Modesty

So there has been this debate going on at BYU about what is modest and what is not.  On Valentine's day a girl who was wearing a shorter skirt with leggings was given a note by a guy and it was asking her to be more modest.  I didn't give much thought to this matter until my roommate and I were talking about this exact situation.  I started thinking about if I was the girl in this situation.  If someone told me that the way I was dressing was impacting them in a negative way, I would feel very uncomfortable with my outfit.  I don't want to be that girl that puts bad thoughts into a man's head.  We are told to stay away from gray areas, so why is it that so many people are trying to justify this whole leggings ordeal.  I don't want to be flirting with the edge of the cliff.  President Hinckley once said, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."  Choose today what you stand for; do you want to represent modesty or immodesty?  One giant step to becoming more virtuous is to get away from the gray areas!  Today, I choose to be 100% modest from here on out.  I want to be able to look at myself before I leave the house and feel comfortable and confident that I am modest and that no one will question my standards.  If you were to meet your maker today, would you feel comfortable in His presence? 

Family

How to be more virtuous:  Love your family! Trust them. They want to help you.  I can't even imagine going through this life without them.  The relationships we have and develop are what really matter.  I know that when times get hard I can turn to any single individual in my family.  This gives me greater strength than anything.  I know that not all family situations are ideal, but that doesn't mean they can't be!  YOU be the one to make a change!  Love them. Pray to love them.  You will literally see that love come into your life.  Write them a letter or an email, send them flowers on a rainy day, call to see how things are going, just let them know you care!  I know that those relationships will be strengthened by your personal effort.  Don't expect immediate responses, but believe there will be change.  Virtue is family.  Make a change today.  

You are loved

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGLSk3AVcUU
Something to remember :)

The little things

Hi, I'm Anna.  I'll be honest upfront, I am just me.  I am not a phenomenal writer but I have a lot to say.  I am no one extraordinary...but I do know that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.  I want to blog to add a little more beauty into the world.  We need to return to virtue.   “The world has enough [men and] women who are tough; we need [men and] women who are tender. There are enough [of us] who are coarse; we need [men and] women who are kind. There are enough [men and] women who are rude; we need [men and] women who are refined. We have enough [men and] women of fame and fortune; we need more [men and] women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.” -Margaret Nadauld.  All growing up, a scripture that I have always held strong to was Proverbs 31:10 - "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." I learned that rubies are even more valuable and rare than diamonds.  They are the most prized jewel.  I believe that if we choose to rise above the world and choose to be virtuous than we can accomplish a great deal of goodness. How does one choose virtue?  It's the little things every day that make a big difference.  I firmly believe that gratitude can help us return to virtue.  Today, I am grateful the sun is shining.