Charity toward all people
As I prepared to talk about Section 121 of the Doctrine and Covenants with our ward's priests quorum, my eye was drawn to a phrase that is often overlooked, since it doesn't come in the most commonly recited list of instructions.
"Let thy bowels be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith" (D&C 121:45).
This always seemed vague to me before, but it dawned on me now that this isn't a matter of warm feelings, but rather of warm actions.
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