3 Ne 14:2 for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged
The scriptures do not
categorically prohibit judging. Rather, the Joseph Smith Translation of Matt
7:1, says, Judge not unrighteously, that ye
be not judged: but judge righteous judgment. Daily, we are to
discern good from evil. This inevitably includes discerning good or evil in the
actions of others. But when our discernment turns to gossip and condemnation,
we are in danger of the same short-sighted, unmerciful treatment.
Milton R. Hunter
“Throughout
my life…I have observed that as a rule it seems as if human beings like to
gossip. We like to hear unsavory things about our neighbors and talk about each
other. It seems that ofttimes we get a certain degree of satisfaction or even
joy out of saying bad things about other people. We thoughtlessly and sometimes
maliciously judge each other. We censure our associates sometimes unjustly,
many times unkindly; and most of the time we speak without having the evidence
to back up what we are saying. We seem to forget that James, the brother of the
Lord, warned that the unbridled tongue is ‘full of
deadly poison.’ (James 3:8.)
“I
know that even sometimes people who are faithful in the Church pass judgment
and condemnation on those with whom they associate without knowing the facts.
Such is displeasing to God.” (Conference Report, Oct. 1960, p. 64)
Spencer W. Kimball
“What
a monster is prejudice! It means
pre-judging. How many of us are guilty
of it? Often we think ourselves free of
its destructive force, but we need only to test ourselves. Our expressions, our voice tones, our
movements, our thoughts betray us.” (Conference Report, Apr. 1954, p.
106)
Spencer W. Kimball
“One
man came in with his erring wife, and when she had been disciplined by
dis-fellowshipment he taunted her, saying, ‘Now, how do you like it? You can't
take the sacrament. Now don't you wish you had listened to me?’ As this
despicable husband was judging, it reminded me of the corrupt men who brought
the adulteress to the Lord, whose soft answer puts all such accusers to flight:
‘He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her.’ (John 8:7.) The scriptures are very strict upon
the unauthorized judging. The Lord himself made it clear and emphatic:
‘Judge not, that ye be
not judged.
For with what judgment
ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you again.’ (Matt. 7:1-2.)
“The
Lord will judge with the same measurements meted out by us. If we are harsh, we
should not expect other than harshness. If we are merciful with those who injure
us, he will be merciful with us in our errors. If we are unforgiving, he will
leave us weltering in our own sins.
“While
the scriptures are plain in their declaration that man shall have meted out to
him the same measure that he gives his fellowmen, the meting out even of
warranted judgment is not for the layman, but for proper authorities in Church
and state. The Lord will do the judging in the final analysis.
“…The
Lord can judge men by their thoughts as well as by what they say and do, for he
knows even the intents of their hearts; but this is not true of humans. We hear
what people say, we see what they do, but being unable to discern what they
think or intend, we often judge wrongfully if we try to fathom the meaning and
motives behind their actions and place on them our own interpretation.” (The
Miracle of Forgiveness, p. 267-8)
Jeffrey R. Holland
“Remember
that whatever you toss out mentally or verbally comes back to you according to
God's plan of compensation: ‘For with what judgment
ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you again.’ (Matthew 7:2.) A critical, petty, or vicious
remark is simply an attack on our own self-worth. On the other hand, if our
minds are constantly seeing good in others, that, too, will return, and we will
truly feel good about ourselves.” (On Earth As It Is In Heaven, p. 29)
3 Ne 14:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye
your pearls before swine
Boyd K. Packer
“A
teacher must be wise also in the use of his own spiritual experiences. I have
come to believe that deep spiritual experiences are given to individuals for
the most part for their own instruction and edification, and they are not
ordinarily to be talked about. I heard one member of the First Presidency say
once, ‘I do not tell all I know. I have not told my wife all I know. I have
found that if I tell everything I know and explain every experience that I have
had, the Lord will not trust me.’
“There
is also a scripture that says: ‘Give not that which
is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they
trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.’ (Matthew
7:6.) Sacred personal experiences are to be related only on rare occasions.
“I
made a rule for myself a number of years ago with reference to this subject.
When someone relates a spiritual experience to me, personally or in a small,
intimate group, I make it a rigid rule not to talk about it thereafter. I
assume that it was told to me in a moment of trust and confidence, and
therefore I never talk about it. If, however, on some future occasion I hear
that individual talk about it in public in a large gathering, or where a number
of people are present, then I know that it has been stated publicly and I can
feel free under the right circumstances to relate it. But I know many, many
sacred and important things that have been related to me by others that I will
not discuss unless I am privileged to do so under the rule stated above. I know
that others of the Brethren have the same feeling.” (Teach Ye Diligently,
p. 326)
Lorenzo Snow
“The
Savior has commanded not to cast pearls before swine. I am sorry to say that
this instruction is not always sufficiently regarded by those to whom our Lord
has given, through the Everlasting Covenant, His pearls of wisdom, knowledge,
and precious gifts. The consequence is, we lose blessings instead of retaining
them-a decrease of the Holy Spirit follows, instead of an increase, and our minds
become darkened.
“What
I allude to is this: we too frequently engage in conversation concerning things
of the kingdom of God, with persons of a wrong spirit; and feeling over anxious
to make them see, understand, and acknowledge the light presented, we urge on,
and persist in the conversation until we partake of the spirit of those with
whom we are conversing. We ought to be particularly guarded against falling
into errors of this kind.” (The Teachings of Lorenzo Snow, p. 73)
3 Ne 14:7 Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall
find
In English, this scripture
provides its own acronym:
Ask, and
it shall be given you;
Seek, and
ye shall find;
Knock,
and it shall be opened unto you.
Many times in life, we fail
to receive all that we could, simply because we fail to ask. Many blessings and
answers come only after diligent seeking and persistent knocking, but the
responsibility is ours to ask. The Lord does all he can to be available for us,
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear
my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and
he with me (Rev 3:20). For many of us, the Lord spends more time
knocking on our door than we do on His. Ironically, we fail to hear his voice
and ignore his knocking, yet he always hears our prayers. In our disobedience,
we do not grant all of his requests, but he is willing to grant all of ours, Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name it shall be given
unto you, that is expedient for you (DC 88:64).
Spencer W. Kimball
“The
promise is made to everyone. There is no discrimination, no favored few, but
the Lord has not promised to crash the door. He stands and knocks. If we do not
listen, he will not sup with us nor give answer to our prayers. We must learn
how to listen, grasp, interpret, understand. The Lord stands knocking. He never
retreats. But he will never force himself upon us. If our distance from him
increases, it is we who have moved and not the Lord. And should we ever fail to
get an answer to our prayers, we must look into our lives for a reason. We have
failed to do what we should do, or we have done something we should not have
done. We have dulled our hearing or impaired our eyesight.” (Faith Precedes
the Miracle, p. 208)
Howard W. Hunter
“Every
seeker receives; every seeker finds. Yet not every asker receives what he asks;
not every seeker finds what he seeks. As an earthly father gives good gifts to
his children, so God gives good things to those that ask himnot always what
they ask, for they often ask amiss, but something far better than that which
they ask for or seek. Those who would obtain exactly what they ask must confine
their will to God's and ask for things which they know he is willing to give.”
(The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, p. 37-38)
Boyd K. Packer
“It
is clear that the Lord wants us to come unto Him and ask Him for whatever we
need. The simple invitation to ‘ask, and it shall be
given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you’ was
repeated by the Lord on many occasions. He gave this message to the people He
taught while He lived on earth. He repeated it twice to the people of the New
World at the time of His visit to them following His resurrection, including
His last words He gave them before returning to His Father in heaven.
Interestingly, the Lord repeated the same invitation seven times in the
Doctrine and Covenants. In varying ways throughout the scriptures, He has
invited us to ask Him for whatever we need in righteousness, that He might give
it unto us.
“The
initiative, then, is ours. We must ask and pray and seek, and then we will
find.
“There
are several paintings depicting Christ at the door, illustrating a New
Testament scripture: ‘Behold, I stand at the door,
and knock: If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and he with me.’ (Revelation 3:20.) In the more
famous paintings He is shown holding a lantern as he knocks at the door.
“The
story is told that a little girl once remarked to one painter that his painting
of Jesus at the door was not finished. ‘You have left something out,’ she said.
‘You have left out the door latch.’ The artist replied, ‘The painting is
complete. That door represents the door of the human heart. It opens only from
within.’” (Teach Ye Diligently, p. 18 – 19)
3 Ne 14:12 all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them
David B. Haight
“Someone
said, ‘We have committed the Golden Rule to memory. May we now commit it to
life.’ The Savior’s teaching, ‘Therefore all things
whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them,’
should be the basis for all human relationships…The time is now to rededicate
our lives to eternal ideals and values, to make those changes that we may need
to make in our own lives and conduct to conform to the Savior’s teachings. From
the beginning to the end of His ministry, Jesus asked His followers to adopt
new, higher standards in contrast to their former ways. As believers, they were
to live by a spiritual and moral code that would separate them not only from
the rest of the world but also even from some of their traditions. He asks
nothing less of those who follow Him today.” (Ensign, Nov. 1987, p. 15
as taken from The Mount & The Master by Robert E. Wells, pp. 180-1)
Gordon B. Hinckley
“May
I remind us . . . that if only each of us would reflect occasionally on that
Christ-given mandate and make an effort to observe it, this would be a
different world. There would be greater happiness in our homes; there would be
kinder feelings among our associates; there would be much less of litigation
and a greater effort to compose differences. There would be a new measure of
love and appreciation and respect.
“There
would be more generous hearts, more thoughtful consideration and concern, and a
greater desire to spread the gospel of peace and to advance the work of
salvation among the children of men. (Ensign, December 1991, p. 4.)
Robert E. Wells
“Some
authors state that Confucius taught a form of the Golden Rule twenty-five
centuries ago. It was the reversal from that of the Savior’s. He purportedly
said: ‘What you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others.’ These same
experts on ancient religious philosophy point out that Zoroaster taught the
same concept in Persia several hundred years before Confucius. Five hundred
years after Confucius, Christ taught the concept but used it in the positive
form we find in the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Perhaps someday we will learn
that it was also taught in the beginning by Adam and all the prophets down
through the ages. It is a timeless and an uplifting concept. It is one of those
eternal principles that we recognize as such from the first time we read it.” (The
Mount & The Master, p. 183)
3 Ne 14:13 strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth
unto life
The latter-day scriptures
are more expressive:
‘For strait is the
gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation
of the lives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not
in the world, neither do ye know me. But if ye receive me in the world, then
shall ye know me, and shall receive your exaltation: that where I am ye shall
be also.’ (D&C 132:22-23,
italics added)
Delbert L. Stapley
“‘What is the straight gate spoken of by the Savior by which we should
enter?’ All who have repented and then been baptized and received the Holy
Ghost by authorized servants of God have entered in by the strait gate. The
narrow way can only be followed by obedience and faithfulness to all the sacred
ordinances and requirements of the higher gospel plan, obtained in the holy
temples of God.” (Conference Report,
Apr. 1955, pp. 66-68 as taken from Latter-day
Commentary on the Book of Mormon compiled by K. Douglas Bassett, p.32)
Joseph Fielding Smith
“Mark you, this word strait is
spelled s-t-r-a-I-t and not s-t-r-a-I-g-h-t. While no doubt, that path which
leads into the presence of God is straight,
it is also strait, which means that
those who enter into it will find it restricted; it is narrow; they cannot take
with them that which does not apply, or which does not belong to the kingdom of
God. All such things must be left behind when we enter into this narrow way
which leads in to the presence of God, where we can receive life eternal. ‘Few
there be that find it.’” (Doctrines of
Salvation, vol. 2. pp. 13-14 as taken from Latter-day Commentary on the Book of Mormon compiled by K. Douglas
Bassett, p.31-2)
Bruce R. McConkie
“The course leading to eternal life is both strait and straight. It is straight
because it has an invariable direction -- always it is the same. There are no
diversions, crooked paths, or tangents leading to the kingdom of God. It is strait
because it is narrow and restricted, a course where full obedience to the full
law is required. Straightness has reference to direction, straitness to width.
The gate is strait; the path is both strait and straight. (2 Ne. 9:41; 31:9,
17-18; 33:9; Alma 37:44-45; Hela. 3:29-30; 3 Ne. 14:13-14; 27:33; D. & C.
22; 132:22; Matt. 7:13-14; Luke 13:23-24; Heb. 12:13; Jer. 31:9.)
“Thus by entering in at the strait gate (which is repentance and
baptism) a person gets on the ‘straight and narrow path which leads to eternal
life.’ (2 Ne. 31:17-18.)” (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 769)
3 Ne 14:15 Beware of false
prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing
Hugh Nibley
“The
regular scriptural term to describe the leaders of all unauthorized
congregations is false prophets. The fatal defect of such congregations
is that they are led by false prophets, and we are told that these would abound
in the earth, all claiming to be followers of Christ.
“What
is a false prophet? He is one who usurps the prerogatives and the authority
which by right belong only to a prophet of God. The false prophet need not
claim to be a prophet; indeed, most false prophets do not believe in prophecy
or even in God, nor do they want anyone else to…we still live in a world of
false prophets. Anyone whose work competes with God's work, who makes claims on
the time and energies of men which rightly belong to God, who puts the word of
God in second place to the theories of men, or forces the teachings of true
prophets to yield precedence to his own discourses--anyone, in a word, who puts
his own knowledge above or on a level with revelation from heaven is a false
prophet.” (The World and the Prophets, pp. 254-5)
Joseph Smith
“If
any person should ask me if I were a prophet, I should not deny it, as that
would give me the lie; for, according to John, the testimony of Jesus is the
spirit of prophecy; therefore, if I profess to be a witness or teacher, and
have not the spirit of prophecy, which is the testimony of Jesus, I must be a
false witness; but if I be a true teacher and witness, I must possess the
spirit of prophecy, and that constitutes a prophet; and any man who says he is
a teacher or a preacher of righteousness, and denies the spirit of prophecy, is
a liar, and the truth is not in him; and by this key false teachers and
impostors may be detected.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.
269)
Joseph Smith
“False
prophets always arise to oppose the true prophets and they will prophesy so
very near the truth that they will deceive almost the very chosen ones.” (Teachings
of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 365.)
J. Reuben Clark, Jr.
“The
ravening wolves are amongst us, from our own membership, and they, more than
any others, are clothed in sheep's clothing, because they wear the habiliments
of the priesthood; they are they [who are] distorting the truth. We should be
careful of them.” (Conference Report, Apr. 1949, p. 163)
Neal A. Maxwell
”Following
the Brethren can be more difficult when in some settings wolves are sent among
the flock. False prophets will arise, enticing some to follow them, and by
their evil works they deceive careless observers into discounting any and all
who claim to be prophets. Satan's order of battle is such that if it is
necessary to encourage a hundred false prophets in order to obscure the
validity of one true prophet, he will gladly do so.” (All These Things Shall
Give Thee Experience, p. 115)
3 Ne 14:16-20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them
In the purest sense, these
verses are a key by which false prophets can be detected. A prophecy which goes
unfulfilled is the fruit of a corrupt tree. Furthermore, a man who claims to be
a prophet must have a personal life which is able to withstand intense
scrutiny—his fruits will give him away. But this passage also applies to
members of the Church. Elder John Wells has said, “We Latter-day Saints
are willing to accept this standard. With all the weaknesses and frailties of
human nature, both inherited and acquired, we are willing to be judged by this
standard.” (Conference Report, Apr. 1925, p. 88) Yet, how often do we
say to an investigator, “Don’t judge the Church by the members—the Church is
perfect, but its members are not”? Certainly, the members of the Church are not
perfect, but the fruits of their discipleship should stand as a witness to the
goodness of their souls. If not, we are not living up to the standard which the
Lord has established.
Elder M. Russell Ballard catalogs some of the fruits which result from true
discipleship:
“—the
fruits of confidence, security, and community that come from belonging to a
church that cares about its people enough to assign home teachers and visiting
teachers to make regular monthly visits to every home to make sure that
everyone who lives there is healthy, happy, and spiritually well;
“—the
positive fruits that come from living balanced, healthy lives, with as much
attention paid to spiritual growth and development as to physical, economic,
and social concerns;
“—and
the collective fruits of lives guided by traditional values of honesty,
integrity, morality, sacrifice, and faithfulness.
“With
these few examples, does it sound like I'm bragging? If so, please forgive me.
We don't claim to have a corner on the goodness market. Nor would we pretend to
profess that Latter-day Saints live lives free of worldly care and concern. But
we honestly and sincerely feel that God has given us something special,
something infinitely worth sharing. And that's why I ask you to consider the
fruits that come from the lives of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, for as the Savior Himself said: ‘Ye
shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?’ (Our Search For Happiness, p. 115-6)
George F. Richards
“The
fruits of the Prophet Joseph Smith, of those who associated with him in the
early days of this Church, and of those who have succeeded to the Presidency of
the Church, from the days of the Prophet Joseph to the present time, are
evidences that should be convincing and conclusive that this work is the work
of the Lord, that those who are at its head are divinely inspired, for no
mortal man, or men, could have accomplished what is being accomplished and has
been accomplished in this Church up to the present time.” (Conference Report,
Oct. 1938, p. 54)
3 Ne 14:21-23 Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven
This passage is an important
missionary scripture. Many will preach that the phrase, “by grace ye are
saved,” means that the individual only has to believe in Christ to be saved.
Confessing his name and believing in Him, they argue, will ensure salvation,
regardless of works. Obviously, in this scripture, the individuals to which the
Lord is speaking consider Him to be their Lord, they have confessed his name
and certainly expect a great reward. But, their great works cannot hide the
shallowness of their faith pool. Stephen R. Robinson said, “In other words,
merely acknowledging Jesus' lordship, merely saying the words or making the
confession, while refusing to make him our lord by serving him and conforming
our behavior to his will—this will not get us into the kingdom. The confession
or the acknowledgment must be accompanied by doing the will of the Father in
heaven and by not doing iniquity.” (Following Christ, p. 77) Along these
lines the Savior also said, why call ye me, Lord,
Lord, and do not the things which I say? (Lu 6:46)
However, we should not
smugly assume that this warning is directed only at false prophets and
hypocritical sectarians. The Lord directly warned the saints, saying, ye that hear me not will I curse, that have professed my
name, with the heaviest of all cursings (DC 41:1). For the lazy
Latter-day saint, the passage could read, “Many will say to me in that day,
Lord, Lord, are we not members of thy kingdom, and have we not sent our
children to Church and paid some fast offerings?” For the abusive husbands and
fathers, “Lord, Lord, are we not holders of thy priesthood, and did we not hold
responsible positions in thy kingdom, and attend church regularly.” For the
prideful, “Lord, Lord, have I not done as well as the rest of my ward, and do
not my worldly attainments demonstrate my ability, and my riches demonstrate
thy good pleasure?” For all these people, the answer may well be, I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Alma asks, do ye imagine to yourselves that ye can
lie unto the Lord in that day, and say—Lord, our works have been righteous
works upon the face of the earth—and that he will save you?…Behold, my
brethren, do ye suppose that such an one can have a place to sit down in the
kingdom of God, with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, and also all the holy
prophets, whose garments are cleansed and are spotless, pure and white? I say
unto you, Nay (Alma 5:17, 24-25).
Joseph
B. Wirthlin
“’And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.’ (Matthew 7:21-23.)
“None
would want to hear the Lord speak such disappointing words. That is why we need
to do everything in our power to be certain our spiritual bonfire of testimony
is burning brightly enough to keep the wolves of darkness away. We can always
use more dry kindling. As the Apostle Paul taught, each of us has ‘come short of the glory of God.’ (Romans 3:23.)
None of us has progressed so far in this life that we do not need to
continually fortify our testimonies.” (Finding Peace in Our Lives, p.
126)
John Taylor
“I
think that Scripture is just as true to-day as it was eighteen hundred years
ago, just as binding, and we shall find the results of it just as true, and
when the secrets of all hearts are revealed, when the judgment is set and the
books are opened, these things will be known and understood. How will it be
then with Latter-day Saints? Why those who are doing right and are full of
integrity, and have kept their covenants, observed the law of God and walked in
obedience to his commands will hear Jesus say—‘Thou hast been faithful over a
few things and I will make thee ruler over many things.’ And then there are
some others mentioned. Who are they, and what are they? ‘Why, many will come to
me and say, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name? Have we not cast out devils in thy name, and in thy name done many
wonderful works? Then he will say to them—‘Depart from me, for I never
knew you.’
“How
will that fit on some of us do you think? That belongs a little closer to some
of us than we imagine; for I do not think that Gentiles do much prophesying in
the name of God; I do not think they cast out many devils in the name of God,
or do any wonderful works in his name. Jesus was speaking to a people that had
done these things, the same, perhaps, as some of you have, and yet you have
become careless and indifferent, and in many instances have made shipwreck of a
good conscience and failed to keep the covenants you have made.” (Journal of
Discourses, 18:201)
3
Ne 14:24 whoso heareth these saying of mine and doeth
them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock
“Every
person builds a house of faith. We do
so knowingly or unknowingly. And every
builder soon learns that a good building with bad foundations is worse than
useless; it is dangerous. As one
Christian writer has observed, ‘If the stability of buildings depends largely
on their foundations, so does the stability of human lives. The search for personal security is a primal
instinct, but many fail to find it today.
Old familiar landmarks [will be] obliterated. Moral absolutes which were once thought to be eternal are being
abandoned’ (Stott 22). Thus our house
of faith can be no more secure than the foundation upon which it is built. Foolish men build upon the shifting sands of
ethics and the marshlands of human philosophies and doctrines. The wise build upon the rock of revelation,
heeding carefully the living oracles, lest they be ‘brought
under condemnation ... and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and the
winds blow, and the rains descend, and beat upon their house’ (D&C
90:5). All that we do as members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must be built upon a foundation of
faith and testimony and conversion.
When external supports fail us, then our hearts must be riveted upon the
things of the Spirit, those internal realities which provide the meaning, the
perspective, and the sustenance for all else that matters in life.” (Robert L.
Millet, Book of Mormon Symposium Series, Helaman 3 – 3 Nephi 8, edited
by PR Cheesman, MS Nyman, and CD Tate, Jr., 1988, pp. 26-8)
Joseph B. Wirthlin
“What
a magnificent blueprint for life at its best! These commandments and all that
they encompass constitute a glorious challenge and an unassailable fortress
against evil. They involve the use of time in the best and highest sense and
will certainly safeguard our integrity and morality and help us be a good
example. This is the kind of life building that is possible for Latter-day
Saints…
“If
we build our life with and for our Savior, we will build it from the best
materials and with the best effort we can give. We won’t skimp on study or
training or diligence or obedience. We won’t misrepresent what we’re trying to
build…We will wish to build something noble and solid, something worthy of the
trust we have been given.” (New Era, Mar. 1990, pp. 65-66 as taken from The
Mount and the Master, by Robert E. Wells, p. 209)
Thomas S. Monson
“Where
could any of us locate a more suitable blueprint whereby he could wisely and
properly build? Such a house would meet the building code outlined in Matthew,
even a house built ‘upon a rock.’…a house
capable of withstanding the rains of adversity, the floods of opposition, and the
winds of doubt everywhere present in our challenging world…Let the Lord be the
General Contractor for the family—even the home—we build. Then each of us can
be the subcontractors responsible for a vital segment of the whole project. All
of us are thereby builders.” (Live the Good Life, p. 124 as taken from The
Mount and the Master, by Robert E. Wells, p. 211-12)