"Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me"
- Job 27:5
I will have the moral courage to make my actions consistent with my knowledge of right and wrong.
- Job 27:5
I will have the moral courage to make my actions consistent with my knowledge of right and wrong.
Beliefs and Standards
Integrity is the willingness and desire to live by our beliefs and standards. What are the differences between the World's and the Lord's Standards?
Moroni 10:30-33 says, "And again I would exhort you that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing. And awake, and arise from the dust, O Jerusalem; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of Zion; and strengthen thy stakes and enlarge thy borders forever, that thou mayest no more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled. Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God. And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy, without spot."
We must know and understand where the line between the Lord's and the world's standards. We should should want to live in the Lord's standards. We cannot be of the world and still want to return to God. We have to pick on or the other. We will not be able to have both. People of the church are so different from people of the world. Stand up for your beliefs, even if it means that you have to stand alone. Have the integrity that when you get up the devil sighs.
More info - For the Strength of Youth and Integrity Blog Post
Moroni 10:30-33 says, "And again I would exhort you that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing. And awake, and arise from the dust, O Jerusalem; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of Zion; and strengthen thy stakes and enlarge thy borders forever, that thou mayest no more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled. Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God. And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy, without spot."
We must know and understand where the line between the Lord's and the world's standards. We should should want to live in the Lord's standards. We cannot be of the world and still want to return to God. We have to pick on or the other. We will not be able to have both. People of the church are so different from people of the world. Stand up for your beliefs, even if it means that you have to stand alone. Have the integrity that when you get up the devil sighs.
More info - For the Strength of Youth and Integrity Blog Post
The Savior's Integrity
I believe the Savior is truly the only perfect example of integrity. Everyone messes up. We all make mistakes. We sin and do the wrong things. This is all apart of life. The Savior is truly the perfect being. He kept all of his promises. He did everything He said He would do for all of us. I personally wish I could have some of the integrity and strength that He had.
3 Nephi 11:10-11 says, "10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.
11 And behold, I am the light and the life of the world; and I have drunk out of that bitter cup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the Father in all things from the beginning."
There are many other examples of integrity.
Job 2:3 says, "And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, aperfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, andescheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause."
Other examples include: Genesis 39; The book of Esther; Job 27:3-6; Daniel 3 and 6; Acts 26; Doctrine and Covenants 124:15;
Joseph Smith History 1:21-25
3 Nephi 11:10-11 says, "10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.
11 And behold, I am the light and the life of the world; and I have drunk out of that bitter cup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the Father in all things from the beginning."
There are many other examples of integrity.
Job 2:3 says, "And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, aperfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, andescheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause."
Other examples include: Genesis 39; The book of Esther; Job 27:3-6; Daniel 3 and 6; Acts 26; Doctrine and Covenants 124:15;
Joseph Smith History 1:21-25