WEEK # 36

COURTESY

" Courtesy is a natural outgrowth of the refining influence of the Spirit of the Lord.  It presupposes the presence of kindness and an inherent consideration for the comfort and well-being of others"  (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 166).

"It is a time-honored adage that love begets love.  Let us pour forth love---show forth our kindness unto all mankind, and the Lord will reward us with everlasting increase. . . .

"Nothing is so much calculated to lead people to forsake sin as to take them by the hand, and watch over them with tenderness.  When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what power it has over my mind, while the opposite course has a tendency to harrow up all the harsh feelings and depress the human mind."  (Joseph Smith, in  History of the Church, 5:23-24, 517).

Questions and Activities

• In the scripture, what words and phrases have the same meaning as courteous?
• What is the Lord's counsel concerning courtesy and kindness?
• What blessings are promised to those who are courteous/
• What is the role of kindness and courtesy in developing charity?
• How have you felt when others have been courteous to you?
• How do you feel when you make the effort to be kind and courteous to those around you?
• How has courtesy affected your daily life?
• In what ways are you courteous?  In what ways do you need to improve?

Topical Guide

Brotherhood and Sisterhood

Comfort

Courtesy

Gentle

Gentleness

Gracious

Hospitality

Kindness

Neighbor

Pity

Scriptures

Mosiah 18:8-10

3 Nephi 14:8-12

D&C 4:3-6

Genesis 18:3-8

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Matthew 7:12

John 13:4-9

Hebrews 13:1-3

James 3:17-18

1 Peter 3:8-9

Articles of Faith 1:13

Bible Dictionary

Hospitality