A New Commandment

          In John 13: 34-35 the Savior speaks to his disciples about a new commandment saying: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." For something so simply stated, this has a pretty profound meaning to it. When we love one another, we are able to look past another person's faults and see them as a child of God.
          The savior goes on to say in verse 35, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." When we have love for our fellow man, it not only means that we are learning a Christ-like attribute, it also means that we are following at least the majority of the ten commandments. When you look at the ten commandments outlined in Exodus 20, you will be able to categorize the commandments into two categories. The first would be loving the Lord above everything else, which is the greatest of all the commandments of God. The second category would be under "Love they neighbor as thyself." (Both of which the Savior discussed in Mark 12: 29-31.) This is why the Savior taught that this is how we will be recognized as the Lord's disciples.
          So Basically, our actions will show our faith in Jesus Christ. For example, If a person who had a strong testimony saw that someone they knew was being made fun of, they would go and defend that person and help the person to feel good about their self. Or If that same person saw a new person at church they would go introduce their self to the person and help the person to feel welcomed. As someone who tries to follow God's teachings, I certainly try to do these things, no matter who it is. I think it's important to not judge other people. Otherwise it means that we are not truly loving our neighbor. This is a video I found that I think does a good job at illustrating how we can often act in our dealings with our fellow man and what we miss out on: