I read this conference talk this am ‘And Nothing Shall Offend Them’ given in the October 2006 General LDS Conference and the following excerpt stuck out to me:

“…it ultimately is impossible for another person to offend you or to offend me.  Indeed, believing that another person  offended us is fundamentally false.  To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.” – Elder David A Bednar Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Let us all take the challenge today, especially this Holiday Season as we spend extra time with our friends; our neighbors; and of course our immediate and extended families, to “learn about and apply the Savior’s teachings about interactions and episodes that can be construed as offense.”

Here’s the link to the conference talk referenced in this post: