The title of this post is what our Relief Society lesson was on today. This part of it is really good, but if you want to read all of it, you can go here.
Elaine S. Dalton is who this talk is by:
Virtue is a prerequisite to entering the Lord’s holy temples and to receiving the Spirit’s guidance. Virtue “is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards.”6 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. President Monson has counseled: “You be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow. There is no friendship more valuable than your own clear conscience, your own moral cleanliness—and what a glorious feeling it is to know that you stand in your appointed place clean and with the confidence that you are worthy to do so.”7
The person giving the lesson also went over the virtues in Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley's book Stand For Something. I am going to pull that book out and reread it.
I am thankful for these reminders we have to strive to do better in our lives. It was a very inspiring lesson.
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