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

Don't be dumb. (don't get a tattoo)

We should remember that none of us is perfect and none of us has children whose behavior is entirely in accord with exactly what we would have them do in all circumstances.

Fear not little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail. . .Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.

Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We must not surrender our positions or our values. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made inevitably cast us as combatants in the eternal contest between truth and error. there is no middle ground in that contest.

Religious insights and values are just as important today as they were 50 or 100 years ago.

It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.