Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile spoken word to worldwide conflicts.

Ezra Taft Benson
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The more we fight and argue with each other, the more we drive each other away. The more we hurt each other, the less love we have. The more we compare and criticize our family members, the less we accept them as they are and the less we love them. When people are filled with contention, they are not acting like loving members of their families. It is clear that contention is not good for anyone.

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