Scriptures cited:

Daniel 2:31-45

D&C 65:2

D&C 121:45

D&C 84:88

D&C 121:46

Moroni 7:48

Isaiah 9:6

Matthew 24:36-37

Malachi 4:5

Zephaniah 1:14-18

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Peacemakers Needed:

"Anger never persuades. Hostility builds no one. Contention never leads to inspired solutions. Regrettably, we sometimes see contentious behavior even within our own ranks. We hear of those who belittle their spouses and children, of those who use angry outbursts to control others, and of those who punish family members with the “silent treatment.” We hear of youth and children who bully and of employees who defame their colleagues."

Other Footnotes:

Choosing to contend with others is choosing to live without the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

As Joseph Smith taught, “If [we] wish to go where God is, [we] must be like God, or possess the principles which God possesses” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 72). Likewise, the Apostle Paul gave the admonition that we should “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

Chapter 5: Repentance

Teachings of President of the Church: Joseph Smith

"I shall speak with authority of the Priesthood in the name of the Lord God. … Notwithstanding this congregation profess to be Saints, yet I stand in the midst of all [kinds of] characters and classes of men. If you wish to go where God is, you must be like God, or possess the principles which God possesses, for if we are not drawing towards God in principle, we are going from Him and drawing towards the devil. Yes, I am standing in the midst of all kinds of people."

The Lord has told us to “remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, [and] diligence” (Doctrine and Covenants 4:6). When we do, our confidence will increase, and then, in His own words, when we ask, we shall receive. And when we knock, it shall be opened unto us. (See Doctrine and Covenants 4:7.)

We may experience what King Benjamin’s people did: “They were filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ” (Mosiah 4:3).

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