In his second epistle to his son Moroni, Mormon reminds his son "And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God." (Moroni 9:6) The conditions under which Mormon wrote these words were appalling at best. Men had lost all love for each other as demonstrated by the fact that they were more interested in killing one another and engaging in all manner of depraved acts. It was clear that even Mormon didn't have much hope that he could make a difference to the Nephites, but still he tried.
There are plenty of times that it seems like it would be easier to give up than to keep going. For example, I have several elderly neighbors who are not members of the church who have expressed no interest in the church. It would be easy to just ignore them because they are entirely different than we are, yet we still do what we can to be good neighbors and good examples. None of them has ever come to church, nor do I think that there is a chance that they ever will, but by opening the door and being their friends, who knows what good might come of it. Just because the task seems impossible doesn't necessarily mean it is, and as Mormon reminds us, we need to do as much as we are able.
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