"And thus they have taught their children that they should hate them, and that they should murder them, and that they should rob and plunder them, and do all they could to destroy them; therefore they have an eternal hatred towards the children of Nephi."
Mosiah 10:17
This struck me today. It is a sad thing here, because we know how that sibling rift in Lehi's family affected so much of the history of the resultant nations. I think we look back and the tragedy is clear... but I also wonder how much we are looking forward and seeing the biases and rifts that we teach and create in our own lives, circles, and societies by the way that we think and speak about other people, groups, family members, nations, political parties, careers, habits, etcetera, etcetera. Are we teaching hatred or teaching love? Something to think about and maybe talk to God about today, so that we can get help to clear ourselves of bias and learn to love as He does.
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