LDS MESSAGES: BULLYING: STOP IT Video
We are ALL brothers and sisters
Imagine that every person on earth has been affected in some way by the destructive spirit of contention, resentment, and revenge. the spirit of envy and hatred has led to some of the most tragic stories in history. Perhaps there are even times when we recognize this spirit in ourselves.
People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger.
Though we cannot look into another’s heart, we assume that we know a bad motive or even a bad person when we see one.
This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon.
When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following:
“Let us do good unto all men.”
allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as flawed and imperfect mortals who have potential and worth far beyond our capacity to imagine. Because God loves us so much, we too must love and forgive each other.
Remember, in the end it is the The merciful who obtain mercy.
We are ALL brothers and sisters
Imagine that every person on earth has been affected in some way by the destructive spirit of contention, resentment, and revenge. the spirit of envy and hatred has led to some of the most tragic stories in history. Perhaps there are even times when we recognize this spirit in ourselves.
We are not perfect.
The people around us are not perfect.People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger.
Though we cannot look into another’s heart, we assume that we know a bad motive or even a bad person when we see one.
This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon.
When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following:
Stop it!
Haven’t we all, at one time or another, meekly approached the mercy
seat and pleaded for grace? Haven’t we wished with all the energy of our
souls for mercy—to be forgiven for the mistakes we have made and the
sins we have committed?
Forgiving ourselves and others is not easy. In fact, for most of us it
requires a major change in our attitude and way of thinking—even a
change of heart.
consider the following questions as a self-test:
Do you harbor a grudge against someone else?
Do you gossip, even when what you say may be true?
Do you exclude, push away, or punish others because of something they have done?
Do you secretly envy another?
Do you wish to cause harm to someone?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to apply the two-word sermon from earlier:
stop it!
there is enough heartache and sorrow in this life without our adding to
it through our own stubbornness, bitterness, and resentment.
This “mighty change” of heart is exactly what the gospel of Jesus Christ is designed to bring about.
Let us be kind.
Let us forgive.
Let us talk peacefully with each other.
allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as flawed and imperfect mortals who have potential and worth far beyond our capacity to imagine. Because God loves us so much, we too must love and forgive each other.
Remember, in the end it is the The merciful who obtain mercy.
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