Sister Elaine S. Dalton, the President of the Young Women organization shared a video I'd like to show you that I hope you'll pay close attention to.
http://broadcast2.lds.org/mormon-messages-for-youth/2012-01-009-deep-beauty-1000k-eng.mp4?download=true
Young women, look into the mirror of eternity. Remember who you are! See
yourself as our Heavenly Father sees you. You are elect. You are of
noble birth. Don’t compromise your divine inheritance. You were born to
be a queen.
Because we are all daughters of our Father in Heaven, we are born to be queens! What do you think of when you picture a queen? I think of someone who is regal, majestic. I also think of Esther who was an example to her people and the people of her kingdom.
In your Faith in God booklets you make a promise as part of completing that program: (Do you have your booklets with you? Turn to the back.)
http://www.lds.org/manual/faith-in-god-for-girls/my-gospel-standards?lang=eng The fourth and fifth items from the bottom are very important! What does it say?
I promise....
I will keep my mind and body sacred and pure, and I will not partake of things that are harmful to me.
I will dress modestly to show respect for Heavenly Father and myself.
I want you to know that Heavenly Father loves you SO MUCH~ He's set guidelines for us to follow so we may become QUEENS!
I love Almond Joys. How many of you do too? What is the best part of the Almond Joy???....the
Almond! How can we then relate that to us? Like an Almond Joy, we
have The Spirit that our Heavenly Father gave us that can stand out and
be the best part of who we are. But like the Almond in the candy bar, (Pull the almond off and eat it) it can be very easy to lose that spirit that is such a vital part of who we are. We will many times be examples to those around us. Where have you been an example of what the Lord wants you to do?
What does it mean to be Modest?
“Modesty is an attitude of humility and decency in dress, grooming,
language, and behavior. If you are modest, you do not draw undue
attention to yourself. Instead, you seek to ‘glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit’ (1 Corinthians 6:20; see also verse 19)” (True to the Faith, 106).
How can I know if what I am wearing is appropriate?
“If you are unsure about whether your dress or grooming is modest, ask
yourself, ‘Would I feel comfortable with my appearance if I were in the
Lord’s presence?’ ” (True to the Faith, 106).
Besides wearing modest clothing, what other standards are there for personal dress & grooming?
“In addition to avoiding clothing that is revealing, you should avoid
extremes in clothing, appearance, and hairstyle. In dress, grooming, and
manners, always be neat and clean, never sloppy or inappropriately
casual. Do not disfigure yourself with tattoos or body piercings. If you
are a woman and you desire to have your ears pierced, wear only one
pair of modest earrings” (True to the Faith, 107).
Sister Patten will talk more about how you should dress modestly the next Activity Day. I wanted to focus on how we can be modest in the styles we choose for our hair, nails, etc.
Take a look at these pictures:
Haven't they done a good job?????
What about these?
(http://www.beauty-advices.com/useful-teen-makeup-tips/)
I'll admit, I used some pretty extreme examples. But I wanted you to see how clean the second set look compared to the first.
When I was twelve, my mom took me to the mall and had a family friend who worked as a makeup artist, show me how to apply makeup. One of the best things she showed me was something like this:
She then recommended some colors that were right for me and did one side of my face and let me try on the other.
These charts are fun because you can try different looks on paper before you try them on yourself!
I think we all know how to care for our hair, but one of the things I have more requests for as a stylist is how to style hair.
Where you will be starting school soon it can sometimes be fun to try new styles. Here are a few that I do often....
I don't think a lot of us think about our hands being modest. Do you?
Again, it's extreme. But we don't have to have a french manicure to be modest. We can still have a little fun:
Just so long as we follow: In dress, grooming, and
manners, always be neat and clean, never sloppy or inappropriately
casual. Do not disfigure yourself....and avoid extremes.
I want you to know we are daughters of our Heavenly Father and we are truly Queens-In-Training! I love you and hope that if you have questions you come ask me or one of your other leaders!
Let's have some fun! Fingernail Polish is here if you want to do each others manicure or I can show you a few hairstyles.
