![]() The Pharisees had debated this question extensively and had identified more than 600 commandments. On one occasion the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking Him a seemingly impossible question: “Master,” they asked, “which is the great commandment in the law?” 5 “Charity is the pure love of Christ.” 4 The Savior exemplified that love and taught it even as He was tormented by those who despised and hated Him. You can speak with tongues, have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries, and possess all knowledge even if you have the faith to move mountains, without charity it won’t profit you at all. Paul’s message to this new body of Saints was simple and direct: Nothing you do makes much of a difference if you do not have charity. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,” he told them, “I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” 2 Then, toward the end, he told them that he wanted to show them “a more excellent way.” 1 He answered many of the questions they had been arguing about. When Paul heard this, feeling a sense of frustration, he wrote them a letter, pleading with them to become more unified. Many were attracted to it through the preaching of the Apostle Paul and others.īut the Saints at Corinth were also contentious. Almost all were recent converts to the Church. In the first century A.D., members of the growing Church in Corinth were enthusiastic about the gospel. Today I would like to speak about the answer to this question. What quality defines us best as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Brethren and sisters, I would like to ask one very important question. ![]()
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