This is a letter in response to a letter from a friend.
One aspect of Meekness
is to endure your personal crosses and to despise the shame of it (2 Nephi
9:18). This could mean that you choose to eat what you want, get up when
you want, go to bed when you want, tell others of your successes and how good
you feel and let them shame you! This might mean to “suffer his cross and
bear the shame of the world” (Jacob 1:8). It is taking a
stand for what you believe. (Monson 1:1). You do what you know to
be right and you bear the shame of those who mock you. You give them no
heed (1 Nephi 8:33).
I usually apply these
scriptures to Christ-like attributes or the lack there of. My goal is to
heed them not when I choose to do the right thing in meekness being mocked by
others. Each person has different crosses to bear. You bear the
scorn of the world patiently. This is the test. To fight them or to
withdraw in sadness is failing the test. To torment them with what they
should or shouldn’t do is wrong. You first must love them and accept
them. Once they know you accept them and love them, you can then teach
them. Until then, no one will listen to you (or me or Jesus). That
is just how it is. No coercion, no belittling, no taking seriously the
negative comments (mocking) of others.
The Pharisees smashed
against the Rock and were broken up. The Rock (in the last days) will
grind the Gentiles to powder as they fight the truth of Gospel and its correct
teachings.
This is hard doctrine
for me.
Scott
