Overcoming Ugliness

Just a quick thought. I've been a little perturbed lately with somethings I've been reading relating to the presidential campaign and "Mormons". Like comments left on YouTube after some of Romney's clips. I want to rip some of these people a new one. I can't stand bigotry and ugliness. But, this morning I was reading the visiting teaching message for December. It's about charity. The first thing I read was from an old Ensign article and it was exactly what I needed to hear this morning: "Those who are filled with the love of Christ do not seek to force others to do better; they inspire others to do better, indeed inspire them to the pursuit of God. We need to extend the hand of friendship. We need to be kinder, more gentle, more forgiving, and slower to anger." (A More Excellent Way, Ensign May 1992)