When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.

When I was a young man, I served as counselor to a wise district president in the Church. He tried to teach me. One of the things I remember wondering about was this advice he gave: “When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.”


Henry B. Eyring, “In the Strength of the Lord,” Ensign, May 2004, 16

Heavenly Father will love and correct but never discourage us; that is Satan’s trick.

Please, my beloved brothers and sisters, we must stop comparing ourselves to others. We torture ourselves needlessly by competing and comparing. We falsely judge our self-worth by the things we do or don’t have and by the opinions of others. If we must compare, let us compare how we were in the past to how we are today—and even to how we want to be in the future. The only opinion of us that matters is what our Heavenly Father thinks of us. Please sincerely ask Him what He thinks of you. He will love and correct but never discourage us; that is Satan’s trick.

J. Devn Dornish, "Am I Good Enough? Will I Make It?", October 2016 General Conference

A Grateful Person Is Rich In Contentment. An Ungrateful Person Suffers In the Poverty of Endless Discontentment

A grateful person is rich in contentment.  An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment (see Luke 12:15).

 October 2013 The Windows of Heaven - Elder David A. Bednar

I think of this quote when I hear the above words of Elder Bednar: "Most “thou shalt not” commandments are meant to keep us from hurting others, but I am convinced the commandment not to covet is meant to keep us from hurting ourselves." Jeffrey R. Holland, "The Other Prodigal", Ensign, May 2002, 62–64

The Commandment Not To Covet Is Meant To Keep Us From Hurting Ourselves.

Most “thou shalt not” commandments are meant to keep us from hurting others, but I am convinced the commandment not to covet is meant to keep us from hurting ourselves.

Jeffrey R. Holland, "The Other Prodigal", Ensign, May 2002, 62–64