"Our True Identity"
Keeping with our week’s theme of true and inner beauty, following is a video that includes parts of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s talk, “The Reflection in the Water.” Using Hans Christian Andersen’s story, “The Ugly Duckling” he urges us to remember who we really are — “glorious sons and daughters of Almighty God” — and remember our true worth and value. Faith in God and His plan and His love can help us see beyond our own...
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Yesterday, we shared links to the “Recapturing Beauty” campaign. Today, we wanted to highlight the 10-day Challenge that all women are invited to take. (Actually, it’s a nine-day challenge since we won’t be able to attend the event for Day 10 that already occurred.) The challenges range from taking a break from the media to taking time to exercise just for pleasure to “spend time getting ready on the inside.” Be sure to have a journal handy as well. If you...
Read More“Recapturing Beauty” Campaign
Women’s Services and Resources on the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus is running a campaign — called “Recapturing Beauty” — this semester to help women “shift our attitudes about beauty away from those promoted in popular culture.” The campaign started with a kickoff gathering where Stephanie Nielsen (also known as NieNie) spoke. They expected 1,000 attendees; 3,000 people attended! To hear clips of Stephanie’s talk and to find out more...
Read MoreTrue Beauty
I’ve never been the kinda women that looks like what you see on all the beauty magazines. In truth, I tend to feel like a daisy amongst rose after rose after rose. And that’s okay. Because I’m just as Heavenly Father made me to be. I think too often, we as ladies, when we get up in the mornings, we look at ourselves in the mirror with the intention of finding what we need to fix or correct, and not acknowledge seeing the beauty that is there by simply being who we are....
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