Judging
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Neighbors
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Rev. 3:20).
There was once a man with a daughter who was very ill. He believed that positive thinking, coupled with faith in a Savior whom he didn’t know or understand, could save her. He heard a knocking at the door, but was too preoccupied and too wise to answer. Outside stood His Savior with an offering of medical knowledge which would save the girl, but she died because of his ignorance.
Changed Perspectives
From my window I watched a magpie go in and out of a lilac bush in the yard. The bird was busy, and obviously had a project and a purpose. When I checked, it was as I suspected: I found the beginning of a nest. The magpie was going to build a nest in my back yard in that thick bush where it wouldn’t be seen.
Read MoreA Long Shot
Elder Carl B. Cook, of the Presidency of the Seventy, came from a broken home. When he was six, his father left his mother with five young children. She had to go to work, get a second job, and obtain an education. There was little time for nurturing, but with the help of grandparents, uncles, aunts, bishops, home teachers, and Carl’s priesthood quorums, she managed to raise a future general authority.
Read MoreWalking in His Shoes
There is an old Indian saying which says something to the effect of, “Don’t judge another until you have walked in his moccasins.”
Read MoreSelf-Estimation
In the talk Dieter F. Uchtdorf gave in the Priesthood session of the October 2014 general conference, he cited an interesting study:
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