Be Honest With Yourself: More Precious Than Rubies
(See here for background)
From 1959 –
More Precious Than Rubies
A virtuous young man pledges his love and fidelity to the girl of his dreams with a precious stone … a diamond. And the happy girl treasures the gift as she would her life, promising, in return, her own fresh, virtuous love in marriage.
The ring – with its precious gem – becomes a symbol of fidelity for the engaged couple … and a reminder of the priceless value of virtue in them both.
Solomon said it centuries ago: “A virtuous woman … her price is far above rubies …” For man it is equally true.
A latter-day hymn-writer composed these beautiful lines:
“Cherish virtue! Cherish virtue!
God will bless the pure in heart.”
Cherish – how beautiful and meaningful the word: to hold dear; to trust or keep with tenderness.
And virtue integrity of character; uprightness of conduct; chastity.
The prophet Mormon, in his last affectionate message to his son Moroni, called virtue and chastity “the most dear and precious of all things.”
Modern prophets have reaffirmed this eternal truth.
So, young people of the Church, if you would deserve the confidence of the clean young man or young woman you someday hope to marry – if you would enjoy the fullness of happiness which belongs only to the pure in heart, be clean, be chaste.
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF
Glad to know that full repentance continues to be impossible.
Comment by David B — May 18, 2011 @ 11:18 am
Nice to see the church doing De Beers commercials.
Comment by Sgarff — May 18, 2011 @ 11:24 am
I like that it emphasizes chastity in both men and women. No double standard!
Of course full repentance is possible. However, you can’t escape all of the earthly consequences of sin both for the sinner and the innocent who are affected by the sin.
Comment by jks — May 18, 2011 @ 12:17 pm
@jks: Yeah, i know, and i recognize that i overstated my reaction. But it still annoys me whenever i hear this meme—there’s got to be a much, much better way of getting the point across.
Comment by David B — May 18, 2011 @ 2:06 pm
Two thoughts: #1 *gag*. #2 My parents-in-law had the same haircuts in their wedding picture- ha! That hairdo looks fairly straightforward compared to many of the decade before and after. I’m frankly mystified by the coiffure of the 40s-60s. Maybe you could provide how-to guides for popular styles through the ages, Ardis
Comment by Moniker Challenged — May 18, 2011 @ 2:51 pm