The Secret to Becoming Beautiful

Alluring, appealing, charming, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fascinating, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, handsome, lovely, magnificent, marvelous, pleasing, pretty, stunning. All synonyms for beautiful. This world is obsessed with finding true beauty. We find beauty secrets in magazines, web articles, and many things. Why are we so infatuated with beauty? Being beautiful, amazing, or stunning is something we all want, but according to the worlds views, we have to have something like makeup to help us who aren't so blessed. But what is the secret to true beauty? People have claimed to find it through, anti-aging creams, mascara, and many other things. I'd like to tell you a story, told by Rosalyn Collings. She said, "One day at school as I ate lunch and studied for my next class, I noticed a group sitting near me, talking and laughing. One young woman particularly caught my attention. She was tall, with beautiful black hair, dark skin, and high cheekbones. Her appearance was as unlike my pale, freckled face and red hair as anything I could imagine. She was one of the most beautiful people I had ever seen. After a few minutes, the group rose to leave. But the young woman I had been watching stopped. I was somewhat embarrassed; I thought she must have seen me staring at them. Then something extraordinary happened.

'I’m sorry to disturb you,' she said, 'but I want to tell you how beautiful you are.'

After a shocked pause, I started to laugh. 'I was thinking the same thing about you!'

After she left, I continued to think about what had happened. We found our differences beautiful. At that moment I realized there is no single standard of beauty."  

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it is up to us to choose to be beautiful. Elder Lynn G. Robbins stated, "It isn’t just about cosmetics or clothing. What makes a young woman truly attractive comes from her heart...What makes a woman beautiful? The world tries to convince us that cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, fashionable clothing, diets, and even surgery are necessary for beauty. While some of these fashion aids are desirable and lovely, they can change only surface appearances."  The most attractive accessory a lady can have, is pure and sincere happiness. Beauty is not only skin deep, beauty will radiate through your actions and thoughts. If you believe you are beautiful, you will be. I would encourage you to read this article. It has wonderful thoughts about true beauty for you Young Women out there. Just click here. "Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity." -Margaret Nadauld. So please, next time you look in the mirror decide to be beautiful.