More Important
MORE IMPORTANT Years ago, when I was a young counselor to a wise Bishop in Wellsville, Utah; two neighboring high priests had an ongoing feud over water rights. They both felt justified in their anger, and it began affecting the ward as sides began to form; a real “Hatfield & McCoy” scenario. Finally, our wise Bishop called them both into his office, asked to see their temple recommends and told them both that it was past time to reconcile their differences. With the Bishop’s help and prayer, neither would leave his office with their recommends until the matter was resolved. I wasn’t in their meeting but somehow, no doubt with the help of the spirit, those two stubborn high priests eventually did come from the bishop’s office, recommends in hand, tears in their eyes with smiles on their faces, having buried the hatchet, embraced each other and realized that people are more important than water. Fast forward 40 years and I...