In his effort to forgive others, the prophet Joseph Smith spoke of his desire to "copy the example" of Heavenly Father and live "according to the sublime and perfect pattern of the Savior."
"One of the most pleasing scenes that can occur on earth, when a sin has been committed by one person against another, is , to that sin; and then according to the sublime and perfect pattern of the Savior, pray to our Father in heaven to forgive [the sinner] also."
"Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance, and asking forgiveness; and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repent or ask forgiveness, our heavenly Father would be equally as merciful to us."
The prophet gave the following counsel about forgiving others.
"Bear and forbear one with another, for so the Lord does with us." "Be merciful and you shall find mercy." "Seek to help save souls, not to destroy them." "We must be merciful to one another, and overlook small things."
Thanks to our new teacher Sonja Johnson for a great lesson today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Di truck at the Cherry Building June 24-July 8 Special needs right now are clothing, shoes, winter coats and books.
Cooking group meets this Thursday, June 25 at 7 PM at the Warden's home. We will be learning bread baking.
Mother's Group meeting this Friday, June 26 at Lincoln Glen Park at 10:30 AM
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