Charity

I've been reading the new history of Relief Society book Daughters in My Kingdom and I think it's really great. I found an eye-opening quote about charity that taught me something new. (page 100)

"Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others. There is a serious need for the charity that gives attention to those who are unnoticed, hope to those who are discouraged, aid to those who are afflicted."

True charity is love in action." - President Thomas S. Monson

So I thought I'd share this little uplifting quote about charity, thinking how I can do better to develop charity as one of my attributes. I always thought of charity as giving physical help and assistance to others, but really charity is more of a feeling towards others and how we treat others.