Beauty

After this last General Conference, I was talking to Michelle on the topic of beauty. And especially what we would teach our children about it. Instead of beauty being dependent on what we put on our body, our body itself is beautiful. Not in what we show off, but intrinsically. And even more than make up, or flattering clothes, as we keep out bodies fit and active, clean and organized, we shall be comely. God has made each and every one of us, and God doesn't make mistakes. Just think of Mahana. What a difference was made in simply cleaning up, taking care of her self made. It also definitely helps that someone else saw her beauty too. Another important part of raising up children with a healthy self image.

I know that clean hair, clean face, regular showers and deodorant, a clean hair cut, well groomed face (with or without facial hair), a body that is kept in shape by regular activity and good eating habits, will do more to bring out our beauty than anything we put on our body, or how much we show it off.