Willingness to serve in the church arises from an individual witness that the gospel of Jesus Christ, restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith and contained in the Book of Mormon, is true.
      Baptism is a call to lifelong service to Christ, which is rendered by service in the church and through service to those around us. The spirit of service is essential to happiness and should be rendered without command.
      No other service transcends that given in the home. Church leaders should be very sure that a call to serve in the church will not weaken the family. Church members should serve where called, no matter what the call is. "It is not in proper spirit for us to decide where we will serve or where we will not."
      Similarly, "While we do not ask to be released from a calling, if our circumstances change, it is quite in order to counsel with those who issued our call and then let the decision rest with them. Nor should we feel rejected when we are released."