Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Mother

MOTHERnoun [Latin mater, mother; matrix, the womb; materia, matter, stuff, materials of which any thing is made. We observe that in some other languages, as well as in English, the same word signifies a female parent, and the thick slime formed in vinegar; and in all the languages of Europe here cited, the orthography is nearly the same as that of mud and matter. The question then occurs whether the name of a female parent originated in a word expressing matter, mold; either the soil of the earth, as the producer, or the like substance, when shaped and fitted as a mold for castings; or whether the name is connected with the opinion that the earth is the mother of all productions; whence the word mother-earth. We are informed by a fragment of Sanchoniathon, that the ancient Phenicians considered mud to be the substance from which all things were formed. See Mud. The word matter is evidently from the Ar. madda, to secrete, eject or discharge a purulent substance; and I think cannot have any direct connection with mud. But in the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, the same word madre signified mother and a mold for castings; and the northern languages, particularly the German and Danish, seem to establish the fact that the proper sense of mother is matrix. Hence mother of pearl, the matrix of pearl. If this word had its origin in the name of the earth used for the forms of castings, it would not be a singular fact; for our word mold, in this sense, I suppose to be so named from mold, fine earth. The question remains sub judice.]

1. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child; correlative to son or daughter.

2. That which has produced any thing.

Alas, poor country! it cannot

Be called our mother but our grave.

So our native land is called mother country, and a plant from which a slip or cion is taken, is called the mother plant. In this use, mother may be considered as an adjective.

3. That which has preceded in time; the oldest or chief of any thing; as a mother-church.

4. Hysterical passion. [Not used.]

5. A familiar term of address or appellation of an old woman or matron.

6. An appellation given to a woman who exercises care and tenderness towards another, or gives parental advice; as when one says, ' a woman has been a mother to me.'

7. A thick slimy substance concreted in liquors, particularly in vinegar, very different from scum or common lees.

MOTHER of pearl, noun The matrix of pearl; the shell in which pearls are generated; a species of Mytilus or Mussel.

MOTHER of thyme, noun A plant of the genus Thymus.

MOTHERadjective Native; natural; received by birth; as mother-wit.

1. Native; vernacular; received from parents or ancestors; as mother-tongue.

MOTHERverb intransitive To concrete, as the thick matter of liquors.

MOTHERverb transitive To adopt as a son or daughter.

QUOTES:

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.

George Washington


The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Jessica Lange

To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.

James E. Faust

 SCRIPTURES:

Exodus 20

12 ¶Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Proverbs 15:

20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Alma 57

21 Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; and I did remember the words which they said unto me that their mothers had taught them.

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

I think mother means someone who creates. They nurture and love. 

I asked my Mom if she ever got tired of being a mom, and she said "No, being a mother is the happiest calling in life."

I think the reason it is so hard, and yet fulfilling is because once you become a mother you sacrifice so much for someone that your capacity to love increases dramatically. The more depth of love you have, the more your life is full of purpose.



Happiness

(My notes will have a little @ by them.)

HAP'PINESSnoun [from happy.] The agreeable sensations which spring from the enjoyment of good; that state of a being in which his desires are gratified, by the enjoyment of pleasure without pain; felicity; but happinessusually expresses less than felicity, and felicity less than bliss. happiness is comparative. To a person distressed with pain, relief from that pain affords happiness; in other cases we give the name happiness to positive pleasure or an excitement of agreeable sensations. happiness therefore admits of indefinite degrees of increase in enjoyment, or gratification of desires. Perfect happiness or pleasure unalloyed with pain, is not attainable in this life.

2. Good luck; good fortune.

3. Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace.

For there's a happiness as well as care.

QUOTES:

~Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

Omar Khayyam

@I think this is talking about being grateful in the moment, which I think is really important when you're trying to live a joyful life.

~I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

Martha Washington

@Happiness comes when you do your best with the best you have.

~Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Mahatma Gandhi

@When your thoughts and actions are combined in one purpose for good, you can be happy.

~True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

@I think you can be happy when you accomplish something, or do something to better the world.


SCRIPTURES:

Psalms 128

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

@Working towards a righteous cause will bring joyous rewards.

Proverbs 3

13 ¶Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

@Active learning brings joy.

Proverbs 16

20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

@You can find peace and joy when you put yourself fully in the Lord's hands. 

Romans 14

22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

@Have faith in the atonement and don't beat yourself up over what mistakes you made.


PERSONAL DEFINITION:

 There are kind of two versions of happiness. One is, pain free, pleasure, ease, comfort, relief, enjoyment, and kind of just fulfillment of carnal desires.

But in the scriptures, there's more to it. It's more of joy, obedience, righteousness, grace, love, trust, hope. It is more connected with keeping the commandments and it's like a fulfillment for spiritual desires.

I think another big part of true happiness (or joy) is gratitude.

Being ungrateful will always lead to feeling of anger, discontentment, and it drives the spirit away. Gratitude is showing God through word and deed that you appreciate what He has given you. So it includes being righteous and having a good attitude.

You can choose lasting happiness with your mind and actions. Choose to have the spirit.


Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Fear

Fear
FEAR, noun [See the Verb.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning with the most moderate degree, may be thus expressed, fear dread, terror, fright. fear is accompanied with a desire to avoid or ward off the expected evil. fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
FEAR is the passion of our nature which excites us to provide for our security, on the approach of evil.
2. Anxiety; solicitude.
The principal fear was for the holy temple.
3. The cause of fear
Thy angel becomes a fear
4. The object of fear
Except the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me. Genesis 31:42.
5. Something set or hung up to terrify wild animals, by its color or noise. Isaiah 24:17. Jeremiah 48:43.
6. In scripture, fear is used to express a filial or a slavish passion. In good men, the fear of God is a holy awe or reverence of God and his laws, which springs from a just view and real love of the divine character, leading the subjects of it to hate and shun every thing that can offend such a holy being, and inclining them to aim at perfect obedience. This is filial fear
I will put my fear in their hearts. Jeremiah 32:39.
Slavish fear is the effect or consequence of guilt; it is the painful apprehension of merited punishment. Romans 8:15.
The love of God casteth out fear 1 John 4:1.
7. The worship of God.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalms 34:7.
8. The law and word of God.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever. Psalms 19:9.
9. Reverence; respect; due regard.
Render to all their dues; fear to whom fear Romans 13:7.
FEAR, verb transitive [Latin vereor.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of some impending evil; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotions of alarm or solicitude. We fear the approach of an enemy or of a storm. We have reason to fear the punishment of our sins.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Psa 23.
2. To reverence; to have a reverential awe; to venerate.
This do, and live:for I fear God. Genesis 42:18.
3. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach by fear or by a scarecrow. [This seems to be the primary meaning, but now obsolete.]
We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey.
FEAR, verb intransitive To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3.
FEAR not, Abram:I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Gen 15.
FEAR, noun A companion. [Not in use. See Peer.]

SCRIPTURES:

Fear

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
can have two meanings: (1) to fear God is to feel reverence and awe for him and to obey his commandments; (2) to fear man, mortal dangers, pain, and evil is to be afraid of such things and to dread them. 


Luke 12:5

  • New Testament
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 

1 John 4:18

  • New Testament
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 


Exodus 20:20

  • Old Testament
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 

Psalms 22:23

  • Old Testament
Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 


Psalms 34:9

  • Old Testament
O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 

Matthew 10:28

  • New Testament
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 


Numbers 14:9

  • Old Testament
Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not. 

QUOTES:

PERSONAL DEFINITION:
Fear is an expectation of bad. Mortal fear is associated with sin. Fear of man is derived from pride and cowardliness. Fear is the opposite of faith. When you have nothing to trust in, that causes you to be afraid.
But there is also a Godly fear. When it tells you to "fear" God in the scriptures, it is telling you to love and reverence Him. Love casts out fear. So, fear the Lord and you wont be afraid. :)

Friday, April 3, 2015

Instrument

instrument

IN'STRUMENT, n. [L. instrumentum, from instruo, to prepare; that which is prepared.]
1. A tool; that by which work is performed or any thing is effected; as a knife, a hammer, a saw, a plow, &c. Swords, muskets and cannon are instruments of destruction. A telescope is an astronomical instrument.

2. That which is subservient to the execution of a plan or purpose, or to the production of any effect; means used or contributing to an effect; applicable to persons or things. Bad men are often instruments of ruin to others. The distribution of the Scriptures may be the instrument of a vastly extensive reformation in morals and religion.

3. An artificial machine or body constructed for yielding harmonious sounds; as an organ, a harpsichord, a violin, or flute, &c., which are called musical instruments, or instruments of music.

4. In law, a writing containing the terms of a contract, as a deed of conveyance, a grant, a patent, an indenture, &c.; in general, a writing by which some fact is recorded for evidence, or some right conveyed.

5. A person who acts for another, or is employed by another for a special purpose, and if the purpose is dishonorable, the term implies degradation or meanness.







SCRIPTURES:

Alma 1:8

  • Book of Mormon
Now the name of the man was Gideon; and it was he who was an instrument in the hands of God in delivering the people of Limhi out of bondage. 

Alma 29:9

  • Book of Mormon
I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy. 

Alma 2:30

  • Book of Mormon
And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of God, being exercised with much faith, cried, saying: O Lord, have mercy and spare my life, that I may be an instrument in thy hands to save and preserve this people. 

Mosiah 23:10

  • Book of Mormon
Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his truth. 

Alma 17:11

  • Book of Mormon
And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls. 


2 Nephi 3:24
 24 And there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of God, with exceeding faith, to work mighty wonders, and do that thing which is great in the sight of God, unto the bringing to pass much restoration unto the house of Israel, and unto the seed of thy brethren.


QUOTES:


PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I believe an instrument is a tool. A creation designed for bringing about some purpose. It is a thing made to do something.
I think we are all instruments. We were made to do something great. If we let the Lord be our tool master, we can be confident in our faith and know that God will create powerful things through us.




Friday, March 20, 2015

Evil

Evil
E'VIL, adjective e'vl. [Heb. to be unjust or injurious, to defraud.]
1. Having bad qualities of a natural kind; mischievous; having qualities which tend to injury, or to produce mischief.
Some evil beast hath devoured him. Genesis 37:2.
2. Having bad qualities of a moral kind; wicked; corrupt; perverse; wrong; as evil thoughts; evil deeds; evil speaking; an evil generation.
3. Unfortunate; unhappy; producing sorrow, distress, injury or calamity; as evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.
E'VIL, noun evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.
Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.
There are also evils called civil, which affect injuriously the peace or prosperity of a city or state; and political evils, which injure a nation, in its public capacity.
All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.
2. Misfortune; mischief; injury.
There shall no evil befall thee. Psalms 91:10.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Proverbs 22:3.
3. Depravity; corruption of heart, or disposition to commit wickedness; malignity.
The heart of the sons of men is full of evil Ecclesiastes 9:3.
4. Malady; as the king's evil or scrophula.
E'VIL, adverb [generally contracted to ill.]
1. Not well; not with justice or propriety; unsuitable.
Evil it beseems thee.
2. Not virtuously; not innocently.
3. Not happily; unfortunately.
It went evil with his house.
4. Injuriously; not kindly.
The Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us.
In composition, evil denoting something bad or wrong, is often contracted to ill.

SCRIPTURES:

Luke 6:45

  • New Testament
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 

James 4:11

  • New Testament
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 

Jeremiah 26:3

  • Old Testament
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 

3 John 1:11

  • New Testament
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 


Alma 29:5

  • Book of Mormon
Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience. 

Matthew 12:35

  • New Testament
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 

1 Thessalonians 5:15

  • New Testament
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 

Jeremiah 9:3

  • Old Testament
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. 

Romans 12:17

  • New Testament
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

1 Peter 3:9

  • New Testament
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 

Ezekiel 7:5

  • Old Testament
Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 

Romans 12:21

  • New Testament
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

Proverbs 17:13

  • Old Testament
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 

Isaiah 5:20

  • Old Testament
¶Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 

Jeremiah 23:22

  • Old Testament
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 

Jeremiah 25:5

  • Old Testament
They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 

John 18:23

  • New Testament
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 

Proverbs 8:13

  • Old Testament
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 


Evil Spirits

  • The Guide to the Scriptures

Evil Speaking

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
Saying things that are wrong, hurtful, and wicked. Often in scripture such speaking is directed at a person with the specific intent to cause pain.






QUOTES:
 As we increase our understanding and love for the Savior, His light will illuminate
everything around us. We will then see evil for what it is.
-Neil A Maxwel

You were entrusted to come to the earth in these last days to do again what you
did before—to once again choose good over evil
-James J. Hamula

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
 
(The Joker is a good description of evil).
 
 
 
 
PERSONAL DEFINITION:
Evil is bad. It is the disruption of peace and goodness. 
Someone who is evil has completely turned their back on God, and has let Satan take over their lives.
We all have the knowledge of good and evil inside of us, because we are mortal. 
The Holy Ghost is a great light for us to trust in times of indecision or doubt.
We all have a choice every moment between good and evil.
We have constant voices inside our heads. The Holy Spirit, and the evil spirits. Our actions determine which voice will overrule.
 

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Chaos

Chaos
CHAOS, noun
1. That confusion, or confused mass, in which matter is supposed to have existed, before it was separated into its different kinds and reduced to order, by the creating power of God. Rudis, indigestaque moles.
2. Any mixed mass, without due form or order; as a chaos of materials.
3. Confusion; disorder; a state in which the parts are undistinguished.

 SCRIPTURES:

1 Corinthians 14:33

  • New Testament
For God is not the aauthor of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 


James 3:16

  • New Testament
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 


Psalms 71:1

  • Old Testament
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion


D&C 132:8

  • Doctrine and Covenants
Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion


QUOTES:


We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all want to be happy.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Glory

GLO'RY, n. [L. gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. Glory, then, is brightness, splendor. The L. floreo, to blossom, to flower, to flourish, is probably of the same family.]
1. Brightness; luster; splendor.
The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory,when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory. 2 Pet.1.
In this passage of Peter, the latter word glory refers to the visible splendor or bright cloud that overshadowed Christ at his transfiguration. The former word glory, though the same in the original, is to be understood in a figurative sense.
2. Splendor; magnificence.
Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one
of these. Matt.vi.
3. The circle of rays surrounding the head of a figure in painting.
4. Praise ascribed in adoration; honor.
Glory to God in the highest. Luke 2.
5. Honor; praise; fame; renown; celebrity. The hero pants for glory in the field. It was the glory of Howard to relieve the wretched.
6. The felicity of heaven prepared for the children of God; celestial bliss.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,and afterwards receive me to glory. Ps.73.
7. In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it.
The glory is departed from Israel. 1 Sam.4.
8. The divine perfections or excellence.
The heavens declare the glory of God. Ps.19.
9. Honorable representation of God. 1 Cor. 11.8. 10. Distinguished honor or ornament; that which honors or makes renowned; that of which one may boast.
Babylon, the glory of kingdoms. Is.13. 11. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; as vain glory. 12. Generous pride.GLO'RY, v.i. [L. glorior, from gloria.] To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name. Ps.105. 1 Chron. 16.
1. To boast; to be proud of.
No one should glory in his prosperity.
SCRIPTURES:

2 Nephi 33:6

  • Book of Mormon
I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell. 

Jeremiah 9:23

  • Old Testament
¶Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 

2 Corinthians 3:18

  • New Testament
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 

1 Corinthians 15:41

  • New Testament
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory

JST, John 1:14

  • Joseph Smith Translation
And the same word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Proverbs 25:27

  • Old Testament
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory

Alma 29:9

  • Book of Mormon
I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy. 

JST, Revelation 1:6

  • Joseph Smith Translation
And unto him who loved us, be glory; who washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, his Father. To him be glory and dominion, forever and ever. Amen. 

D&C 88:24

  • Doctrine and Covenants
And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory

D&C 76:81

  • Doctrine and Covenants
And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament. 

D&C 76:98

  • Doctrine and Covenants
And the glory of the telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from another in glory in the telestial world; 

D&C 130:2

  • Doctrine and Covenants
And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy. 

2 Corinthians 11:30

  • New Testament
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. 

John 7:18

  • New Testament
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 

2 Corinthians 11:18

  • New Testament
Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 

2 Corinthians 12:5

  • New Testament
Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. 

2 Corinthians 3:10

  • New Testament
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 
 

Terrestrial Glory

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
The second of the three degrees of glory in which people will dwell after the final judgment. 

Degrees of Glory

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
Differing kingdoms in heaven. At the final judgment, each person will be assigned to an eternal dwelling place in a specific kingdom of glory, except those who are sons of Perdition. 

Celestial Glory

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
The highest of the three degrees of glory that a person can attain after this life. Here the righteous will dwell in the presence of God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. 

Telestial Glory

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
The lowest of the three degrees of glory in which people will dwell after the final judgment. 

Glory

  • The Guide to the Scriptures
In the scriptures, glory often refers to God’s light and truth. It may also refer to praise or honor and to a certain condition of eternal life or to the glory of God. 
QUOTES:
 
Download or publish quotes picture from Confucius quote about glory.
 

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Beauty

Beauty
BEAU'TY, noun bu'ty.
1. An assemblage of graces, or an assemblage of properties in the form of the person or any other object, which pleases the eye. In the person, due proportion or symmetry of parts constitutes the most essential property to which we annex the term beauty In the face, the regularity and symmetry of the features, the color of the skin, the expression of the eye, are among the principal properties which constitute beauty But as it is hardly possible to define all the properties which constitute beauty we may observe in general, that beauty consists in whatever pleases the eye of the beholder, whether in the human body, in a tree, in a landscape, or in any other object.
Beauty is intrinsic, and perceived by the eye at first view, or relative, to perceive which the aid of the understanding and reflection is requisite. Thus, the beauty of a machine is not perceived, till we understand its uses, and adaptation to its purpose. This is called the beauty of utility. By any easy transition, the word beauty is used to express what is pleasing to the other senses, or to the understanding. Thus we say, the beauty of a thought, of a remark, of sound, etc.
So beauty armed with virtue, bows the soul
With a commanding, but a sweet control.
2. A particular grace, feature or ornament; any particular thing which is beautiful and pleasing; as the beauties of nature.
3. A particular excellence, or a part which surpasses in excellence that with which it is united; as the beauties of an author.
4. A beautiful person, In scripture, the chief dignity or ornament. 2 Samuel 1:19.
5. In the arts, symmetry of parts; harmony; justness of composition.
6. Joy and gladness. Isaiah 61:3. Order, prosperity, peace, holiness, Ezekiel 26:1.
BEAU'TY, verb transitive bu'ty. To adorn; to beautify or embellish. obsolete

SCRIPTURES:

D&C 42:40

  • Doctrine and Covenants
And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain, and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands; 



Ezekiel 27:4

  • Old Testament
Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty

Ezekiel 27:11

  • Old Testament
The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 

Ezekiel 31:8

  • Old Testament
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty

1 Nephi 11:8

  • Book of Mormon
And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow. 

1 Chronicles 16:29

  • Old Testament
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 

Proverbs 31:30

  • Old Testament
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. 

Esther 1:11

  • Old Testament
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 

Isaiah 28:5

  • Old Testament
¶In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, 



Mosiah 14:2

  • Book of Mormon
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him. 

2 Chronicles 3:6

  • Old Testament
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim. 

Psalms 96:6

  • Old Testament
Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 

Psalms 96:9

  • Old Testament
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. 

Isaiah 33:17

  • Old Testament
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. 

2 Nephi 23:19

  • Book of Mormon
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 

2 Samuel 1:19

  • Old Testament
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 

Job 40:10

  • Old Testament
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty

Psalms 50:2

  • Old Testament
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 

Psalms 90:17

  • Old Testament
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 



Lamentations 1:6

  • Old Testament
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. 

Lamentations 2:1

  • Old Testament
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! 


QUOTES:
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.



We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.




A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.


PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I think beauty means something that is pleasing or uplifting to the beholder. Something that is beautiful brings a sense of awe or adoration. We should strive to create beautiful things, and become beautiful people in Heavenly Father's eyes.
What is beautiful to the world, is not always beautiful to God. True beauty is virtuous, not lustful.
I think beauty can vary from person to person. What is beautiful to one, may be strange to another. God knows all truth, so His definition of beauty is probably the most undefiled. We aim to become HIS definition of beauty, which is unflawed and perfect. Through Christ we can become wholly beautiful.

Ok, so as I've studied beauty, my definition has somewhat changed.
True Beauty is unchanging, but the perception of it is.  The more in tune we are with the spirit, the more we are able to recognize beauty. God defines beauty.
There is a difference between something beautiful and something attractive. Attraction is more derived by interest which is more self centered. You get interested in something if it might be beneficial to your. Beauty only feeds the soul.  

I think that everyone has a little bit of divine inside of them, so we can all recognize true beauty as children of God. When we see something beautiful, it sparks a bit of remembrance and points us a little more toward heaven.