The Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion. - 2 Ne. 26:30-31"Selflessness is righteousness," said Elder William R. Bradford of the Seventy during the October 1987 general conference. "It embraces the true spirit of companionship. It is the very essence of friendship. It is the portrayer of true love and oneness in humanity. Its reward is the freeing of the soul, a nearness to divinity, a worthiness for the companionship of the Spirit.
"The only way under the heavens whereby a person can be sanctified is in selfless service."
