“Joy cometh in the morning to those who have earned the night’s rest of a laborer. One of life’s sweetest returns is the privilege of rendering significant service of worth to others. To be able to do for fellow human beings something they could not do for themselves brings matchless satisfaction. Years of preparation are worth it.
“And joy is derived in Church service. Alma so expressed this thought: ‘That perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance … is my joy’ (Alma 29:9)” (Nelson, “Joy Cometh in the Morning,” 68).