Friday Minute: Friday Minute: Qualities of a disciple

In the face of peril, both temporal and spiritual, we can be faithful to our righteous covenants. When asked to compromise our standards, we need not succumb to self-pleasing as we please God first. We can be thankful for blessings and trials. When the swords of anger envelope us, we can bury them deep in the forgiving soil of charity.

These Book of Mormon disciples have bequeathed an enduring legacy to each of us. As we emulate the qualities of Jesus Christ, perhaps our children and grandchildren will say of our character that if all men and women were like us, "the devil never would have power over the hearts of the children of men" (Alma 48:17).

William Monahan is a 1980 graduate of BYU Law School. He practices law and teaches law and ethics. A former Phoenix stake president and current high councilor for the Queen Creek Arizona Chandler Heights Stake, he is active in Interfaith and is a U.S. Air Force veteran.