Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote regarding ‘Integrity:’
“In a revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord said, “Blessed is my servant Hyrum Smith; for I, the Lord, love him because of the integrity of his heart, and because he loveth that which is right.” (Doctrine and Covenants 124:15.) I personally know of no greater praise that anyone could receive.
. . . .We all have within us the ability to know what is right and good. Speaking to the “peaceable followers of Christ,” the Prophet Mormon said: “For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man that he may know good from evil; wherefore I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
“But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves to him.” (Moroni 7:3, 15-17)
Having received the Spirit of Christ to know good from evil, we should always choose the good. We need not be misled, even though fraud, deception, deceit, and duplicity often seem to be acceptable in the world today. (Romans 8:28) ~Joseph B. Wirthlan, Finding Peace in Our Lives (Deseret Book, Salt Lake City 1995) 187-88
