Charity and Love
When youa re filled with charity, you obey God's commandments and soa ll you can to serve others and help them receive the restored gospel.
"Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that [we] may be filled with this love." (Moroni 7:48)
You will come to feel a sincere concern for the eternal welfare and happiness of the other people. You will see them as children of God with potential of becoming like our Heavenly Father, and you will labor in their behalf.
You will:
...avoid negative feelings such as anger, envy, lust, or covetousness.
...avoid judging others, criticizing them, or saying negative things about them.
...try to understand them and their points of view.
...be patient with them and try to help them when they are struggling or discouraged.
Charity, like faith, leadas to action.
Moroni 7: 45 And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, 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 charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray 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 followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.
Blaise Pascal said:
THINGS HUMAN MUST BE KNOWN TO BE LOVED; THINGS DIVINE MUST BE LOVED TO BE KNOWN.
George McDonald said:
MAY YOU GROW TO BE AS BEAUTIFUL AS GOD MEANT YOU TO BE WHEN HE THOUGHT OF YOU FIRST.
I wish I could feel charity unceasingly.
LPS
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