“Agree with Thine Adversary Quickly”

Ed J. Pinegar, Richard J. Allen

We can choose to be angry or to be forgiving—it is our choice. But it is not acceptable to the Lord to be angered. We should go to those with whom we have a concern and work things out. When we are reconciled with our brethren, we are worthy to come unto Christ. “Agree with thine adversary quickly. I heard President David O. McKay talk on this once. He said, in effect: If you are at odds with another, go to him and seek agreement. Get it settled. In the context of these principles, it is important that each person take a good look at himself and ask some questions. Do you have the humility to ask for forgiveness? What if you’re not sure you’re responsible for the problem? Can you go to the one who seems to have some things against you so that he might forgive you, or seek your forgiveness?” (Boyd K. Packer, Things of the Soul [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1996], 77).

Commentaries and Insights on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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