– “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city” (Proverbs 16:32)
-“Understanding the connection between agency and anger is the first step in eliminating it from our lives. We can choose not to become angry. And we can make that choice today, right now: “I will never become angry again.” Ponder this resolution.” (“Agency and Anger” by Lynn G Robins of the Seventy, General Conference April 1998, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng)
-“Anger is an uncivil attempt to make another feel guilty or a cruel way of trying to correct them. It is often mislabeled as discipline but is almost always counterproductive. Therefore the scriptural warning: “Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them,” and “fathers provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged” (Col. 3:19, 21). ” (“Agency and Anger” by Lynn G Robins of the Seventy, General Conference April 1998, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng)
-“Physical abuse is anger gone berserk and is never justified and always unrighteous. ” (“Agency and Anger” by Lynn G Robins of the Seventy, General Conference April 1998, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng)
-“Nor can becoming angry be justified. In Matthew 5, verse 22, the Lord says: “But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment” (emphasis added). How interesting that the phrase “without a cause” is not found in the inspired Joseph Smith Translation (see Matt. 5:24), nor in the 3 Nephi 12:22 [3 Ne. 12:22] version. When the Lord eliminates the phrase “without a cause,” He leaves us without an excuse. “But this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away” (3 Ne. 11:30). We can “do away” with anger, for He has so taught and commanded us. ” (“Agency and Anger” by Lynn G Robins of the Seventy, General Conference April 1998, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng)
-“When he missed an easy shot, he became angry and stomped and whined. The coach walked over to him and said, “You pull a stunt like that again and you’ll never play for my team” (23). ” (“Agency and Anger” by Lynn G Robins of the Seventy, General Conference April 1998, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng)
-“In the Joseph Smith Translation of Ephesians 4:26 [Eph. 4:26], Paul asks the question, “Can ye be angry, and not sin?” The Lord is very clear on this issue: “He that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another. “Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away” (3 Ne. 11:29–30). This doctrine or command from the Lord presupposes agency and is an appeal to the conscious mind to make a decision. The Lord expects us to make the choice not to become angry. ” (“Agency and Anger” by Lynn G Robins of the Seventy, General Conference April 1998, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/agency-and-anger?lang=eng)
-“May we make a conscious decision, each time such a decision must be made, to refrain from anger and to leave unsaid the harsh and hurtful things we may be tempted to say.” (“School Thy Feelings, O My Brother” by Thomas S Monson, General Conference Oct. 2009, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/school-thy-feelings-o-my-brother?lang=eng)
-“Apropos are the words of the poet John Greenleaf Whittier: “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’ (“Maud Muller,” The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier(1876), 206.)”” (“School Thy Feelings, O My Brother” by Thomas S Monson, General Conference Oct. 2009, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/school-thy-feelings-o-my-brother?lang=eng)
-““Anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything.” (Lawrence Douglas Wilder, quoted in “Early Hardships Shaped Candidates,” Deseret News, Dec. 7, 1991, A2.)” (“School Thy Feelings, O My Brother” by Thomas S Monson, General Conference Oct. 2009, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/school-thy-feelings-o-my-brother?lang=eng)
-“School thy feelings, O my brother;
Train thy warm, impulsive soul.
Do not its emotions smother,
But let wisdom’s voice control.
School thy feelings; there is power
In the cool, collected mind.
Passion shatters reason’s tower,
Makes the clearest vision blind.” “School Thy Feelings,” Hymns, no. 336
-“The story is told that reporters were interviewing a man on his birthday. He had reached an advanced age. They asked him how he had done it. He replied, “When my wife and I were married we determined that if we ever got in a quarrel one of us would leave the house. I attribute my longevity to the fact that I have breathed good fresh air throughout my married life.”” (“Slow To Anger” by Gordon B Hinckley, General Conference October 2007, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/slow-to-anger?lang=eng)
-“Anger may be justified in some circumstances. The scriptures tell us that Jesus drove the moneychangers from the temple, saying, “My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves” (Matthew 21:13). But even this was spoken more as a rebuke than as an outburst of uncontrolled anger.” (“Slow To Anger” by Gordon B Hinckley, General Conference October 2007, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/slow-to-anger?lang=eng)
“To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry. I testify that such is possible.” (“School Thy Feelings, O My Brother” by Thomas S Monson, General Conference Oct. 2009, https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/school-thy-feelings-o-my-brother?lang=eng)
