“Too often, charity is extended to another when his actions or conduct are acceptable to us. The exhibition of charity to another must not be dependent on his performance. It should be given because of who we are—not because of how we behave.”
—H. Burke Peterson, "Our Responsibility to Care for Our Own," Ensign,May 1981, 82
“It is not for us to judge those who might be confused or who have not the strength to change. What they need is our understanding and support.”
—Hans B. Ringger, "Choose You This Day," Ensign, May 1990, 26
“Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world today. With such words, spoken under the influence of the Spirit, tears can be dried, hearts can be healed, lives can be elevated, hope can return, confidence can prevail. … May we all rejoice in the thought that when we say edifying, encouraging things unto the least of these, our brethren and sisters and little ones, we say it unto God.”
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "The Tongue of Angels," Ensign, May 2007, 18
“As we study the scriptures, we notice that the Savior ministered to people according to their specific needs. …
“Jesus showed patience and love to all who came to Him seeking relief for their physical, emotional, or spiritual illnesses and who felt discouraged and downtrodden.
“To follow the Savior’s example, each one of us must look around and reach out to the sheep who are facing the same circumstances and lift them up and encourage them to proceed on the journey towards eternal life.”
—Ulisses Soares, “Feed My Sheep,” Ensign, Nov. 2005, 98
Ether 12:34 34 And now I know that this love which thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father.
2 Nephi 26:30 30 Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish
Moroni 7 44 If so, his afaith and hope is vain, for none is bacceptable before God, save the cmeek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and dconfesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity he is nothing; wherefore he must needs have charity.
45 And acharity suffereth long, and is bkind, and cenvieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily dprovoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
47 But acharity is the pure blove of Christ, and it endurethcforever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, apray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true bfollowers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall cbe like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be dpurified even as he is pure. Amen.
Thomas tried to add a comment but it wasn't working. So he sent it to me and I'll just put it up for him.
I have a little thought to share. Charity (AKA, Loving God, Loving neighbor as self) is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT. We have to be kind to one another, at all times. To love one another, to put others' needs first. It reminds me of the overzealous people who invent commandments, and then criticize those who don't keep them in a cruel manner. It doesn't matter if your keeping every single other commandment, if you don't obey the command to love God, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (or as I like to say "love our neighbors and ALSO ourselves"), then it's worthless, pointless. Not worth the time. So, love everybody!
I think having charity is SO important right now. With all the change in the world and especially all of the changes with gay marriage and everything, charity is the most important right now. It is hard to find a balance between accepting and loving people for who they are and just condoning improper and immoral behavior. If we live like the Savior lived, we would stand by our morals but continually love and cherish all those around us. After all, every person on this earth is a child of God and who are we to judge them. But that doesn't mean we accept what they are doing as right. We accept that the law of agency is a very real thing and that God will judge how He will judge and it is not our place to do so. Charity isn't only reserved for those who deserve it or need it. It is an ongoing process throughout our lives that we should continually strive for. Loving all of Gods children while making sure we stick to our guns on the things we believe in is the most important work we can do. It is the whole point of this life. The plan of salvation and loving our neighbor go hand in hand and in the end we will be with God and have a greater understanding of why the world is how it is and I believe MANY people in the next life will finally understand. I love everyone. Especially you family!! Let's continue to be the kind, loving and accepting people that we have always been, but don't let apathy take you away from what we truly believe in.
A really good talk to read is Charity Never Faileth by Thomas S. Monson.
"Charity if having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weakness and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others. -Thomas S. Monson
Thomas S. Monson told a really funny story that I think made a really good point.
- A young couple, Lisa and John, moved into a new neighborhood. One morning while they were eating breakfast, Lisa looked out the window and watched her next-door neighbor hanging out her wash.
“That laundry’s not clean!” Lisa exclaimed. “Our neighbor doesn’t know how to get clothes clean!”
John looked on but remained silent.
Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, Lisa would make the same comments.
A few weeks later Lisa was surprised to glance out her window and see a nice, clean wash hanging in her neighbor’s yard. She said to her husband, “Look, John—she’s finally learned how to wash correctly! I wonder how she did it.”
John replied, “Well, dear, I have the answer for you. You’ll be interested to know that I got up early this morning and washed our windows!" -
Some thoughts and scriptures on Charity:
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“Too often, charity is extended to another when his actions or conduct are acceptable to us. The exhibition of charity to another must not be dependent on his performance. It should be given because of who we are—not because of how we behave.”
—H. Burke Peterson, "Our Responsibility to Care for Our Own," Ensign,May 1981, 82
“It is not for us to judge those who might be confused or who have not the strength to change. What they need is our understanding and support.”
—Hans B. Ringger, "Choose You This Day," Ensign, May 1990, 26
“Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world today. With such words, spoken under the influence of the Spirit, tears can be dried, hearts can be healed, lives can be elevated, hope can return, confidence can prevail. … May we all rejoice in the thought that when we say edifying, encouraging things unto the least of these, our brethren and sisters and little ones, we say it unto God.”
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "The Tongue of Angels," Ensign, May 2007, 18
“As we study the scriptures, we notice that the Savior ministered to people according to their specific needs. …
“Jesus showed patience and love to all who came to Him seeking relief for their physical, emotional, or spiritual illnesses and who felt discouraged and downtrodden.
“To follow the Savior’s example, each one of us must look around and reach out to the sheep who are facing the same circumstances and lift them up and encourage them to proceed on the journey towards eternal life.”
—Ulisses Soares, “Feed My Sheep,” Ensign, Nov. 2005, 98
Ether 12:34
34 And now I know that this love which thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father.
2 Nephi 26:30
30 Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish
Moroni 7
44 If so, his afaith and hope is vain, for none is bacceptable before God, save the cmeek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and dconfesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity he is nothing; wherefore he must needs have charity.
45 And acharity suffereth long, and is bkind, and cenvieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily dprovoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
47 But acharity is the pure blove of Christ, and it endurethcforever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, apray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true bfollowers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall cbe like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be dpurified even as he is pure. Amen.
Thomas tried to add a comment but it wasn't working. So he sent it to me and I'll just put it up for him.
ReplyDeleteI have a little thought to share.
Charity (AKA, Loving God, Loving neighbor as self) is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT. We have to be kind to one another, at all times. To love one another, to put others' needs first. It reminds me of the overzealous people who invent commandments, and then criticize those who don't keep them in a cruel manner. It doesn't matter if your keeping every single other commandment, if you don't obey the command to love God, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (or as I like to say "love our neighbors and ALSO ourselves"), then it's worthless, pointless. Not worth the time. So, love everybody!
I think having charity is SO important right now. With all the change in the world and especially all of the changes with gay marriage and everything, charity is the most important right now. It is hard to find a balance between accepting and loving people for who they are and just condoning improper and immoral behavior. If we live like the Savior lived, we would stand by our morals but continually love and cherish all those around us. After all, every person on this earth is a child of God and who are we to judge them. But that doesn't mean we accept what they are doing as right. We accept that the law of agency is a very real thing and that God will judge how He will judge and it is not our place to do so. Charity isn't only reserved for those who deserve it or need it. It is an ongoing process throughout our lives that we should continually strive for. Loving all of Gods children while making sure we stick to our guns on the things we believe in is the most important work we can do. It is the whole point of this life. The plan of salvation and loving our neighbor go hand in hand and in the end we will be with God and have a greater understanding of why the world is how it is and I believe MANY people in the next life will finally understand. I love everyone. Especially you family!! Let's continue to be the kind, loving and accepting people that we have always been, but don't let apathy take you away from what we truly believe in.
ReplyDeleteA really good talk to read is Charity Never Faileth by Thomas S. Monson.
ReplyDelete"Charity if having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weakness and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others. -Thomas S. Monson
Thomas S. Monson told a really funny story that I think made a really good point.
- A young couple, Lisa and John, moved into a new neighborhood. One morning while they were eating breakfast, Lisa looked out the window and watched her next-door neighbor hanging out her wash.
“That laundry’s not clean!” Lisa exclaimed. “Our neighbor doesn’t know how to get clothes clean!”
John looked on but remained silent.
Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, Lisa would make the same comments.
A few weeks later Lisa was surprised to glance out her window and see a nice, clean wash hanging in her neighbor’s yard. She said to her husband, “Look, John—she’s finally learned how to wash correctly! I wonder how she did it.”
John replied, “Well, dear, I have the answer for you. You’ll be interested to know that I got up early this morning and washed our windows!" -
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