Devotion directs the use of power. Devotion inspires love of a cause, belief in it, willingness to sacrifice for it. The devoted man has faith in the truth of his labor and in its ultimate conquest. Do you love anything so well that life itself seems desirable? Then you are devoted to it. Do you love that something so well that you are willing to set aside ordinary pursuits and labor for it daily? Then you are devoted to it. To live for a cause, to sacrifice for it in life, are greater tests than to die for it. Such devotion to a cause invariably brings power, not to be measured by common standards. The martyrs for truth and the heroes of sacrifice have been moved upon by devotion to render their high service to humanity. The common man who faithfully and patiently performs his duty to family, friends and society possesses the living power that comes from devotion.
The devoted man needs little supervision and few regulations. He finds his work from day to day. He is a self-starter. If you can learn to fill your day with earnest labor, without being directed in every detail; if you can be trusted to complete your task, under only general regulations–then you have learned a secret of greatness.
– John A. Widtsoe, East Central States Mission Bulletin, Louisville, Ky., June 1940
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