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Jeffvand bookmarked on 2008-04-03 atonement charity christ ensign outward appearance

Great story about a young girl who realizes that who you are is not how you look. Uses Scripture Mastery from 1 Sam 16:7 - The Lord looketh on the heart.

  • “Pray to see yourself as He sees you,” the teacher said, speaking about the Atonement and individual worth.

  • I felt the Spirit testify of the great worth of my soul as a daughter of God. I remembered a scripture I had learned in seminary. I opened my scriptures and found it in 1 Samuel 16:7: “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; … for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” What I looked like on the outside was not as important as who I was on the inside.



    My mind-set changed again as I looked around the room and felt an immense amount of love for the people I saw around me. The warmth of Heavenly Father’s love filled me, and for a moment I think I saw my classmates, in a small way, as Heavenly Father sees them—as His children.

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  • 03 Apr 08
    jeffvand
    Jeff VanDrimmelen

    Great story about a young girl who realizes that who you are is not how you look. Uses Scripture Mastery from 1 Sam 16:7 - The Lord looketh on the heart.

    atonement charity christ ensign outward appearance

    • “Pray to see yourself as He sees you,” the teacher said, speaking about the Atonement and individual worth.

    • I felt the Spirit testify of the great worth of my soul as a daughter of God. I remembered a scripture I had learned in seminary. I opened my scriptures and found it in 1 Samuel 16:7: “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; … for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” What I looked like on the outside was not as important as who I was on the inside.



      My mind-set changed again as I looked around the room and felt an immense amount of love for the people I saw around me. The warmth of Heavenly Father’s love filled me, and for a moment I think I saw my classmates, in a small way, as Heavenly Father sees them—as His children.

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