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(9/22/01)
"I believe in the beauty of personal virtue. There is so much of
ugliness in the world in which we live. It is expressed in coarse
language, in sloppy dress and manners, in immoral behavior which mocks
the beauty of virtue and always leaves a scar. Each of us can and must
stand above this sordid and destructive evil, this ugly stain of
immorality." — Gordon B. Hinckley, "I
Believe," Ensign, August 1992, p. 4
(9/23/01)
"As I have traveled about the world this year, from Europe to the
Orient, and as I have come back to Salt Lake City, I have been made
aware that no matter where we live, God has created a world of much
beauty. We should each, now and then, stand still and contemplate his
wondrous works; perhaps in so doing we will begin to see life in its
eternal perspective." — Barbara B. Smith, "New
Lamps
for Old," Ensign, April 1976, p. 67
(9/24/01)
"When last did you observe a tiny rosebud form? Each day it develops
new and impressive character, more promise of beauty until it becomes
a majestic rose. You are one of the noblest of God’s creations. His
intent is that your life be gloriously beautiful regardless of your
circumstances. As you are grateful and obedient, you can become all
that God intends you to be." — Richard G. Scott, "Finding
Joy
in Life," Ensign, May 1996, p. 24
(9/25/01)
"If we are faithful and obedient while in this good and beautiful
world, we will later inherit 'a far better land of promise' (Alma
37:45), 'a city... whose builder and maker is God' (Heb.
11:10), a city within which are 'many mansions' (John
14:2–3)." — Neal A. Maxwell,
"For
I
Will Lead You Along," Ensign, May 1988, p. 9
(9/26/01)
"This is a glorious world in which we live. It was created by God
through his only Begotten Son, with its heavenly bodies and their
functions. The earth with its abundance of flowers, its adornment of
beautiful trees and shrubs; the majestic mountains; the mighty oceans;
the sun and its great functions; the stars and planets in the
heavens—yes, they are all the handiwork of God. All these things bid
us have joy. Man, however, is the greatest of all God’s creations. The
Lord God told Moses: 'This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass
the immortality and eternal life of man.' (Moses
1:39.) Man is God’s son, his daughter. All these other things
are just provisions for the accomplishment of his great purpose." —
Joseph Anderson, "The
Road
to Happiness," Ensign, May 1975, p. 31
12/1/05
"What a glorious thing is life, surrounded by the beauties of the
world in which we live. There is beauty in the mountains, the woods,
and the lakes. There is beauty in the sea with its never-ceasing
tides; beauty in the skies filled with fleecy clouds, in the sunshine
and in the rain; beauty in the morning, the day, and the night. As the
seasons come and go, we find beauty in the freshness of spring
bringing new life to all nature, and beauty in the glory of the
summer. Autumn ushers in an array of color before the silent winter
brings its blanket of white. There is beauty everywhere if we look for
the beautiful." - Howard W. Hunter, "Conference Report," April 1970,
First Day—Morning Meeting, p.7
2/9/07
"Has the Lord supplied mankind with beauty? Anyone who doubts it need
only to open his eyes to the sunrise and the sunset and his ears to
the sound of rain and wind, to marvel at the colors of the flowers and
the rainbow, to perceive the variety in the scenery of the desert and
the forest, the fields of grain, the mountains, rivers, and oceans. At
this time of year we are beginning to thrill with the new life of
springtime, and as we lose ourselves in the teeming life about us, we
become a part of it.
"All the earth, with no sterility in it, gladdens the heart. In our
concern as our brothers keeper, we can help one another understand the
gift of beauty which is ours. Let us take the time to see and to feel
and to enjoy all that God has created for us." - John H. Vandenberg, "My
Brothers Keeper," Ensign (CR), June 1971, p.63
3/11/07
"Enrich your life with the beauty around you. There is such an
abundance of it: the resplendent breaking dawn welcoming a fresh new
day, the abundant arms of a blue spruce adorned with golden medallions
from adjacent aspen, shimmering ripples in a mountain lake transformed
by the brilliant sun, a hushed stillness of a forest glen bathed in
moonlight, the exuberance of a child at play and the love in his
mothers eyes. 'Rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks.' (D&C
98:1; see 1
Thes. 5:16.) 'And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness
shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added
unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.' (D&C
78:19.)" - Richard G. Scott, "He
Lives," Ensign (CR), November 1999, p.87
10/3/07
"I want to mention a sensitivity to beauty as vital to real joy. If
you want to be really happy, learn to be sensitive to beauty; to
poetry; to trees; to the great Western scenes; to God's great
creations; to what goes on in the street and the kitchen, as well as
in the sky and on the tree trunk; to the out-of-doors; to things that
live." - Marion D. Hanks, "How To Be Happy," October 18, 1961, "BYU
Speeches of the Year," 1961, p.7
3/15/08
"A
spiritual-minded man is observant of the beauty in the world around
him. As the earth was organized, the Lord saw that 'it
was good.' Then, 'It
was very good.' (Gen.
1:4, 31.) It pleases our Father in Heaven when we,
also, pause to note the beauty of our environment, which we will
naturally do as we become more spiritually sensitive. Our awareness of
grand music, literature, and sublime art is often a natural product of
spiritual maturity. In poetic allusion to the theophany of Moses and
the burning bush, Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, 'Earth's
crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; And only he
who sees takes off his shoes.' (In
John Bartlett, "Familiar Quotations," 11th ed. (1937), 4)" - Douglas
L. Callister, "Seeking
the Spirit of God,"
Ensign (CR), November 2000, p.30
9/9/12
By seeking the Lord through prayer and through his holy scriptures, we
learn to look for the beautiful and to develop positive attitudes. We
achieve guidance in the building of our foundations and our lives.
As we live righteous and unselfish lives, the Spirit of the Lord
enters our souls and then radiates from us. We become beautiful, even
as a holy temple is beautiful. And as missionaries we can help others
to become beautiful. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of
him that bringeth good tidings.” (Isa.
52:7, Mosiah
12:21, 3
Ne. 20:40.) - Keith W. Wilcox, "Look
for the Beautiful," Ensign (CR) May 1985
3/27/2014
Not long ago, President Gordon B. Hinckley, in a commencement address
at BYU—Hawaii, admonished graduates to “stop seeking out the storms
and enjoy more fully the sunlight.” (Church News, 3 July 1983, p. 10.)
He pointed out that we can be negative and look for the ugly in life
and the faults and failings of those around us, or we can develop
positive attitudes and see the beautiful in life and the good, the
strong, the decent, and the virtuous in people, which brings joy and
happiness. It is a matter of attitude. - Keith W. Wilcox, “Look
for the Beautiful,” Ensign (CR) May 1985
7/25/14
Men
and women in all parts of the world have a desperate need to take
time from their demanding routines of everyday life and to quietly
observe God’s miracles taking place all around them. Think of what
would happen if all of us took time to look carefully at the wonders
of nature that surround us and devoted ourselves to learning more
about this world that God created for us! - M.
Russell Ballard, “God’s
Love for His Children,” Ensign (CR) May 1988
9/13/15
Socrates was a very homely man, and he prayed to the Lord and said,
"Make me beautiful within." We have all seen plain people who have
been made beautiful by the working of a radiant spirituality. A
godly spirit will make the plainest body beautiful. Great mental and
spiritual qualities transform our bodies into their likeness. - Sterling
W. Sill, "To
Die Well," Ensign (CR), November 1976, p. 46
5/18/16
Members of the Church are to seek after loveliness. We do not seek a
veneer painted on by a worldly brush but the pure, innate beauty
that God has planted in our souls. We should seek after those things
that endow higher thoughts and finer impulses. - James
E. Faust, "We
Seek After These Things," Ensign (CR), May 1998, p.43
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