Virtue is Purity

We were thrilled by the magnificent General Young Women's Meeting, broadcast from Salt Lake City last Saturday evening. A choir of young women sang so divinely, and looked as beautiful as they sang. I experienced fleeting feelings of almost wanting to go back in time and begin at age 12 again!
This past year we were cheering as YW General President, Elaine Dalton called for a, "return to virtue." Virtue has been added to the list of YW Values, symbolically represented by the color gold. She explained, "Gold is pure. It shines. It is soft, not harsh or brash. It is precious. Gold must be refined. As you live a pure and virtuous life, you will be refined by your life's experiences, and as you trust in the Lord and draw closer to Him, He will make your hearts as gold."
Sister Dalton took me "down memory lane," when she showed her bandalo from YW. She told how we were asked to choose a symbol of purity and sew it on our bandalo. She chose a white rose because roses become more beautiful as they grow and blossom, and she chose the color white for purity. I remember choosing a white orchid because they were extremely rare and delicate.
A wonderful story was shared of a summer hike in the Tetons, with counsel to following markers, lift and hoist each other up and stay high on the mountain, remembering Jesus Christ,"who marked the path and led the way."
Sister Dalton also told of her call last year to serve as the YW President from our prophet, President Monson. As she was leaving he took a single white rose from a bouquet of white roses in his office and handed it to her. It brought to her remembrance the white rose of purity on her YW bandalo. She testified that one virtuous YW can change the world.
Before Sister Dalton spoke to the YW a segment titled, "Virtue," was shared. After her talk we found ourselves cheering again and we have been so excited about this coming weekend's General Conference. We look forward to meeting with all of our district missionaries and those that would like to join us, "Come Listen to a Prophet's Voice."

Click the You Tube link below to watch the Virtue segment from the meeting.

YouTube - Virtue