Today I received this email and I thought I would share it. It is a quote from the Relief Society lesson on Sunday. I'm in the Primary now and I miss going- although I do enjoy being with the little kids. I've thought a lot about what it means to have charity and what one has to do in order to obtain it. It is a lot to think about but I really think that working to have charity is one of the most important things we can do-- but also the hardest.
"Real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you
acquire and make a part of yourself. And when the virtue of charity
becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again. …
"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other,
when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give
each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is
accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having
patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to
become offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might
have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's
weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity
is expecting the best of each other"
Sword," Ensign, May 1992, 19)."
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That is a quote you cannot read without contemplating and self-evaluating. I've sure got a lot of work to do.
Wow, what a refreshing post. It is easy to judge someone for not doing something the way you would or to dwell on others weaknesses. This was a nice post to read. I am already thinking of things I can do. Thanks!
Thanks for the reminder Christina!
I missed that lesson on Sunday but read that quote in the email newsletter. That is one of the better quotes I've read. Can't be reminded enough.
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