It Mattereth Not; I Am Not Angry

I am always amazed when I read Pahoran's reply to Moroni's scathing epistle to him. As wonderful a man as Moroni was, he was very passionate and, in this case, his passion caused him to come to the wrong conclusion. Moroni assumes that since Parhoran as the governor is not sending more food and men to Moroni's struggling army that Pahoran is neglecting them. Moroni threatens that he will come and take down Pahoran and the government and accuses him of being a traitor.

Little does Moroni know that Pahoran is being attack by rebel Nephites and is on the run and in no position to help out. After being falsely accused by Moroni, Pahoran has every right to be angry with Moroni. But instead what does he say? In Moroni 61:9 he says:

"And now, in your epistle you have censured me, but it mattereth not; I am not angry, but do rejoice in the greatness of your heart."

What an amazing response! We can all take a lesson about forgiveness from Pahoran. Not only does he not get angry at Moroni, he actually praises him for the greatness of his heart. We would all be better off if, when we may have reason to be mad at someone for what they did to us, just forgive and say "it mattereth not (it doesn't really matter)."