Fascinating Power of Fashion
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Families who spend much time in dressing for display may be
likened to the fig tree that Christ saw from afar. This fig tree flaunted
its flourishing branches in the very face of justice; but when Christ
came to look for fruit, He searched from the topmost twig to the lowest
boughs and found nothing but leaves. It is fruit that He hungers for;
fruit He must have
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Unsatisfying to Daughters of God—There is enough necessary
and important labor in this world of need and suffering without wasting
precious moments for ornamentation or display. Daughters of the
heavenly King, members of the royal family, will feel a burden of
responsibility to attain to a higher life, that they may be brought into
close connection with Heaven and work in unison with the Redeemer
of the world. Those who are engaged in this work will not be satisfied
with the fashions and follies which absorb the mind and affections of
women in these last days. If they are indeed the daughters of God,
they will be partakers of the divine nature. They will be stirred with
deepest pity, as was their divine Redeemer, as they see the corrupting
influences in society. They will be in sympathy with Christ and in
their sphere, as they have ability and opportunity, will work to save
perishing souls, as Christ worked in His exalted sphere for the benefit
of man
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14
Manuscript 67, 1903
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15
Testimonies For The Church 3:483, 484
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