Judgment

In 3 Nephi 14:1, we read "And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words he turned again to the multitude, and did open his mouth unto them again, saying: Verily, I say unto you, Judge not, that ye be not judged."  There are many warnings in the scriptures that I do not find it difficult to adhere to.  For example, I have never been tempted to murder or steal or anything like that.  However, judgment is something that I really have had a hard time with.  Therefore, this scripture really stood out to me and I wanted to elaborate my feelings on it.
BYU is a place where it is so easy to get caught up in judging others.  BYU students have so many of the same qualities, so it is only natural to find others' differences and compare them to yourself.  Every day on campus, I find myself looking at other students' appearances or listening to conversations or watching others' habits.  And I judge.  More than I should.  Although it may seem temporarily gratifying to find someone else inferior, it is a slippery slope that will only carry us further from Christ.  This scripture, and Brother Griffin's words, reminded me how important it is to reevaluate this habit.
Judging is so pointless.  As Brother Griffin taught, every person in this world is here for the same purpose.  We are all on the same path to get back to our Heavenly Father.  However, we are all on different places on the path.  We all have been given different talents and also been blessed with different weaknesses to expound upon.  The bad thing about judging is that we compare our weaknesses to others' strengths and we compare our strengths to others' weaknesses.  I am sure Heavenly Father gets so sad when this happens.  He gets so sad when we aren't able to see the great things in other people or when we aren't able to see the miracles within ourselves.
Through this lesson, I have learned that every single person has divine worth.  This scripture has given me a new resolve to stop judging.  I should love everyone and try to see the best in them.  I should love myself and not compare myself to others' strengths.  I need to remember that every other person on this Earth is a son or daughter of God.  I need to remember how God must feel when I think badly of one of His precious creations.  I am grateful for Christ and for the perfect example He is.  I know that He loves everyone on this Earth and I aspire to be more like Him everyday.