Judgement

"While you should be friendly with all people, select with great care those whom you wish to have close to you. They will be your safeguards in situations where you may vacillate between choices, and you in turn may save them." - Gordon B. Hinckley

Amen!  Close friends influence you.  And you influence them.  Make sure you choose your close friends very carefully.  Make sure you have excellent judgement so that you never, ever lead them astray.  If you don't have excellent judgement, get it.

I watched an interview where Apostle Quentin L. Cook and his wife were interviewed.  At the end of the interview, Sister Cook was asked what advice she might give to those women who weren't married, but who were seeking a mate.  She said something to the effect of finding a man who has excellent judgement.  She said that Quentin has always had excellent judgement and she has been blessed because of it.

Imagine it?  Marriage to a man who has the ability to see easily right from wrong and thereby live his life according to it.

My own judgement has been awful for most of my life.  I am seeking the gift of excellent judgement and the Lord is giving to me.  It is a gift worth seeking out.   Of course, my husbands judgement has been awful too.  Thank the Lord for redemption and the chance to change!