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Jenny Phillips' Parables
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Jane, laundress of an orphanage, has enrolled in the King's training program to become beautiful and is determined to find the Kings ten keys of beauty. But when a celebrated scholar arrives by ship from another part of the world with a beauty training program of his own, things change dramatically in Jane's little town. Follow Jane's journey to overcome the scholar's deceits and stay true to the King's training program
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First published September 4, 2014
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Jenny Phillips
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As a Christian songwriter and music producer, Jenny Phillips has released over 27 albums and has shared her love of music across the world, speaking at over 1,100 events in 23 countries and selling over a million CDs. In order to reduce the stress and time commitments that naturally come with a music label, and so she could focus more on her young family, Jenny left her music label in 2011. She now offers her music for free on www.hislightmusic.com.
When Jenny's children began going to school, she turned toward another one of her passions—education. Jenny began homeschooling in an effort to provide a faith-based, high-academic education focused on building noble character. Not wholly satisfied with any curriculum she could find and deeply concerned about the loss of good literature in our world, she founded The Good and the Beautiful.
Jenny lives in Utah with her husband and five children. In addition to music, motherhood, and good literature, Jenny loves family history, gardening, traveling, and exercising. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but she enjoys working with people of many faiths as she shares her multi-denominational curriculum, rejoicing in the common good that all Christians share.
(from https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/about/)
As a Christian songwriter and music producer, Jenny Phillips has released over 27 albums and has shared her love of music across the world, speaking at over 1,100 events in 23 countries and selling over a million CDs. In order to reduce the stress and time commitments that naturally come with a music label, and so she could focus more on her young family, Jenny left her music label in 2011. She now offers her music for free on www.hislightmusic.com.
When Jenny's children began going to school, she turned toward another one of her passions—education. Jenny began homeschooling in an effort to provide a faith-based, high-academic education focused on building noble character. Not wholly satisfied with any curriculum she could find and deeply concerned about the loss of good literature in our world, she founded The Good and the Beautiful.
Jenny lives in Utah with her husband and five children. In addition to music, motherhood, and good literature, Jenny loves family history, gardening, traveling, and exercising. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but she enjoys working with people of many faiths as she shares her multi-denominational curriculum, rejoicing in the common good that all Christians share.
(from https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/about/)
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October 27, 2020
Such a beauiful and inspiring story
August 12, 2012
I am listening to the CD that goes with this incredible book. The five songs at the beginning of the CD are beautiful and the overall parable is inspiring.
The section "Reflections from Jenny" toward the end of the book touched my heart. She describes how she felt after having her second child; she was wearing baggy clothes and had spit-up on her shirt when she saw a catalog with a picture of a beautiful woman. As motivation, she posted this picture where she would see it often. "And I ... was miserable. Every time I looked at it, I was filled with a longing to look like that." And then she read Moroni 7:41. "What is it that ye shall hope for?" "I realized I had really been missing the mark. Moroni told us what we should hope for: 'I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ ... to be raised unto life eternal.'" (Moroni 7:41) "I took down the picture of the girl and I threw it in the garbage. I immediately typed up a list of attributes of charity as outlined in Moroni 7:48. I hung up that list. That became the model of what I wanted to be."
The section "Reflections from Jenny" toward the end of the book touched my heart. She describes how she felt after having her second child; she was wearing baggy clothes and had spit-up on her shirt when she saw a catalog with a picture of a beautiful woman. As motivation, she posted this picture where she would see it often. "And I ... was miserable. Every time I looked at it, I was filled with a longing to look like that." And then she read Moroni 7:41. "What is it that ye shall hope for?" "I realized I had really been missing the mark. Moroni told us what we should hope for: 'I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ ... to be raised unto life eternal.'" (Moroni 7:41) "I took down the picture of the girl and I threw it in the garbage. I immediately typed up a list of attributes of charity as outlined in Moroni 7:48. I hung up that list. That became the model of what I wanted to be."
October 27, 2022
I loved the quote by David O McKay which said, “tell me what you think about when you do not have to think, that I will tell you what you are.” I love that thought! However, I do wish the author would have used a different example in the parable instead of the very traditional view of modesty.
March 14, 2017
What a great allegory of true beauty, and what our Heavenly Father sees as true beauty. Actually read this a long time ago but just realized that id never marked it as read.
December 31, 2023
Quick and easy read, but very impactful. I feel honored to have been shared this view.
June 15, 2013
This story is fabulous! At girl's camp we listened to the Cd and afterwards received a key necklace and a scroll to help us remember this story. At first, I was a little confused about which girl was Jane and which was Charolette but after a few chapters, I figured it out. This parable was easy to understand and is a good way to help girls and women remember and learn to serve our King through qualities and actions that are pleasing to our Heavenly Father instead of serving Satan. Through the story, it is showed that we can't serve both the King and the Scholar. I love how Jane realizes this and begins working extra hard to serve the King and help the orphans and as she does, she becomes happier. This story has a wonderful ending and I especially love how the King shows Jane a glimpse of her future if she gets the rest of the keys. This is the parable of a true story, one that can become true for every girl on this earth if she follows the commandments and does what's asked of her by her Heavenly Father. I want to always do this so that one day I will receive the reward of having my own eternal family and 'kingdom' when I return to Heavenyly Father! :-)
April 4, 2012
This is a easy read short and sweet. This book is beautifuly written and has wonderful illisrations. It shows how you are more beautiful if you fill your life with charity instead of vanity. All teh women in the kings kingdom are inrolled in a traning program to help them to become the most beautiful and happy women they can be bu earning 10 keys.I love the message this book sends to women and girls that god sees beauty in a diffrent way then the worls sees beauty. I wan tot live my life with more charity so i can be more beautiful in gods eyes. I think anyone would enjoy this sweet book it my be only 35 pages but every page is amazing. I also love all of Jenny Phillips inspiring music. I can sum ths book up in 2 to wrods Loved It!!!!!!!!So touching and inspiring. You are amazing Jenny !!! You can buy this book at JennyPhillips.com if you want to read it along with all her cds.
April 24, 2012
This book has such a great message. It's an easy read with beautiful illustrations also. You can read it in about an hour or less. My sis-in-law read it and liked it so much, she bought a bunch in bulk and has been passing them out. Luckily I got one, and have been loaning it out too! It's written in parable form, and the King (Heavenly Father) has a certain course that if we follow, we can become truly beautiful and complete. A scholar (satan) comes into the kingdom and introduces his own version of what the world deems 'beautiful'. It's wonderful and I highly recommend it to women and girls of all ages.
January 5, 2015
This is such a beautiful book!
I cannot help but think of how much this helped me to see the importance of modesty, love, virtue, and other prevalent values. It is definitely a book that needed to be written and I'm so thankful for it!
Chapter 7 gets me every time *spoiler alert*
Polly is the sweetest child, and she reminds me much of my little niece. Every time I read this book, chapter seven makes me cry.
This book is absolutely incredible, inspiring, and motivating. I definitely recommend it!
I cannot help but think of how much this helped me to see the importance of modesty, love, virtue, and other prevalent values. It is definitely a book that needed to be written and I'm so thankful for it!
Chapter 7 gets me every time *spoiler alert*
Polly is the sweetest child, and she reminds me much of my little niece. Every time I read this book, chapter seven makes me cry.
This book is absolutely incredible, inspiring, and motivating. I definitely recommend it!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 8, 2012
This small book was one of the best I've read recently. It's a short, fast read and has a message that priceless. This story about a young girl that finds meaning in a meaningless world helps shift the reader's perspective to what matters most. This was an incredible read and I feel like I should read it often, just to keep the correct perspective through life. I love it!
March 30, 2013
Our stake Relief Society used this for a RS meeting. It is beautiful and has such an important message. If we could really remember who we are and what makes us truly beautiful (charity), then we would find much more happiness and peace. Such a powerful parable and so timely.
The songs on the CD are really beautiful as well. I especially love "What Matters Most".
The songs on the CD are really beautiful as well. I especially love "What Matters Most".
August 19, 2015
Loved this book! It has a great message about following the Lord instead of the world. It was a very motivational read. It highlights those things that matter most in this life and what it means to be truly beautiful. There are beautiful illustrations as well!Great read for teens and women of all ages.
May 14, 2012
A very beautiful book that reminded me of who I need to be and become. I received it yesterday for Mother's Day and I can't wait to listen to the accompanying CD! A great reminder to me as a daughter of God!!
December 9, 2012
We read this book as a Young Women's mutual activity. Everyone loved it. The tale is rich in symbolism about what it takes to inherit eternal life and what eternal life will be like. Highly recommend this book for women and girls of all ages. Priceless!
July 18, 2012
Amazing parable. The pictures are really beatiful and I LOVED IT!!!!
May 14, 2012
A short and easy read. A friend gave this book to me a couple of days ago. I read it in about 20 minutes. I loved the message that is in it and would like my daughters to read it.
May 18, 2012
Got this for Mother's Day from the Bishopric. Loved it! It was very inspiring and a great reminder of how to focus on the important things in life!
May 25, 2015
This is a lovely parable for life and following the King's path instead of the world's. I read it to my kids and had a great discussion with them about what it all symbolized. It was great!
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July 17, 2016This book has a great message for girls and women. It uses a parable to show how beauty comes from within, the type of person you are and not from the vain things of the world.
August 12, 2017
30 min read, easy parable format. Every female should read this story. A wonderful message. Haven't listened to the songs yet.
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