Jacob's stewardship was a heavy burden. The weight on his shoulders was the godly sorrow for the sins of his people. He could not shirk from his responsibility to call the people to repentance. His faithfulness in performing his duty is a good example for those placed in positions in which they must call the people to repentance. The state of wickedness is just as prevalent in our dispensation, Behold, the world is ripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the Gentiles and also the house of Israel (DC 18:6).