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they lose all relish for the sober realities of life, and home duties seem
uninteresting. There is not enough change to meet their minds, and
they become restless, peevish, and irritable. These young men should
feel it a duty to make home happy and cheerful....
A change from physical labor that has taxed the strength severely
may be very necessary for a time, that they may again engage in labor,
putting forth exertion with greater success. But entire rest may not
be necessary, or even be attended with the best results so far as their
physical strength is concerned.
They need not, even when weary with one kind of labor, trifle away
their precious moments. They may then seek to do something not so
exhausting, but which will be a blessing to their mother and sisters. In
lightening their cares by taking upon themselves the roughest burdens
they have to bear, they can find that amusement which springs from
principle, and which will yield them true happiness, and their time will
not be spent in trifling or in selfish indulgence.—
Testimonies for the
Church 3:221-223
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