"Love One Another"

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Romans 13: 8 "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law".

Pte. Uchtdorf has said: "The more we allow the love of God to govern our minds and emotions—the more we allow our love for our Heavenly Father to swell within our hearts—the easier it is to love others with the pure love of Christ. As we open our hearts to the glowing dawn of the love of God, the darkness and cold of animosity and envy will eventually fade.

As always, Christ is our exemplar. In His teachings as in His life, He showed us the way. He forgave the wicked, the vulgar, and those who sought to hurt and to do Him harm.

Jesus said it is easy to love those who love us; even the wicked can do that. But Jesus Christ taught a higher law. His words echo through the centuries and are meant for us today. They are meant for all who desire to be His disciples. They are meant for you and me: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”

When our hearts are filled with the love of God, we become “kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving [each other], even as God for Christ’s sake [forgave us].”

The pure love of Christ can remove the scales of resentment and wrath from our eyes, allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as flawed and imperfect mortals who have potential and worth far beyond our capacity to imagine. Because God loves us so much, we too must love and forgive each other."

As I ponder on this incredible quote, I think about the times I had to forgive and learn to love the ones who have hurt me the most. Overall, I have learned to ask Heavenly Father to forgive me for hurting those I love the most in my life. When my son was coming back from his mission I asked him his counsel about one particular person in my life that was constantly hurting me with his/her actions. His counsel was, "Have you ask Heavenly Father for forgiveness for being so prideful?" "Have you ever spoken to this individual and try to make amends?" I was a huge life changing experience for me. I was being taught by him a basic doctrine, "To love one another" just as the Savior has taught. I have begun a serious process and I have improved my relationship with this individual dramatically! I am so happy to have repented and learned to love this person and getting to know him/her more.