The present hostility in public dialogue and on social media is alarming, said President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this year .

“Hateful words are deadly weapons. Contention prevents the Holy Ghost from being our constant companion.

“As followers of Jesus Christ,” he continued, “we should lead the way as peacemakers.”

Much like this, President Nelson has repeatedly called on church members and friends, over the course of his seven-year tenure as prophet, to abandon anger and instead seek building bridges of peace and understanding.

“A century of experience has taught me this with certainty,” he wrote in an Ideas piece recently published by Time magazine, “anger never persuades, hostility never heals and contention never leads to las

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