COMMUNICATION
The time to listen is when someone needs to be heard.
—Elder Marvin J. Ashton
Related Scriptures
“How forcible are right words!”
“Put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”
“But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
“Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”
“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”
“Beware lest there shall arise contentions among you.”
“For our words will condemn us.”
“He that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention.”
“And see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither hardness with each other, neither lying, backbiting, nor evil speaking.”
“Cease to find fault one with another.”
Doctrine and Covenants 136:23–24
“Cease to contend one with another; cease to speak evil one of another.
“Cease drunkenness; and let your words tend to edifying one another.”