“Peacemaking is a Christlike attribute. Peacemakers are
sometimes labeled naive or weak—from all sides. Yet, to be a peacemaker is not
to be weak but to be strong in a way that the world may not understand.
Peacemaking requires courage and compromise but does not require sacrifice of
principle. Peacemaking is to lead with an open heart, not a closed mind. It is
to approach one another with extended hands, not clenched fists. Peacemaking is
not a new thing, hot off the press. It was taught by Jesus Christ Himself, both
to those in the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Peacemaking has since been taught
by modern-day prophets from the earliest days of the Restoration even to this
day. We fulfill our divine role as children of a loving Heavenly Father as we
strive to become peacemakers.” – Elder Gary E. Stevenson
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