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indulge the appetite. It shows us that through religious principle young men may
triumph over the lusts of the flesh and remain true to God's requirements, even though
it cost them a great sacrifice. --RH, Jan 25, 1881. (SL 23.) {2MCP 377.4}
Healthy Life Favors Perfection of Character.--A pure, healthy life is most
favorable for the perfection of Christian character and for the development of the
powers of mind and body.-- RH, Dec 1, 1896. (CH 41.) {2MCP 378.1}
Mind, Sinew, and Muscle to Work Harmoniously.-- By properly using our powers
to their fullest extent in the most useful employment, by keeping every organ in health,
by so preserving every organ that mind, sinew, and muscle shall work harmoniously, we
may do the most precious service for God.--YI, Apr 7, 1898. {2MCP 378.2}
Happiness the Fruit of Harmonious Action of All Powers.--Those who serve God
in sincerity and truth will be a peculiar people, unlike the world, separate from the world.
Their food will be prepared, not to encourage gluttony or gratify a perverted taste, but to
secure to themselves the greatest physical strength, and consequently the best mental
conditions. . . . {2MCP 378.3}
Our heavenly Father has bestowed upon us the great blessing of health reform, that
we may glorify Him by obeying the claims He has upon us. . . . The harmonious, healthy
action of all the powers of body and mind results in happiness; the more elevated and
refined the powers, the more pure and unalloyed the happiness.--RH, July 29, 1884.
(CH 50, 51.) {2MCP 378.4}
The Influence of Rejoicing.--God's people have many lessons to learn. They will
have perfect peace if they will keep the mind stayed on Him who is too wise to err and
too good to do them harm. They are to catch the reflection
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of the smile of God, and reflect it to others. They are to see how much sunshine they
can bring into the lives of those around them. They are to keep near to Christ, so close
that they sit together with Him as His little children, in sweet, sacred unity. They are
never to forget that as they receive the affection and love of God, they are under the
most solemn obligation to impart it to others. Thus they may exert an influence of
rejoicing, which blesses all who come within its reach, irradiating their pathway. --Lt 40,
1903. (MM 45.) {2MCP 378.5}
BOOKS / 2MCP - Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2 (1977) / Chap. 40 -
Body Affects Mind
Chap. 40 - Body Affects Mind
Close Relationship Between Mind and Body.--There is an intimate relation
between the mind and the body, and in order to reach a high standard of moral and