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A thought from the scriptures

Published: Saturday, March 4, 2000

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Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

— Matthew 15:11

"How you speak and the words you use tell much about the image you choose to portray," said President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency during the October 1990 general conference.

"Use language to build and uplift those around you. Profane, vulgar, or crude language and inappropriate or off-color jokes are offensive to the Lord. Never misuse the name of God or Jesus Christ."