Websters 1828 Dictionary:
1. Strength; that substance or quality of physical bodies, by which they act and produce effects on other bodies.
2. Bravery valor.
3. Moral goodness; the practice of moral duties and the abstaining from vice, or a conformity of life and conversation to the moral law. In this sense, virtue may be, and in many instances must be, distinguished from religion.
Church website:
Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. It includes chastity and purity. Virtuous living “at all times and in all things, and in all places” qualifies you for the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. Determine to partake worthily of the sacrament each week and fill your life with virtuous activities that will bring spiritual power. (Young womens personal progress booklet)
Virtue is a prerequisite to entering the Lord’s holy temples and to receiving the Spirit’s guidance. Virtue “is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards.” It encompasses chastity and moral purity. Virtue begins in the heart and in the mind. It is nurtured in the home. It is the accumulation of thousands of small decisions and actions. Virtue is a word we don’t hear often in today’s society, but the Latin root word virtuous means strength. Virtuous women and men possess a quiet dignity and inner strength. They are confident because they are worthy to receive and be guided by the Holy Ghost. President Monson has counseled: “You be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow. There is no friendship more valuable than your own clear conscience, your own moral cleanliness—and what a glorious feeling it is to know that you stand in your appointed place clean and with the confidence that you are worthy to do so” (“Examples of Righteousness,” Apr. 2008 general conference).
Quotes:
"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters" -Benjamin Franklin
"If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him." -Buddha
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." -C. S. Lewis
Scriptures:
2 Peter 1:5 "And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge"
Mark 5:30 "And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?"
D&C 4:6 "Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence."
D&C 88:40 "For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue"
Proverbs 31:10 "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies"
My Thoughts:
Virtue is being morally good. We should have good virtues such as courage, obedience, love, patience, charity, and hard work.
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