I'm Offended!!! Luke 9:51-56
Elder Bednar said, “To believe that someone or something can make us feel offended, angry, hurt, or bitter diminishes our moral agency and transforms us into objects to be acted upon. As agents, however, you and I have the power to act and to choose how we will respond to an offensive or hurtful situation. …
“The Savior is the greatest example of how we should respond to potentially offensive events or situations” (“And Nothing Shall Offend Them,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2006, 90).
Luke 9:62 Stay on Target
Pres. Hunter said,
“To dig a straight furrow [or trench], the plowman needs to keep his eyes on a fixed point ahead of him. That keeps him on a true course. If, however, he happens to look back to see where he has been, his chances of straying are increased. The results are crooked and irregular furrows. … If our energies are focused not behind us but ahead of us—on eternal life and the joy of salvation—we assuredly will obtain it” (Pres. Hunter, “Am I a ‘Living’ Member?” Ensign, May 1987, 17).
“The Savior is the greatest example of how we should respond to potentially offensive events or situations” (“And Nothing Shall Offend Them,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2006, 90).
Luke 9:62 Stay on Target
Pres. Hunter said,
“To dig a straight furrow [or trench], the plowman needs to keep his eyes on a fixed point ahead of him. That keeps him on a true course. If, however, he happens to look back to see where he has been, his chances of straying are increased. The results are crooked and irregular furrows. … If our energies are focused not behind us but ahead of us—on eternal life and the joy of salvation—we assuredly will obtain it” (Pres. Hunter, “Am I a ‘Living’ Member?” Ensign, May 1987, 17).