"Let us love at all times. And let us especially be there for our brothers and sisters during times of adversity. …
"As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us. Our own spirits become healed, more refined, and stronger. We become happier, more peaceful, and more receptive to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit."
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, "You Are My Hands," Liahona and Ensign, May 2010, 70, 75.
Jesus wanted the Twelve—and He wants each of us—to learn that humility and service are worthy characteristics we should seek to obtain. He taught that no one is too important to serve others.
Detail from Suffer Little Children to Come unto Me, by Carl Heinrich Bloch, courtesy of the National Historic Museum at Frederiksborg in Hillerød, Denmark
Jesus Washing the Apostles' Feet, by Del Parson © IRI
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