Jesus is the perfect example. I have learned a lot from the chorus of the song "I am trying to be like Jesus."
"Love one another as Jesus loves you. Try to show kindness in all that you do. Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought for these are the things Jesus taught."
We are to love one another as Jesus loves others. This means that He sees the best in everyone and cares for them and wants the best for them. "The love the Savior described is an active love. It is not manifested through large and heroic deeds but rather through simple acts of kindness and service." (M. Russell Ballard "Finding Joy through Loving Service" General Conference April 2011). When we truly love someone it is easier to serve them and it becomes easier to keep the commandments. However, sometimes we need to start in reverse, which is that we need to serve them which will help us learn to love them.
The song also talks about our thoughts. I think one of the trials in this life is learning to control your thoughts. When we control our thoughts we control our bodies which control our actions. Our thoughts are the roots of who we are.
As we learn to love other people more we can see their true worth. We can see them in the light that Heavenly Father sees them. In 2 Nephi 26 :30 we are reminded that "the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they have nothing." "God is love" (1 John 4:8), so if we learn to love as he does we can develop the qualities he possesses. Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin has said, "Love is the very essence of the gospel of Christ." (General Conference Report Oct 1997).
I know that as we actively seek to develop the virtue of charity we become better people and draw closer to Christ so we can become as He is.
"Love one another as Jesus loves you. Try to show kindness in all that you do. Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought for these are the things Jesus taught."
We are to love one another as Jesus loves others. This means that He sees the best in everyone and cares for them and wants the best for them. "The love the Savior described is an active love. It is not manifested through large and heroic deeds but rather through simple acts of kindness and service." (M. Russell Ballard "Finding Joy through Loving Service" General Conference April 2011). When we truly love someone it is easier to serve them and it becomes easier to keep the commandments. However, sometimes we need to start in reverse, which is that we need to serve them which will help us learn to love them.
The song also talks about our thoughts. I think one of the trials in this life is learning to control your thoughts. When we control our thoughts we control our bodies which control our actions. Our thoughts are the roots of who we are.
As we learn to love other people more we can see their true worth. We can see them in the light that Heavenly Father sees them. In 2 Nephi 26 :30 we are reminded that "the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they have nothing." "God is love" (1 John 4:8), so if we learn to love as he does we can develop the qualities he possesses. Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin has said, "Love is the very essence of the gospel of Christ." (General Conference Report Oct 1997).
I know that as we actively seek to develop the virtue of charity we become better people and draw closer to Christ so we can become as He is.
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