Charity is the pure
love of Christ. Moroni's father,
Mormon, twice declared, "If ye have not charity,
ye are nothing." No matter how articulate you
are, how well you prepare, and how talented you are
in relating to youth, without the pure love of
Christ, you will not succeed. As your soul is filled with
the pure love of Christ, your spiritual
gifts are magnified and you are better able
to reach your students. Christ is our example,
and we follow Him. We seek to love God
and others as He did. He loved them, prayed for them,
and continually served them. He found opportunities
to be with them and to express His love. He knew their interests,
hopes, and desires, and what was happening
in their lives. He knew who they were and
who they could become. He found unique ways to
help them learn and grow, ways meant just for them. When they struggled, He
did not give up on them but continued to love
them and minister to them.