As the Christmas season approaches, we are reminded r eminded more and more of the need of others who aren’t as fortunate. Our minds become more in tune with finding people that have less than we do, and figuring out ways of sharing our own abundance. This is something that within our church we are reminded to continue throughout the year in exercising the principle of charity. As we have heard so many times, the definition of charity is the pure love of Christ, that which is most joyous to the soul, the greatest of all the gifts of God, perfect and everlasting. While we have a definition, it encompasses so many things that clarifying and describing it is really a little more challenging. As difficult as it can be to really describe, it is rather easy to recognize in the lives of those who possess it.
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is for Christ like. Jesus Christ is the perfect example of charity. charity. In His mortal ministry, He always "went about doing good," teaching the gospel and showing tender compassion for the poor, afflicted, aff licted, and distressed. H: is for Humility. The prophet Mormon taught: "Charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things"
A: is for Attitude. Charity is more than an act; it’s an attitude and a state of the heart and mind that accompanies one's works and is offered unconditionally. R: is for Reverence. I: T: Y: