A return to virtue.....by Elaine S. Dalton

Okay yes here are a few more of my favorites from the conference edition of the ensign :)


"Virtue begins in the heart and in the mind. It is nurtured in the home. It is the accumulation of thousands of small decisions and actions. Virtue is a word we don't hear often in today's society, but the latin root word virtuous means strength. Virtuous women and men possess a quiet dignity and inner strength. They are confident because they are worthy to receive and be guided by the Holy Ghost. President Monson has counseled: "You be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow. There is no friendship more valuable than your own clear conscience, your own moral cleanliness-- and what a glorious feeling it is to know that you stand in your appointed place clean and with the confidence that you are worthy to do so."

Another part of her talk that I liked:


"What could be more deceptive than to entice women, young and old, you and me, to be so involved in ourselves, our looks, our clothes, our body shape and size that we lose sight of our divine identity and our ability to change the world through our virtuous influence? What could be more deceptive than to entice men -- young and old, holding the holy priesthood of God --to view seductive pornography and thus focus on flesh instead of faith, to be consumers of vice rather than guardians of virtue? The Book of Mormon relates the story of 2,000 young heros whose virtue and purity gave them the strength to defend their parents' covenants and their family's faith. Their virtue and commitment to be "true at all times" changed the world!"

She also says, "I testify that we will be enabled and strengthened not only to do hard things but to do ALL things. May we so live that we can be instruments in preparing the earth for HIS second coming, "that when he shall appear we shall be like him,...purified even as he is pure."


To read the whole article : http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-947-24,00.html