MormonTimes.com: Word of the week: 'Meek'

"Learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart." (Matthew 11:28)

Published: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:36 a.m. MDT
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Meek is one of the most important words in scripture. It is one of the few words the Savior uses to describe himself and as we will see, meekness is an indispensable condition to salvation.

Meek comes from the root soft, to soften, pliable, and gentle. The Oxford English Dictionary defines meek as gentle, courteous, kind. A meek person is free from haughtiness and self will, is humble and submissive. A meek person is not violent or strongly assertive, but mild.

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Where on earth are the two of you coming from??? Those posts were...

Re: First 2 comments | May 22, 2008 at 2:09 p.m.

Q. Who wrote "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all men...

Moses and Joseph Smith | May 22, 2008 at 8:35 a.m.

I think that there are some other aspects to "meekness"...

Tony | May 22, 2008 at 2:01 a.m.