Brigham Young taught:
“I wish to urge upon the Saints … to understand men and women as they are, and not understand them as you are.”6
“How often it is said—‘Such a person has done wrong, and he cannot be a Saint.’ … We hear some swear and lie … [or] break the Sabbath. … Do not judge such persons, for you do not know the design of the Lord concerning them. … [Rather,] bear with them.”7
Bear with them, I’ve been pondering this statement. My children have so many friends and right now they are facing all kinds of challenges and heart breaks. It breaks and strengthens my heart to watch my children and their friends “bear with them”. They are there, not judging to bouy up their friends, cry with them and sit with them. We don’t know what the Lord has planned but we can be his hands on this earth.
Bear with them, I’ve been pondering this statement. My children have so many friends and right now they are facing all kinds of challenges and heart breaks. It breaks and strengthens my heart to watch my children and their friends “bear with them”. They are there, not judging to bouy up their friends, cry with them and sit with them. We don’t know what the Lord has planned but we can be his hands on this earth.
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