virtuous
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies (Proverbs 31:10).
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Virtue “is a pattern of thought and behavior
based on high moral standards.”
It encompasses chastity and moral purity. 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 virtus 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."
[.] VIR'TUOUS, a. [.] 1. Morally good; acting in conformity to the moral law; practicing the moral duties, and abstaining from vice; as a virtuous man. [.] 2. Being in conformity to the moral or divine law; as a virtuous action; a virtuous life. [.]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies (Proverbs 31:10).
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Virtue “is a pattern of thought and behavior
based on high moral standards.”
It encompasses chastity and moral purity. 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 virtus 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."
Could
it be that we have been slowly desensitized into thinking that high
moral standards are old-fashioned and not relevant or important in
today’s society?
Could it be that we have been deceived by false role models and
persuasive media messages that cause us to forget our divine identity?
Are we...being poisoned by degrees?
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 heroes 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! Sister Elaine S. Dalton, A Return to Virtue
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Virtue
- Thou art a virtuous woman:Ruth 3:11;
- He that has clean hands and a pure heart shall stand in the Lord’s holy place:Ps. 24:3–4;
- A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:Prov. 12:4;
- The price of a virtuous woman is far above rubies:Prov. 31:10–31;
- Add to your faith virtue:2 Pet. 1:5; ( D&C 4:6; )
- Try the virtue of the word of God:Alma 31:5;
- Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly:D&C 121:45;
- We believe in being virtuous:A of F 1:13; ( Philip. 4:8; )
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