President Uchtdorf gave a masterful talk on the importance of being merciful. We all want mercy applied to ourselves but it is much harder to be merciful to others. His words below are simple yet very profound in helping us become more merciful.

“This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon. When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following:

Stop it!”

Then he gave us this little self test:

“Do you harbor a grudge against someone else?

Do you gossip, even when what you say may be true?

Do you exclude, push away, or punish others because of something they have done?

Do you secretly envy another?

Do you wish to cause harm to someone?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to apply the two-word sermon from earlier: stop it!”