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Forget what hurt you in the past, but never forget what it taught you. However, if it taught you to hold onto grudges, seek revenge, not forgive or show compassion, to categorize people as good or bad, to distrust and be guarded with your feelings then you didn’t learn a thing. God doesn’t bring you lessons to close your heart. He brings you lessons to open it, by developing compassion, learning to listen, seeking to understand instead of speculating, practicing empathy and developing conflict resolution through communication. If he brought you perfect people, how would you ever learn to spiritually evolve?
Forget what hurt you in the past, but never forget what it taught you. However, if it taught you to hold onto grudges, seek revenge, not forgive or show compassion, to categorize people as good or bad, to distrust and be guarded with your feelings then you didn’t learn a thing. God doesn’t bring you lessons to close your heart. He brings you lessons to open it, by developing compassion, learning to listen, seeking to understand instead of speculating, practicing empathy and developing conflict resolution through communication. If he brought you perfect people, how would you ever learn to spiritually evolve?
Approximate author period: c. 2018 AD · contemporary
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- Approximate author period: c. 2018 AD · contemporary
Approximate author period, documented activity in 2018. 350 Questions LDS Couples Should Ask Before Marriage — Cedar Fort / OverDrive. Publisher-supplied ebook record names Shannon L Alder and gives release 9 January 2018. This is a second-edition activity anchor, not the author's first publication. This is NOT the composition date of every attributed quotation. Source: https://www.overdrive.com/media/3964687/350-questions-lds-couples-should-ask-before-marriage (accessed 2026-10-08).
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