"Cease to contend one with another; cease to speak evil one of another.
Cease drunkenness; and let your words tend to edifying one another.
If thou borrowest of thy neighbor, thou shalt restore that which thou hast borrowed; and if thou canst not repay then go straightway and tell thy neighbor, lest he condemn thee.
If thou shalt find that which thy neighbor has lost, thou shalt make diligent search till thou shalt deliver it to him again.
Thou shalt be diligent in preserving what thou hast, that thou mayest be a wise steward; for it is the free gift of the Lord thy God, and thou art his steward."
Doctrine and Covenants 136:23-27
I like this set of verses, which seem to be talking about different things, but underneath I think they are all about preserving. Preserving the peace, preserving relationships, preserving happiness, and preserving our homes and belongings and not wasting what the Lord has given us. Preserving meaning take care of, not that we should be miserly and ungenerous. :) Today, let's take a step back and think about whether we are not being good stewards... with people or with things, and let's pray and talk to God about how to be better, and definitely where necessary, in small, measured steps so that we don't get overwhelmed. :) Perhaps the first step is just to think about being a person who preserves, and what that means, and how we might do better at that, just today.
