"If we would sue for peace, taking the initiative in settling differences- if we would forgive and forget with all our hearts-if we would cleanse our own souls of sin, bitterness, and guilt before we cast a stone or accusation at others-if we would forgive all real or fancied offenses before we asked forgiveness for our own sins-if we would pay our own debts, large or small,
before we pressed our debtors-if we would manage to clear our own eyes of the blinding beams before we magnified the motes in the eyes of others-what a glorious world this would be! Divorce would be reduced to a minimum; courts would be freed from disgusting routines; family life would be heavenly; the building of the kingdom would go forward at an accelerated pace; and that peace which passeth understanding [see Philippians 4:7] would bring to us all a joy and happiness that has hardly 'entered into the heart of man.' [See 1 Corinthians 2:9.]"
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, (2006), 89-101
before we pressed our debtors-if we would manage to clear our own eyes of the blinding beams before we magnified the motes in the eyes of others-what a glorious world this would be! Divorce would be reduced to a minimum; courts would be freed from disgusting routines; family life would be heavenly; the building of the kingdom would go forward at an accelerated pace; and that peace which passeth understanding [see Philippians 4:7] would bring to us all a joy and happiness that has hardly 'entered into the heart of man.' [See 1 Corinthians 2:9.]"
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, (2006), 89-101
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