Elder Sheldon F. Child of the Seventy explained what it means to “deal justly” with one another when he spoke about honesty and integrity:
“When we say we will do something, we do it.
“When we make a commitment, we honor it.
“When we are given a calling, we fulfill it.
“When we borrow something, we return it.
“When we have a financial obligation, we pay it.
“When we enter into an agreement, we keep it” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1997, 39; or Ensign, May 1997, 29).
President N. Eldon Tanner (1898–1982) of the First Presidency illustrated the importance of dealing justly with others:
“A young man came to me not long ago and said, ‘I made an agreement with a man that requires me to make certain payments each year. I am in arrears [behind in fulfilling financial obligations], and I can’t make those payments, for if I do, it is going to cause me to lose my home. What shall I do?’
“I looked at him and said, ‘Keep your agreement.’
“‘Even if it costs me my home?’
“I said, ‘I am not talking about your home. I am talking about your agreement; and I think your wife would rather have a husband who would keep his word … and have to rent a home than to have a home with a husband who will not keep his covenants and his pledges” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1966, 99).