How We Should Treat Others
“Kindness is how a Christlike person treats others. Kindness should permeate all of our words and actions at work, at school, at church, and especially in our homes. …
“When we are filled with kindness, we are not judgmental. The Savior taught, ‘Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven’ [Luke 6:37]. …
“‘But,’ you ask, ‘what if people are rude?’
“Love them.
“‘If they are obnoxious?’
“Love them.
“‘But what if they offend? Surely I must do something then?’
“Love them.
“‘Wayward?’
“The answer is the same. Be kind. Love them.
“Why? In the scriptures Jude taught, ‘And of some have compassion, making a difference’ [Jude 1:22].
“Who can tell what far-reaching impact we can have if we are only kind?”
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin (1917–2008) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Virtue of Kindness,” Ensign, May 2005, 26, 28.
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