"Miss Congeniality" Music Video to Daya's "Sit Still, Look Pretty"

"...The basic element which should never change in the lives of righteous young women is giving service to others. Their divine role as caregivers helps noble womanhood gain 'the highest place of honor in human life.' Serving others can begin at almost any age. Often the greatest service to others is one-on-one. It need not be on a grand scale, and it is noblest within the family. ...In the movie, 'My Fair Lady,' Professor Higgins poses the question, 'Why can’t a woman be more like a man?' What a terrible mistake that would be. The opportunities for you young [women] in today’s world are endless. The recognition of the special gifts of women has been slow in coming. The Woman’s Exponent of 1872 reported that some who would improve women’s status 'are so radical in their extreme theories that they would set her in antagonism to man, assume for her a separate and opposing existence; and to show how entirely independent she should be would make her adopt the more reprehensible phases of character which men present, and which should be shunned or improved by them instead of being copied by women.' I wonder if you [girls] fully understand the greatness of your gifts and talents and how all of you can achieve the 'highest place of honor'...in the world. One of your unique, precious, and sublime gifts is your femininity, with its natural grace, goodness, and divinity. Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength. It is manifest differently in each girl or woman, but each of you possesses it. Femininity is part of your inner beauty. One of your particular gifts is your feminine intuition. Do not limit yourselves. As you seek to know the will of our Heavenly Father in your life and become more spiritual, you will be far more attractive, even irresistible. You can use your smiling loveliness to bless those you love and all you meet, and spread great joy. Femininity is part of the God-given divinity within each of you. It is your incomparable power and influence to do good. You can, through your supernal gifts, bless the lives of children, women, and men. Be proud of your womanhood. Enhance it. Use it to serve others. Unfortunately, we see some very poor role models of womanhood in today’s society. ...Young women need to be strong in righteousness, and...'to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places.' In the future, as in the past, women will find happiness and fulfillment as they respond to the deepest feelings of their souls. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.' We will all have peace in our hearts and a knowledge of our true identity when we know, as Tevye said in 'Fiddler on the Roof,' 'who we are and what God expects us to be.' ...Young women should have personal goals. ...These goals, among others, should include education and skill training. But...the goals should not be so rigid and fixed that you do not listen to the whisperings of the Spirit. Keep your hearts and minds open to know the overriding will of the Lord in your lives. Standing as a witness means many things. It encompasses the way we act, how we speak, and how we dress. When you are considering a young man as a companion, you would do well to follow the advice given some years ago by President David O. McKay: He must never 'attempt to take advantage of [you. If] … he shows [any] inclination to use you as a convenience or as a means of gratification, then you may [be sure] he is not prompted by love.' It is very natural for young men and women to be attracted to each other, but they should be attracted in God-given ways rather than questionable ways. ...God-given attractions include your innate beauty, charm, decency, and goodness. My dear young sisters, your future is bright. It can exceed your fondest dreams and expectations. Not everything that happens in your life will be as you have hoped and have planned. But if you live so as to know the Lord’s will, you will find peace in your soul and great happiness. You will be among those who will enjoy “the highest place of honor in human life." —James E. Faust, "Womanhood: The Highest Place of Honor" Footage: "Miss Congeniality"; Donald Petrie; Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures; 2000 "Miss America Serves" Music: "Sit Still, Look Pretty" by Daya; Artbeatz; Z; RED; 2015