. This was very hard work, but it taught me the importance of hard work. My dad always says that being a hard worker can get you farther in life than most college degrees. That does not mean that he doesn't think we should not get a college degree, he strongly wants us to, he just know that it doesn't matter how smart we are as long as we are working and studying hard we will get good grades and go far in life.
I found this video on YouTube, I feel that we do need to work hard, but we also need to have fun working hard and it will pay off!
This is also another video that I found, this is more of the spiritual side to it. I know that we are supposed to work hard to spread the gospel even if at times it is discouraging.
An eighteen-year-old boy writes, “Since I can remember, I have been taught the value of hard work and honoring all of your responsibilities and your family name. As I look back to my experience in family projects, I can see how they have shaped my character and personality by letting me make many important decisions. I have gained confidence by meeting new people and am better able to express myself. But the most important thing about family work projects is that your family comes closer together in love and respect.”
I feel that parents need to work hard to be examples to their childrens. I have found a few more videos about hard work, I know that I am sharing a lot of videos but there are many good ones on this topic.
I'm a Mormon, Cowboy at Heart, and Father of Five
(I had to add this one because I LOVE horses!!)
This is a great video dealing with this topic. I feel that there are many people in our generation that are getting lazy and feel as if they do not need to work. I feel that with work we need to be charitable and look for opportunities to serve those who are working hard.
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