My Dust is Beautiful!

It’s true that our bodies are corruptible. They are truly made of basic elements of the earth and follow the law of disorder. Eventually things just don’t work as well and we pass on to the next life.

I was reminded of this when I was reading in Mosiah 2 a couple months ago. King Benjamin is delivering his address and he says:

“And now I ask, can ye say aught of yourselves? I answer you, Nay. Ye cannot say that ye are even as much as the dust of the earth; yet ye were created of the dust of the earth; but behold, it belongeth to him who created you.

“And I, even I, whom ye call your king, am no better than ye yourselves are; for I am also of the dust. And ye behold that I am old, and am about to yield up this mortal frame to its mother earth.”

Sometimes I admit that I feel bad about my body. Actually, this happens a lot of the time, especially after I had Squirmy. My belly feels and looks like a bowl full of Jell-O and things just aren’t quite working the same as they used to.

As I read that scripture, I was reminded about the greatest rewards in heaven. While it is important for us to take good care of our dust (or bodies), it is even more important to be of service to others and to build ourselves spiritually. We need to put less importance on appearances and more importance on loving our bodies naturally, focusing on obtaining adequate exercise and eating nutritious foods. We can also focus on dressing ourselves modestly and attractively, but not going overboard.

I’ve noticed that many children and young men and women feel the need to look like movie stars or the adults they see. Let’s be an example to them in loving our bodies and becoming like Jesus Christ rather than trying to look 110% all the time.

Love,

Mrs. Unbe