Archive of messages sent while serving as a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
There is a lot to cover this week in "Come, Follow Me," including one of my favorite New Testament stories--the women taken in adultery.
To me, the story teaches so many Christlike attributes of teaching, forgiveness, repentance, etc. The manual points out: "When speaking about the Savior’s interaction with the woman taken in adultery, Elder Dale G. Renlund said: “Surely, the Savior did not condone adultery. But He also did not condemn the woman. He encouraged her to reform her life. She was motivated to change because of His compassion and mercy. The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible attests to her resultant discipleship: ‘And the woman glorified God from that hour, and believed on his name’ [see John 8:11, footnote c]” (“Our Good Shepherd,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2017, 30)."
Christ undoubtedly shows us the same mercy each day. I believe one of the most important Christlike attributes we can develop would be to show others that same, unearned mercy.
-Bishop Sullivan
