I borrowed these quotes from a handout at church. There is truth to all of them. We need to forgive each other--especially our spouses! I believe that divorce can be avoided if we apply the principle of forgiveness to each other.
"Perhaps any of us could get along with perfect people. But our task is to get along with imperfect people." (Richard L. Evans' Quote Book, 165.)
"We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to set free!" (Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign, Nov. 1991,32.)
"This is my counsel to you. If you have festering sores, a grudge, some bitterness, disappointment, or jealousy--get hold of yourself. You may not be able to control things out there with others, but you can control things here, inside of you. Purge and cleanse and soothe your soul and your heart and your mind. It will then be as though a cloudy, dirty film has been erased from the world around you; and though the problem may remain, the sun will come out. The beam will have been lifted from your eyes. There will come a peace that surpasseth understanding." (Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Nov. 1977, 60-61.)
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