(August 22, 2015)
The
Golden Rule, which is something that is known throughout most cultures, is to
do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This, understandably, is a powerful rule and
the world would be much better if everyone followed it.
Nearly
as powerful, if not as pithy, is Paul’s exhortation that we should spend our
lives considering how to provoke one another into love and good works. Were this followed uniformly, it would lead
to so much the better world.
Of
course, there are dangers of misapplication with this rule (just as with the
Golden Rule). If we aren’t careful, we
can move beyond provoking good works and into compelling good works. But, in general, a focus on this idea will help
us to do what we can to bring about the blessings of the Atonement in the lives
of those around us.
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