"Be careful how you characterize yourself. Don't characterize or define yourself by some temporary quality.
The only single quality that should characterize us is that we are a son or daughter of God.
That fact transcends all other characteristics, including race, occupation, physical characteristics, honors or even religious affiliation...
We have our agency and we can choose any characteristic to define us.
But, we need to know that when we choose to define ourselves or to present ourselves by some characteristic that is temporary or trivial in eternal terms, we de emphasize what is most important about us, and we overemphasize what is relatively unimportant.
This can lead us down the wrong path and hinder our progress."
Elder Oaks BYU-I 2006
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