And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged. - Moro. 7:18

"When you hear stories, be wise," Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Council of the Twelve cautioned at April 1979 general conference. "Unless you . . . hear all the evidence, you are not in a position to really know." . . . Often actions of bishops and stake presidents and others are misread by people who are not in a position to know the full truth.

"Neither the bishop nor the member he is judging is obliged to confide in us. The bishop must keep confidences.

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"When all is said and done, in most cases, it is clearly none of our business anyway."

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