Ask no man

No More Contention is the pursuit of clarity, charity and understanding. Contention arises from the compulsion to have others agree with us. Seeking understanding in an environment of clarity and charity produces no more contention. As Joseph Smith said, "I will ask no man to believe as I do."

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Joseph F. Smith on gentility

Joseph F. Smith wrote, "If you have built for a man a better house than his own, and he is willing to accept yours and forsake his, then, and not till then, should you proceed to tear down the old structure. 

Rotten though it may be it will require some time for it to lose all its charms and fond memories of its former occupant. 

Therefore let him, not you, proceed to tear it away. Kindness and courtesy are the primal elements of gentility."

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