3rd Nephi 12:23-24

23 Therefore, if ye shall come unto me, or shall desire to come unto me, and rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee—24 Go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come unto me with full purpose of heart, and I will receive you.

There's hardly a word the Savior said that does not apply to some aspect of my life. I used to think that older persons were more perfect - you had a longer time to learn life's lessons. That may be true, but we also have had a longer time to make mistakes.

Here in verses 23 and 24 the Savior speaks directly to the person who wants to follow Him.  This is reminiscent of the Book of Mormon teaching that God cannot save us "in" our sins but wants to save us "from" our sins.

Here Jesus says simply, "You want to follow me? Think first - is there someone you are angry at? Go take care of that relationship, then come to me.'"

That can be no duplicity in the life of Christ's followers. Of course, if such hypocrisy was found it would negate the message of the Savior. Who would listen to us if they question our honor?

But I doubt the Savior was worried about that as much as he was worried about how such duplicity eats away at us and destroys our inner peace.

When he says, "Peace I give to you, my peace I give unto you", he is not bestowing a magical gift that erases all worry and makes us "happy as a lark" beings. The Savior gives us peace by teaching us the principles of peacemaking. We then start - we come unto him - by looking at our lives and reconciling with our brother.

There is a new center at BYU - the Sorensen center for moral and ethical leadership. Quoting the Sorenson family and their vision, they said:

"BYU is a natural home for the study of moral behavior given that it seeks to instill the core teachings of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, we have seen that at times good people - even members of the church blessed with a BYU education - keep the outward commandments and yet fall far short when it comes to ethical behavior. We hope that this center will encourage students and faculty to reflect deeply on how to make moral, ethical choices and help them gain the tools and mindset needed to make such decisions."

Jesus asks us not to be just "believers of the word" but "doers". Our daily actions, especially as those that affect other persons, must reflect our discipleship.