"I ask, is it possible to feel the Spirit of our Heavenly Father when we are angry? I know of no instance where such would be the case...We are all susceptible to those feelings which, if left unchecked, can lead to anger. We experience displeasure or irritation or antagonism, and if we so choose, we lose our temper and become angry with others. Ironically, those others are often members of our own families—the people we really love the most. May we make a conscious decision, each time such a decision must be made, to refrain from anger and to leave unsaid the harsh and hurtful things we may be tempted to say...I love the words of the hymn written by Elder Charles W. Penrose:
School thy feelings, O my brother;
Train thy warm, impulsive soul.
Do not its emotions smother,
But let wisdom’s voice control.
School thy feelings; there is power
In the cool, collected mind.
Passion shatters reason’s tower,
Makes the clearest vision blind"
President Thomas S. Monson,
"School Thy Feelings, O My Brother," October 2009
