"Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence,
meekness, forgiveness,
and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But to “love [our] enemies,
bless them that curse [us], do good to them that hate [us], and pray for them
which despitefully use [us], and persecute [us]” (Matthew 5:44)
takes faith, strength, and, most of all, Christian courage….
When we do not retaliate—when we turn the other cheek and resist
feelings of anger—we too stand with the Savior. We show forth His love, which
is the only power that can subdue the adversary and answer our accusers without
accusing them in return. That is not weakness. That is Christian courage….
We too have a great work to do, which will not be accomplished
if we allow ourselves to stop and argue and be distracted. Instead we should
muster Christian courage and move on. As we read in Psalms, “Fret not thyself
because of evildoers” (Psalm 37:1).
Evil will always be with us in this world. Part of mortality’s
great test is to be in the world without becoming like the world…It is for you and me, Latter-day Saints who pay the price of
discipleship by answering…with Christian courage."
Elder Robert D. Hales, "Christian Courage: The Price of Discipleship", October 2008 General Conference.
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