1 “True
charity is love in action.”
Thomas S. Monson, “Charity Never Faileth”
General Conference, October 2010, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/charity-never-faileth
?lang=eng&query=charity+is+the+pure+love+of+christ
2 “In a
hundred small ways, all of you wear the mantle of charity. Life is perfect for
none of us. Rather than being judgmental and critical of each other, may we have
the pure love of Christ for our fellow travelers in this journey through life.
May we recognize that each one is doing her best to deal with the challenges
which come her way, and may we strive to do our best to help out. .”
Thomas S.
Monson, “Charity Never Faileth” General Conference, October 2010,
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/charity-never-faileth
?lang=eng&query=charity+is+the+pure+love+of+christ
3 “The
reason charity never fails and the reason charity is greater than even the most
significant acts of goodness he cited is that charity, “the pure love of
Christ” (Moro. 7:47), is not an act but a condition or state of being. Charity
is attained through a succession of acts that result in a conversion. Charity
is something one becomes. Thus, as Moroni declared, “except men shall have
charity they cannot inherit” the place prepared for them in the mansions of the
Father (Ether 12:34; emphasis added).”
OCTOBER
2000, “The Challenge to Become” Dallin H. Oaks
4 “Elder
Marvin J. Ashton beautifully observed: “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 become 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.”
OCTOBER
2003, ‘Choosing Charity: That Good Part”, Bonnie D. Parkin, Relief Society
General President
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2003/10/choosing-charity-that-good-part?lang=eng&query=charity
5 “Charity
is our love for the Lord, shown through our acts of service, patience,
compassion, and understanding for one another. … Charity is also the Lord’s
love for us, shown through His acts of service, patience, compassion, and
understanding.”
OCTOBER
2003, ‘Choosing Charity: That Good Part”, Bonnie D. Parkin, Relief Society
General President
6 “From her
we learn that charity, though often quantified as the action, is actually the
state of the heart that prompts us to love one another. She offered water. It
was in the offering that charity was manifest.”
OCTOBER
1996, “Strengthened in Charity”, Elaine L. Jack
7 “Faith,
hope, and charity complement each other, and as one increases, the others grow as
well. Hope comes of faith, for without faith, there is no hope. In like manner faith comes of hope, for faith
is “the substance of things hoped for.”
Hope is
critical to both faith and charity. When disobedience, disappointment, and
procrastination erode faith, hope is there to uphold our faith. When
frustration and impatience challenge charity, hope braces our resolve and urges
us to care for our fellowmen even without expectation of reward. The brighter
our hope, the greater our faith. The stronger our hope, the purer our charity.
The things
we hope for lead us to faith, while the things we hope in lead us to charity.
The three qualities—faith, hope, and charity —working together, grounded on the
truth and light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, lead us to abound in
good works. “
OCTOBER
2008, “The Infinite Power of Hope”, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
8 “This
society is composed of women whose feelings of charity spring from hearts
changed by qualifying for and by keeping covenants offered only in the Lord’s
true Church. Their feelings of charity come from Him through His Atonement.
Their acts of charity are guided by His example—and come out of gratitude for
His infinite gift of mercy—and by the Holy Spirit, which He sends to accompany
His servants on their missions of mercy. Because of that, they have done and
are able to do uncommon things for others and to find joy even when their own
unmet needs are great.”
OCTOBER
2009, “The Enduring Legacy of Relief Society” ,Henry B. Eyring
9 “What is
charity? How do we obtain charity?
The prophet
Mormon defines charity as “the pure love of Christ,” while Paul teaches that
“charity … is the bond of perfectness,” and Nephi reminds us that “the Lord God
hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is
love.”
In reviewing
Paul’s previous description of charity, we learn that charity is not a single
act or something we give away but a state of being, a state of the heart, kind
feelings that engender loving actions.
Mormon also
teaches that charity is bestowed upon the Lord’s true disciples and that charity
purifies those who have it. In addition,
we learn that charity is a divine gift which we must seek and pray for. We need
to have charity in our hearts in order to inherit the celestial kingdom. “
OCTOBER
2011, “Charity Never Faileth” Silvia H. Allred
10 “When we
have charity, we are willing to serve and help others when it is inconvenient
and with no thought of recognition or reciprocation. We don’t wait to be
assigned to help, because it becomes our very nature. As we choose to be kind,
caring, generous, patient, accepting, forgiving, inclusive, and selfless, we
discover we are abounding in charity.
Relief
Society provides countless ways to serve others. One of the most important ways
to practice charity is through visiting teaching. Through effective visiting
teaching we have many opportunities to love, minister, and serve others.
Expressing charity, or love, purifies and sanctifies our souls, helping us
become more like the Savior.”
OCTOBER
2011, “Charity Never Faileth” Silvia H. Allred
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/charity-never-faileth?lang=eng&query=charity
Personal
Statement
Bonnie D.
Parkin summarized charity so beautifully: “Charity is our love for the Lord,
shown through our acts of service, patience, compassion, and understanding for
one another. … Charity is also the Lord’s love for us, shown through His acts
of service, patience, compassion, and understanding.”
I used to
think that Charity was something that only some people can be, but in learning
about it I realized that everyone can have charity. Charity isn’t some
mysterious thing we do, it’s who we become through our actions here on earth.
Charity is the little things we do to show our love for others. It’s giving
help, offering love and genuinely caring about those around us. It’s bringing
dinner to a family with a new baby, visiting a sick friend in the hospital,
giving outgrown clothes to a family, giving an encouraging word or a smile
given away. Charity is a way of life. It’s being the Lord’s hand here on earth.
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