Joseph B. Wirthlin

One way you can measure your value in the kingdom of God is to ask, “How well am I doing in helping others reach their potential? Do I support others in the Church, or do I criticize them?”  If you are criticizing others, you are weakening the Church. If you are building others, you are building the kingdom of God. As Heavenly Father is kind, we also should be kind to others. 

Joseph B. Wirthlin, “The Virtue of Kindness,” Ensign, May 2005, 26

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The Church is not a place where perfect people gather to say perfect things, or have perfect thoughts, or have perfect feelings. The Church is a place where imperfect people gather to provide encouragement, support, and service to each other as we press on in our journey to return to our Heavenly Father.

Joseph B. Wirthlin, “The Virtue of Kindness,” Ensign, May 2005, 26

George Q. Cannon

If any of us are imperfect, it is our duty to pray for the gift that will make us perfect.  Have I imperfections? I am full of them.  What is my duty?  To pray to God to give me the gifts that will correct these imperfections… They are intended for this purpose.  No man ought to say, “Oh, I cannot help this; it is my nature.” He is not justified in it, for the reason that God has promised to give strength to correct these things and to give gifts that will eradicate them… Every defect in the human character can be corrected through the exercise of faith and pleading with the Lord for the gifts that He has said He will give unto those who believe and obey His commandments. 

George Q. Cannon, Millenial Star, 1894, 260-261