Religion / Spirituality

That [Mormonism] will succeed in establishing Zion, in building the holy city, in gathering out the righteous from all lands and preparing them to meet the Lord when He comes in His Glory, no faithful Latter-day Saint doubts. To this end it aims to institute what is known as the United Order, a communal system inaugurated by the Prophet Joseph Smith as early as February 1831, but which owing to the Church’s frequent migration and other causes has never been fully established. The purpose of the Order is to make the members of the Church equal and united in all things, spiritual and temporal, to banish pride, poverty and iniquity, and to introduce a condition of things that will prepare the pure in heart for the advent of the world’s Redeemer.

LDS President Lorenzo Snow

Practically unheard of until the 1990s, today many employees advocate their desire to take their spiritual or religious values to the job. I’m not simply talking about Adventists who are not willing to work on Saturdays because it’s their sabbath. Or, in other cases, as a firm acquires new divisions and diversify portfolios, some Catholics refuse to do new defense work because of their church’s social teachings.

But what is occurring now is that workers want to conduct Bible studies for 30 minutes a day on the job, perhaps. Or Muslims expect to stop the assembly line so they can put down their rugs and bow to Mecca several times during a shift. The World Bank, one of the largest and most powerful corporations on earth, now supports a number of its professional staff who have launched the “Spiritual Unfoldment Society,” a group that meets weekly to discuss their spiritual values and the bank’s global policies.

In the past decade, I’ve been invited to speak at several conferences on “Spirituality at Work,” to share my LDS faith traditions, especially as they apply in corporations. Below you may take a look at my publications in this area, as well as websites with links to articles, projects, events, and new institutions that are increasingly recognizing the need workers have to integrate their spiritual selves with their labor or professional work.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not enough for every man’s greed.

Mahatma Gandhi

Religion / Spirituality Links

The country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

John F. Kennedy