Songs of Truth

A few girls including myself are participating in the "New Beginnings" choir which my stake is in charge of this year. New Beginnings is a meeting where the girls who will be joining the Young Women Program this year come to see what Young Women is really about. Well, we'll be singing a few songs that evening and the messages of those songs are truly touching.

"Beauty is character is the ultimate achievement." ~ Obert C. Tanner

Beauty Is...
                Beauty is found in the girl who believes in the power of her divinity. The light in her eyes shows her goodness inside. She is honest and kind at all times. When you care more about living the way Christ did; that's when you'll know what beauty is. Just like a temple that shines, cared for on the outside. The beauty within the doors is the thing that matters a million times more. So magnify the holiness within you. Let purity dwell inside.

"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light until all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." ~ Matthew 5: 14-16

Light on a Hill...
                       You are just one light in the darkness traveling by faith. But just one light is hope to the ones who've lost their way. You are a light on a hill, it cannot be hidden cannot be still. Sharing His light 'til the whole world is filled. You are a light on a hill. In a world that's lost and lonely, heaven works through you. Bringing hope to those who are searching for the truth.

"It is up to you to decide that you will "arise and shine forth." I believe that as you awake and arise, your light will be a standard to the nations, but I also believe your standards will be a light to the nations. You are set part. You distinguished yourselves in the premortal existence. Your lineage carries with it a covenant and promises...By the way you live the gosepl, you reflect His light. Your example will have a powerful effect for good on the earth. 'Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations' is a call to each of you. It is a call to move to higher ground. It is a call to leadership -- to lead out in decency, purity, modesty, and holiness. It is a call to share this light with others. It is time to "arise and shine forth." ~Elaine Dalton

Arise and Shine Forth...
                                   Born as daughters of a royal birth, noble spirits of eternal worth. Each to Him is known, each He calls His own. We'll strive to fill the role of our creation, rise to be a standard for the nations. We will find the light and hold it for the world to see. Live to be the daughter we were meant to be. We are precious in His sight, sent to be the childer of light. Arise, arise and riase the torch. Arise, arise, arise and shine forth.