Work is an eternal principle

This week in class we have been discussing work and the home.  Something that I never noticed from the account of Adam and Eve is that the Lord didn't curse them, he cursed the ground for their sake.  It really is a blessing to work. In Moses 1:39 we read that God's work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. God doesn't just sit in heaven and do nothing, he continues to work so that we can be happy and receive the blessings of eternal life.  I'm thankful that my parents taught be how to work.  Work in the home is often seen as menial, repetitive, and mindless.  These things are viewed negatively, but they have some great benefits.  Because housework is menial it allows little children to contribute, because it is repetitive it gives us the opportunity to give repeated service, and because it is mindless we can think of other things or engage in a meaningful conversation with others. I never thought of these things before, but there is some real value in these things.