A thought from the scriptures
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Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. - Matt. 16:24.
And now for a man to take up his cross, is to deny himself all ungodliness and every worldly lust, and keep my commandments. - JST Matt. 16:26.
"We must be more Christlike in our attitude and behavior than what we see in the world," President Ezra Taft Benson, then president of the Council of the Twelve, admonished at the priesthood session of the October 1983 general conference.
"We should be as charitable and considerate with our loved ones as Christ is with us. He is kind, loving, and patient with each of us. . . .
"He expects us to be like Him. He expects us to demonstrate the fruits of the Spirit in our lives which are `love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.' (Gal. 5:22-23.)
"These Christlike traits should . . . permeate every Latter-day Saint home. It can be done and must be done if we are to honorably bear His name.
"Never in the history of mankind has there been a greater need for men to be united in their determination and actions to be Christlike in character.
"Let us resolve to apply the traits of our Lord and Savior in our own lives. . . .
"He is our Savior, our Redeemer and our Great Exemplar."
