As Though the Whole Labor Depended On Themselves Alone

In September 1840, the Prophet and his counselors in the First Presidency declared that the time had come to build the Nauvoo Temple: “Believing the time has now come,when it is necessary to erect a house of prayer, a house of order, a house for the worship of our God [see D&C88:119], where the ordinances can be attended to agreeable to His divine will, in this region of country—to accomplish which, considerable exertion must be made,and means will be required—and as the work must be hastened in righteousness, it behooves the Saints to weigh the importance of these things, in their minds, in all their bearings, and then take such steps as are necessary to carry them into operation; and arming themselves with courage, resolve to do all they can, and feel themselves as much interested as though the whole labor depended on themselves alone. By so doing they will emulate the glorious deeds of the fathers, and secure the blessings of heaven upon themselves and their posterity to the latest generation.”6

Chapter 36: Receiving the Ordinances and Blessings of the Temple, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2011), 412–22

Why I liked it:
This is how my approach ought to be to any calling or task asked of me in the church.