lift where you stand

"Although it may seem simple, lifting where we stand is a principle of power. Most of the priesthood bearers I know understand and live by this principle. They are eager to roll up their sleeves and go to work, whatever that work might be. They faithfully perform their priesthood duties. They magnify their callings. They serve the Lord by serving others. They stand close together and lift where they stand."

Lift Where You Stand  

By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Moroni 8:17

Psalm 33:13-15

2 Nephi 26:33

I love this analogy. I've had to lift as a group. The strong and the weak work together. Everyone contributes. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing.  

"When President David O. McKay was a young missionary in Scotland, he was homesick, discouraged, and low in spirit. As he walked down the street with his companion, he noticed an inscription chiseled in a stone lintel of an unfinished building which read, “Whate’er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part.” From that moment, he began to act the part of a good missionary and became a great one. This was a learning experience that helped him in numerous important callings he received later in life. (See Cherished Experiences from the Writings of President David O. McKay, comp. Clare Middlemiss, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1955, p. 174.)"

Valiance in the Drama of Life  

By Elder Royden G. Derrick