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(4/17/98)
"We are taught that he that is merciful shall be rewarded in kind.
The Lord has said, 'Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy.' (Matt. 5:7.) I speak of the kind of charity that
not only forgives but also that forgets the acts of those who
trespass against us, who offend us, who hurt us. There is need of
that brand of charity, if I may call it such, which causes one to
refuse to speak of or to repeat unkind remarks which are said
about another — even though they may be true! The more perfect one
becomes, the less he is inclined to speak of the imperfections of
others." — ElRay L. Christiansen, Conference Report, April 1956,
p.114
(4/18/98)
"The Lord is merciful. He overlooks much. He has to. Think of his
life, what he did, what he said. That is your guide." — J. Reuben
Clark, Jr., Behold the Lamb of God, p.293
(4/19/98)
"The commandment for our lives is this: 'Be ye merciful, even as
your Father is merciful.' God's mercy is our standard and our
inspiration. As such, our mercy is to overflow in fullness and
munificence, and limited only by penitence of the offender. We are
not merciful because we want to receive mercy, but because we know
God is merciful, and being thankful, we try to emulate His
example." — Christ's Ideals for Living, p.319
(4/20/98)
"Mercy is a gift of God bestowed bounteously upon the penitent. It
is reserved for those who repent. In their case, mercy appeases
the demands of justice; it frees men from the penalty of sin. Thus
saith the Lord: 'If ye will repent, and harden not your hearts,
then will I have mercy upon you, through mine Only Begotten Son;
therefore, whosoever repenteth, and hardeneth not his heart, he
shall have claim on mercy through mine Only Begotten Son, unto a
remission of his sins; and these shall enter into my rest.' (Alma
12:33-34) Thus the great and eternal plan of redemption operates
in the lives of men, on conditions of repentance and because of
the mercy of God." — Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the
Articles of Faith, p.179
(4/21/98)
"The Last Supper, just before the death of Christ, was significant
in many ways. The Passover meal recalls centuries of God's mercy
in what Jesus said held promise of an even greater mercy to come:
His atoning sacrifice." — Robert D. Hales, In Remembrance of Jesus,
General Conference, October 1997
(5/1/05)
"We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord's
tender mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy
of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and
protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet
live. When words cannot provide the solace we need or express the
joy we feel, when it is simply futile to attempt to explain that
which is unexplainable, when logic and reason cannot yield
adequate understanding about the injustices and inequities of
life, when mortal experience and evaluation are insufficient to
produce a desired outcome, and when it seems that perhaps we are
so totally alone, truly we are blessed by the tender mercies of
the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance (see 1 Nephi 1:20)."
- David A. Bednar, "The
Tender Mercies of the Lord," General Conference, April 2005
3/24/06
"Recall how the Savior instructed His Apostles that He would not
leave them comfortless. Not only would He send 'another Comforter'
(John 14:16),
even the Holy Ghost, but the Savior said that He would come to
them (see
John 14:18).
Let me suggest that one of the ways whereby the Savior comes to
each of us is through His abundant and tender mercies. For
instance, as you and I face challenges and tests in our lives, the
gift of faith and an appropriate sense of personal confidence that
reaches beyond our own capacity are two examples of the tender
mercies of the Lord. Repentance and forgiveness of sins and peace
of conscience are examples of the tender mercies of the Lord. And
the persistence and the fortitude that enable us to press forward
with cheerfulness through physical limitations and spiritual
difficulties are examples of the tender mercies of the Lord." -
David A. Bednar, "The
Tender Mercies of the Lord," Ensign (CR), May 2005
9/29/07
"How godlike a quality is mercy. It cannot be legislated. It must
come from the heart. It must be stirred up from within. It is part
of the endowment each of us receives as a son or daughter of God
and partaker of a divine birthright. I plead for an effort among
all of us to give greater expression and wider latitude to this
instinct which lies within us. I am convinced that there comes a
time, possibly many times, within our lives when we might cry out
for mercy on the part of others. How can we expect it unless we
have been merciful ourselves?" - Gordon B. Hinckley, "Blessed
Are the Merciful," Ensign (CR), May 1990, p.68
3/28/09
"About the turn of the century one of America's most brilliant,
prominent attorneys had an occasion to defend a helpless person,
and he used this very beautiful allegory: 'When God decided
to make man, he called the three angels who waited on his throne—Justice,
Truth, and Mercy—and said: 'Shall we make Man?' Justice replied:
'Make him not, O God, for he will trample on thy laws.' Truth
replied, 'Make him not O God, for he will pollute thy
sanctuaries.' Mercy, kneeling, looked through her tears and said,
'Make him, O God, and I will watch over him all the days of his
life.'" - Thorpe B. Isaacson, "Conference Report," April 1962,
Afternoon Meeting, p.70
8/8/09
“When we have done all that we are able, we can rely on God’s
promised mercy. We have a Savior, who has taken upon him not just
the sins, but also ‘the pains and the sicknesses of his people …
that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people
according to their infirmities’ (Alma 7:11-12). He is our Savior,
and when we have done all that we can, he will make up the
difference, in his own way and in his own time.” - Dallin H. Oaks,
“The Great Plan of Happiness,” Ensign (CR), November 1993, p. 72
8/5/11
There is one who understands, who sympathizes. He was
misunderstood, rejected, knew supreme loneliness, was poor and had
not a place to lay his head, suffered anguish and conflict of
mind.
He understands.
He can give pardon and bring peace.
The specialty of the Savior is mercy.
And he requires that we be specialists in mercy.
"Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." (Luke
6:36.) - Marion D. Hanks, "My
Specialty is Mercy," Ensign (CR) October 1981