Charity

“Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other,
When we don’t judge or categorize someone else,
When we simply give
each other the benefit of the doubt
or remain quiet.
Charity is accepting someone’s differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings;
Having patience with someone
who has let us down;
Or resisting the impulse to be offended when someone doesn’t handle something
 the way we might have hoped.
Charity is refusing to take advantage of another’s weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us.
Charity is expecting the best of each other.”
Elder Marvin J. Ashton
“The Tongue Can Be a Sharp Sword”
Ensign 1992:May-19