“In the familiar passage that follows, the Lord reiterates his message
not to judge by explaining why we should not: How wilt thou say to thy brother:
Let me pull the mote out of thine eye—and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou
hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother’s eye. [3 Nephi 14:3–5]
In other words, our own sins, no matter how few or seemingly
insignificant, disqualify us as judges of other people’s sins. If, therefore,
we wish to judge our associates, we might wisely observe the Savior’s advice to
the Nephite Twelve:
And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the
judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just. Therefore, what
manner of men ought ye to be? Verily, I say unto you, even as I am. [3 Nephi
27:27]” - Catherine Corman Parry, May 7, 1991
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