“My mother taught us when we were very young that we must
never ridicule the unfortunate. My mother worked in the fields from a very
early age. One day some teenagers were picking fruit. One of the girls laughingly
mimicked one who suffered from cerebral palsy. They all laughed as she threw
herself into a stumbling walk. Suddenly she fell as if struck down. Presently
she recovered, but there was no more fun at the expense of the handicapped.
Mother never forgot what she saw, nor to teach a lesson from it. Parents, caution
your family never to amuse themselves at the expense of the handicapped or of
any whose face or form or personality does not fit the supposed ideal or whose
skin is too light or too dark to suit their fancy. Teach them that they, in
their own way, should become like angels who ‘move the water,’ healing a spirit
by erasing loneliness, embarrassment, or rejection.” – Boyd K. Packer
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