In D&C 121:45, we read: let?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly. I?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2ve heard people interpret that to mean that we should have virtuous thoughts always. I don?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2t think constantly having virtuous thoughts is a bad thing, but I was pondering this scripture today.<\/p>\n
Garnish<\/em> means ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8?\u00ecto decorate?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00f9 or ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8?\u00ecto enhance in appearance?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00f9. In cooking, garnishes are used to bring out the beauty of prepared dishes.<\/p>\n With this in mind, I wonder if garnishing our thoughts with virtue is similar ?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020to garnishing a roasted chicken breast with sprigs of parsley. The parsley doesn?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2t take the place of the chicken, but it does enhance its presentation; virtue may not always be what our thoughts are, but it could enhance our thoughts.<\/p>\n Likewise, no matter how much parsley you use, you can never enhance the appearance of a dried-out, burnt chicken breast. No matter, how much virtue is used, it will never be able to enhance selfish, cynical, or unkind thoughts.<\/p>\n I believe that in order to effectively enhance something, that thing must be of good quality to begin with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"