Handbook Highlight
As we come unto Christ and help others do the same, we participate in God’s work of salvation and exaltation. This work is guided by the two great commandments to love God and to love our neighbors (see Matthew 22:37–39).
God’s work of salvation and exaltation focuses on four divinely appointed responsibilities. These are outlined below.
1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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Exercising faith in Christ, repenting daily, making covenants with God as we receive the ordinances of salvation and exaltation, and enduring to the end by keeping those covenants.
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Learning and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ at home and at church.
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Becoming self-reliant in providing for ourselves and our families, both spiritually and temporally.
2. Caring for Those in Need
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Serving and ministering to individuals, families, and communities.
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Sharing resources, including Church assistance, with those in need.
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Helping others become self-reliant.
3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel
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Participating in missionary work and serving as missionaries.
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Helping new and returning Church members progress along the covenant path.
4. Uniting Families for Eternity
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Making covenants as we receive our own temple ordinances.
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Discovering our deceased ancestors and performing ordinances for them in the temple so they can make covenants with God.
Going to the temple regularly, where possible, to worship God and perform ordinances for His children.
From General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1.2.