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.

Jesus Christ

 

 

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Edmund Burke

 

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

Albert Einstein

 

In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.

James E. Faust

 

 

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Haile Selassie

 

 

Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

Eric Burdon

 

(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.

 

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.

Ellen DeGeneres

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.

Melody Beattie

There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.

Phil Knight

We all find joy and radiance and a reason to move on even in the most dire of circumstances. Even in chaos and madness, there's still a beauty that comes from just the vibrancy of another human spirit.

Ishmael Beah

 

Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to find a way to live, to solve problems, to fend off madness and chaos.

David Cronenberg

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

Bob Dylan

 

 

I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that.

Brendan Fraser

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Deepak Chopra

 

 

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

Douglas Coupland

I'm interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom.

Jim Morrison

 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

I think chaos is disruption and disorder. 

Satan is the author of it, for he wants us to be confused and misdirected.
God never creates chaos. He creates peace. He might create distruction, but it is always for a reason. God is the master of Order which is the opposite of Chaos.

 

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:

 

 

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

Walt Whitman

 

 

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

Bruce Lee

 

There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy.

Lope de Vega

 

 

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

C. S. Lewis

 

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

Johann Sebastian Bach

 

 

Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.

Sai Baba

 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

I think glory means magnificence or honor. Glory is grand and beautiful.

Glory itself is unchanging, but I believe there are different degrees of glory. Just like light is light, the amount of light in a certain place is changeable.
God's Glory is the greatest. True Beauty is glory and virtue.
Glory, in the context of a verb, means to honor or praise.
I believe we should strive to create glorious things that testify of Christ.

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.

Audrey Hepburn

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

John Ray

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.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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.

Jawaharlal Nehru

People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

Dante Alighieri

The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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

Anne Roiphe

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

Khalil Gibran

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.

Habit

HAB'IT, n. [L. habitus, from habeo,to have to hold. See Have.]

1. Garb; dress; clothes or garments in general.

The scenes are old, the habits are the same,

We wore last year.

There are among the statues, several of Venus,

in different habits.

2. A coat worn by ladies over other garments.

3. State of any thing; implying some continuance or permanence; temperament or particular state of a body, formed by nature or induced by extraneous circumstances; as a costive or lax habit of body; a sanguine habit.

4. A disposition or condition of the mind or body acquired by custom or a frequent repetition of the same act. Habit is that which is held or retained, the effect of custom or frequent repetition. Hence we speak of good habits and bad habits. 

Frequent drinking of spirits leads to a habit of intemperance. We should endeavor to correct evil habits by a change of practice. A great point in the education of children, is to prevent the formation of bad habits.

Habit of plants, the general form or appearance, or the conformity of plants of the same kind in structure and growth.

HAB'IT, v.t. To dress; to clothe; to array.

They habited themselves like rural deities.

HAB'IT, v.t. To dwell; to inhabit.

SCRIPTURES/QUOTES:

 “We sow our thoughts, and we reap our actions; we sow our actions, and we reap our habits; we sow our habits, and we reap our characters; we sow our characters, and we reap our destiny.” (C. A. Hall, The Home Book of Quotations,New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1935, p. 845.)

We are not born into this world with fixed habits. Neither do we inherit a noble character. Instead, as children of God, we are given the privilege and opportunity of choosing which way of life we will follow—which habits we will form.

Someone has observed, “When a man boasts of his bad habits, you may rest assured they are the best he has.”

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1974/10/good-habits-develop-good-character?lang=eng

"Man's destined purpose is to conquer all habits, overcome the evil in him and to restore good to its rightful place."

Mahatama Ghandi

"The nature of men is always the same. It is their habits that separate them."

Confucius 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

To define habit, I would probably say it is a thought condition repetitively put into action. 

Outward habits originate from our thought habits. 

If we think about something more often then not, it is likely that it will become habitual. 

We have control of our thoughts and actions. Doing things that will help us have the right thoughts, and thinking thoughts that will help us have the right actions, is formula for forming good habits.

Through the Lord and the atonement we break bad habits and replace them with good ones. This is a recipe for becoming your very best self, for our habits make us who we are, and determine what our destiny is. 

Faithful

Faithful

FA'ITHFUL, adjective
1. Firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion.
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10.
2. Firmly adhering to duty; of true fidelity; loyal; true to allegiance; as a faithful subject.
3. constant in the performance of duties or services; exact in attending to commands; as a faithful servant.
4. Observant of compact, treaties, contracts, vows or other engagements; true to one's word. A government should be faithful to its treaties; individuals, to their word.
5. True; exact; in conformity to the letter and spirit; as a faithful execution of a will.
6. True to the marriage covenant; as a faithful wife or husband.
7. Conformable to truth; as a faithful narrative or representation.
8. Constant; not fickle; as a faithful lover or friend.
9. True; worthy of belief. 2 Timothy 2:2.


SCRIPTURES:

Matthew 25:23

• New Testament

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

Luke 16:10

• New Testament

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. 

Hebrews 3:2

• New Testament

Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 

Matthew 25:21

• New Testament

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

Psalms 119:86

• Old Testament

All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 

Psalms 119:138

• Old Testament

Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. 

JST, Revelation 1:5

• Joseph Smith Translation

Therefore, I, John, the faithful witness, bear record of the things which were delivered me of the angel, and from Jesus Christ the first begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. 

Proverbs 25:13

• Old Testament

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. 

JST, Luke 12:50

• Joseph Smith Translation

And they said, Who then is that faithful and wise servant? 

Psalms 101:6

• Old Testament

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 

D&C 62:6

• Doctrine and Covenants

Behold, I, the Lord, have brought you together that the promise might be fulfilled, that the faithful among you should be preserved and rejoice together in the land of Missouri. I, the Lord, promise the faithful and cannot lie. 

Titus 3:8

• New Testament

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 

1 Corinthians 7:25

• New Testament

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 

1 Thessalonians 5:24

• New Testament

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 

Proverbs 27:6

• Old Testament

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 


“A revelation I give unto you concerning my will; and if thou art faithful and walk in the paths of virtue before me, I will preserve thy life, and thou shalt receive an inheritance in Zion.” (D&C 25:2.)


QUOTES:

In very large measure each of us holds the key to the blessings of the Almighty upon us. If we wish the blessing, we must pay the price. A part of that price lies in being faithful. Faithful to what? Faithful to ourselves, to the very best that is within us. No woman can afford to demean herself, to belittle herself, to downgrade her abilities or her capacities. Let each be faithful to the great, divine attributes that are within her. Be faithful to the gospel. Be faithful to the Church. We have all about us those who are seeking to undermine it, to look for weaknesses in its early leaders, to find fault with its programs, to speak critically of it. I give you my testimony that it is the work of God, and those who speak against it are speaking against him.

Be faithful to him. He is the one true source of your strength. He is your Father in Heaven. He lives. He hears and answers prayers. Be faithful to God.

-Gordon B. Hinckley


The promised blessings of God to the faithful are glorious and inspiring. Among them are “thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths.”² And it takes more than a spiritual birth certificate or a “Child of God Membership Card” to qualify for these incomprehensible blessings.
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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The fire of the covenant will burn in the heart of every faithful member of this Church who shall worship and honorably hold a name and standing in the Lord’s holy house.

-David A. Bednar

To faithful souls who labor in His service, in whatever calling, Jesus gives the blessing of acting as His undershepherds, charged with nourishing the sheep of His pasture and the lambs of His fold. How do wise undershepherds fulfill that sacred responsibility with honor and energy, striving always to be true and faithful to the trust reposed in them? The scriptures provide the guidelines within which faithful servants carry out sacred tasks.

Faithful undershepherds nourish with the good word of God, as occurred in the “Zion Society” phase of Nephite history. Moroni wrote: “And after they had been received unto baptism, … they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God.” (Moro. 6:4.)

Faithful servants of the master use the scriptures to learn and teach the grand and glorious principles of salvation and exaltation.

-Alexander B. Morrison


PERSONAL DEFINITION:
To be faithful I believe means to be loyal, to follow your leader. Obedience and humility as well as being submissive fall into that category. If we accept Christ as our leader, and be faithful unto Him, we are promised eternal life. Faithfulness and competence go hand in hand. We need to be adequately equipped with the tools necessary to follow Him faithfully. We can see the Lord's path for us more clearly by seeking and applying knowledge, thus becoming more competent. We can't really follow someone if we don't know how!
As we diligently apply our acquired knowledge, it opens our view and we realize how following the Savior is a privilege. We earnestly desire to be His disciple, and as we become faithful we find fulfillment.

Competent

Competent

COMPETENT, adjective
1. Suitable; fit; convenient; hence, sufficient, that is, fit for the purpose; adequate; followed by to; as, competent supplies of food and clothing; a competent force; an army competent to the preservation of the kingdom or state; a competent knowledge of the world. This word usually implies a moderate supply, a sufficiency without superfluity.
2. Qualified; fit; having legal capacity or power; as a competent judge or court; a competent witness. In a judge or court, it implies right or authority to hear and determine; in a witness, it implies a legal right or capacity to testify.
3. Incident; belonging; having adequate power or right.
That is the privilege of the infinite author of things, who never slumbers nor sleeps, but is not competent to any finite being.
It is not competent to the defendant to alledge fraud in the plaintiff.




SCRIPTURES/QUOTES:


“The older generation has been raised without them, but there is another generation growing up. The revelations will be opened to them as to no other in the history of the world. Into their hands now are placed the sticks of Joseph and of Judah. They will develop a gospel scholarship beyond that which their forebears could achieve. They will have the testimony that Jesus is the Christ and be competent to proclaim Him and to defend Him.”
-Boyd K. Packer




 "It is good to be faithful, but it is better to be faithful and competent."
-President Lee

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Laurence J. Peter

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.

William Glasser

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

Orison Swett Marden

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.

Allan Bloom

The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.

George W. S. Trow

The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few who have groaned their way through to a competence, but in proportion to that overwhelming number of souls who carry cheer through life, they are as nothing - mere drops in the bucket.

Douglas Fairbanks

PERSONAL DEFINITION:
Words that come to mind: Able, eligible, fit for the cause, sufficient, good, enough, equipped, ready.
I think that to be competent means to do what you do with quality, thoroughly, well.
If you do something with competence, you are not doing it half-heartedly, it is a diligent effort.
I want to be more competent in my life by getting a deeper education, and applying and living what I know to be right. Just thinking about my goals minor effort, but actually accomplishing them, and accomplishing them well, that's competence!