I am reading Lorenzo Snow's( a prophet of our church- was baptised in Joseph Smith's time- and also my greatx4 grandfather) biography by his sister and I cam across this form Lorenzo Snow while he was serving his mission in London- it is an exert from his journal, I believe. And even though we haven't had much on this thread lately- I thought it might add something to think about.
~Carrie



A Hint to the wise
London May 13 1841The Savior has commanded not to cast pearls before swine. I am sorry to say that this instruction is not always sufficiently regarded by those to whom our Lord has given, through His Everlasting Covenant, His pearls of wisdom, knowledge and precious gifts. The consequence is, we lose blessings instead of retaining them - a decrease of the Holy Spirit follows, instead of an increase, and our minds become darkened,
What I allude to is this: we too frequently engage in conversation concerning the things of the Kingdom of God, with persons of a wrong spirit; and feeling over anxious to make them see, understand, and acknowledge the light presented, we urge on, and persist in the conversation until we partake of the spirit of those with whom we are conversing. We ought to be particularly guarded against falling into errors of this kind.
It is very easy to understand when conversation is attended with profit. We then feel our minds enlightened, and the power of God resting upon us through the Holy Spirit- ideas flow into our minds, and we express them with ease, freedom and calmness.
Conversation conducted in this spirit proves highly profitable, not only to ourselves, but also to those with whom we converse; and after it's close, our hearts are drawn out in gratitude to the Most High for the privilege of imparting the glorious truths of the Gospel to the children of men

~Lorenzo Snow