And so let’s look at the qualities of a charitable person side by side with their possible opposites:
Suffereth long ----------------------- Bitter
Kind -------------------------------- Cruel
Envieth not ------------------------- Jealous
Not puffed up ----------------------- Boastful
Seeketh not her own ---------------- Selfish
Not easily provoked ----------------- Angry
Thinketh no evil -------------------- Judgmental
Rejoiceth not in iniquity ------------ Conniving
Rejoiceth in the truth --------------- Deceitful
Beareth all things ------------------ Intolerant
Believeth all things ----------------- Skeptical
Hopeth all things ------------------- Despondent
Endureth all things ----------------- Resigned
It is easy to see why Mormon’s address calls those without charity nothing; truly a person with no charitable qualities would be hard-pressed to be something. I have found most people to be loving on some level and are trying to improve. When their efforts are noticed and appreciated, they continue to grow. We can help that growth by being one of those that notices and acknowledges another’s efforts, if only with a kind word or a smile. Love is never wasted, or as Mormon put it “All things must fail, but charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever.”
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