Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand.

The commandment to avoid contention applies to those who are right as well as those who are wrong.

When I think of happiness or joy in this life, I begin with some experiences that are simple and basic. I see the expression on the face of a one-year-old taking those first steps. I think of a child loving a puppy or a kitten. If the more mature have not dulled their physical or spiritual sensitivities by excess or disuse, they can also experience joy in what is simple and basic.

The greatest power God has given to His sons cannot be exercised without the companionship of one of His daughters.

I think it is an accurate statement to say that some people consider feelings of same-gender attraction to be the defining fact of their existence. There are also people who consider the defining fact of their existence that they are from Texas or that they were in the United States Marines. Or they are red-headed, or they are the best basketball player that ever played for such-and-such a high school. People can adopt a characteristic as the defining example of their existence and often those characteristics are physical.

When all other hope is gone, our Father in Heaven provides the Lamb of God, and we are saved by his sacrifice.

Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.