Real Life Scenario
POV: You are having a hard time with your comp, he's weird and does so many things that bug you, he also stinks 🤢. You finally get to go on exchanges and get a break from them. You get talking about your companions, what should you say about yours? (Hint p nelly standard of communication)
"If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy" that we can say about another person, whether to his face or behind her back, that should be our standard of communication.
Vulgarity, faultfinding and evil speaking of others are...
All too common
"All men shall know that ye are my disciples"
"If ye have love one to another"
WML isn't living up to your expectations, a fellow missionary breaks standards, a friend your teaching keeps breaking commitments. What do they need from you?
They need to experience the pure love of Jesus Christ reflected in your words and actions
The Savior’s message is clear: His true disciples build, lift, encourage, persuade, and inspire
no matter how difficult the situation.
Those blessed with this supernal gift are long-suffering and kind. They do not envy others and are not caught up in their own importance. They are not easily provoked and do not think evil of others.
Praying for the gift of charity
Differences of opinion are a part of life, we work with dedicated disciples of Jesus Christ daily and we don't always agree on the right way to do something. How do you go about resolving differences?
"hear their ideas and honest feelings about everything we discuss—especially sensitive issues."
"President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring, are exemplary in the way they express their feelings—especially when they may differ. They do so with pure love for each other. Neither suggests that he knows best and therefore must rigorously defend his position. Neither evidences the need to compete with the other. Because each is filled with charity, “the pure love of Christ,” our deliberations can be guided by the Spirit of the Lord."
We cannot support Satan with our verbal assaults and then think that
we can still serve God.
we are endowed with God’s power, giving us the ability to overcome Satan, the instigator of all contention.
The temple
One of the easiest ways to identify a true follower of Jesus Christ is
how compassionately that person treats other people.
the Lord will magnify your efforts beyond your loftiest imagination.
As you demonstrate the charity that true followers of Jesus Christ manifest
Contention drives away the spirit...
Everytime
The best is yet to come
for those who spend their lives building up others