Worth Ethic in the Family

I grew up in a household where doing chores and housework was just a part of being apart of the family. My mother would divide up the chores each Saturday and made sure that everyone would have a responsibility to do something. I even remember as a very little children being given a simple chore such as taking a rag and wiping all the tables. I feel as though my parents did a good job at instilling the value of work at a fairly young age. Why is so important? Why did my parents feel the need to make us do these chores together, even though it usually brought many complaints and tantrums? I believe they recognized what good can come from it. Just by doing simple things around the house can not only help you appreciate the things that you do have, but also help you appreciate the things that other people do to help around the house as well. Working together as a family may not always be the easiest, but it provides a way for family members to bond with each other and help strengthen relationships. I feel doing chores and doing yard work with your children can help spark conversations that might not normally happen. I remember having my dad help me pulling with yards in the backyard and having conversations together that I feel as though would not come up unless the parents were in those situations with their children.
Children may not realize the impact that these small acts have in the moment, but as they grow up, they will remember the times that their parents decided to spend with them and work with them. Children will not remember playing on their iPad when they are 20 years old, but they will remember spending Sunday afternoons baking cookies with their mother. Working and playing together as a family is what will strengthen a family and help bring them closer. It is the simple acts that will help bind the family. Elder Maxwell said," We must look carefully, therefor, not only at life's large defining moments but also at the seemingly small moments. Even small acts and brief conversations count, if only incrementally, in the constant shaping of souls"(Successful Marriage and Families).  I know that it may not always be ideal, but it definitely help and bless the family in the long run.