And in the fifty and first year of the reign of the judges there was peace also, save it were the pride which began to enter into the church—not into the church of God, but into the hearts of the people who professed to belong to the church of God.
Mormon distinguished between the church as an institution and the people who make up the church. We should be careful to make the same distinction today. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an institution is perfectly organized and designed and contains the fullness of the gospel. It is, however, populated by imperfect humans. We are all full of mistakes and weaknesses. Our personal fallibility does not diminish the validity of the church. We must judge between truth and error, but we must be careful and compassionate when it comes to judging people.
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