He Frankly Forgave
Yesterday two of my daughters had a little scuffle in the car, and apparently one ended up hitting the other in the eye on the way home from somewhere. I was impressed by what the perpetrator did afterwards: she went and made a little heart with paper and wrote on it an apology note to her sister seeking for forgiveness. There is great power in both asking for forgiveness and offering forgiveness to others even when they hurt us. I was reminded recently of a story that President Hinckley once told about forgiveness that happened in New York. He quoted a newspaper article which told this story: “How would you feel toward a teenager who decided to toss a 20-pound frozen turkey from a speeding car headlong into the windshield of the car you were driving? How would you feel after enduring six hours of surgery using metal plates and other hardware to piece your face together, and after learning you still face years of therapy before returning to normal—and that you ought to feel lucky you ...