IntegrityIntegrity

Till I die I will not remove Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.mine integrity from me.

Job 27:5Job 27:5

What is Integrity?What is Integrity?

• Integrity is doing the right thing, Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.even if nobody is watching.

• Integrity is telling myself the truth. Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to And honesty is telling the truth to other people—Spencer Johnsonother people—Spencer Johnson

• Integrity is what we do, what we say, Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do—Don Galerand what we say we do—Don Galer

IntegrityIntegrityby Janice Kapp Perryby Janice Kapp Perry

Integrity, a word so seldom understood.Integrity, a word so seldom understood.Integrity is doing all that’s right and good.Integrity is doing all that’s right and good.

It’s waking up to each new dayIt’s waking up to each new dayAnd knowing that the words I say are true.And knowing that the words I say are true.

It’s holding to the iron rod and It’s holding to the iron rod and Knowing all that I’ve been taught I’ll do.Knowing all that I’ve been taught I’ll do.

It’s listening to the still, small voiceIt’s listening to the still, small voiceWhenever I must make a choice.Whenever I must make a choice.

It’s answering with an honest soulIt’s answering with an honest soulThat I am true and clean and wholeThat I am true and clean and whole

IntegrityIntegrityby Janice Kapp Perryby Janice Kapp PerryIntegrity, a word so few have come to know,Integrity, a word so few have come to know,Integrity is heaven’s way to live and grow.Integrity is heaven’s way to live and grow.

It’s having strength to do my bestIt’s having strength to do my bestThough I may have to face the test alone.Though I may have to face the test alone.It’s living for eternity by honoring thoseIt’s living for eternity by honoring those

Within my earthly home.Within my earthly home.It’s knowing that our Father’s just,It’s knowing that our Father’s just,And I must earn His sacred trust.And I must earn His sacred trust.

It’s guarding all I do and say,It’s guarding all I do and say,That I may live with Him some day.That I may live with Him some day.

IntegrityIntegrityby Janice Kapp Perryby Janice Kapp Perry

The love He has shown for meThe love He has shown for meKeeps me in the narrow way.Keeps me in the narrow way.

And there in His love I seem to findAnd there in His love I seem to findThe strength to overcome, to sayThe strength to overcome, to say

““Thy will be done.”Thy will be done.”To know integrityTo know integrity

Will bring me peace of mind.Will bring me peace of mind.

Dictionary DefinitionDictionary Definition

1.1. Firm adherence to a code of especially Firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values: incorruptibilitymoral or artistic values: incorruptibility

2.2. An unimpaired condition: soundnessAn unimpaired condition: soundness

3.3. The quality or state of being complete The quality or state of being complete or undivided: completenessor undivided: completeness

Synonyms: see honestySynonyms: see honesty

Selected SynonymsSelected Synonyms

• CharacterCharacter• CompletenessCompleteness• DecencyDecency• EntirenessEntireness• HonestyHonesty

• HonorHonor

• SinceritySincerity

• SoundnessSoundness

• VirtueVirtue

• WholenessWholeness

• Probity (adherence to the Probity (adherence to the highest principles and ideals: highest principles and ideals: uprightness)uprightness)

According to PIBSAccording to PIBS

Exceeds Expecations:Exceeds Expecations:

• Unfailingly honest in all activities and dealings Unfailingly honest in all activities and dealings with students, teachers, and school personnelwith students, teachers, and school personnel

• Giving her all in ensuring that there was not Giving her all in ensuring that there was not even any appearance of lack of integrityeven any appearance of lack of integrity– i.e. receiving any credit for someone else’s worki.e. receiving any credit for someone else’s work– i.e. misrepresenting something someone else said i.e. misrepresenting something someone else said

or didor did

Role Play—Problems in BYU Role Play—Problems in BYU Classes—Disagreement with Classes—Disagreement with ProfessorProfessor

• Story of AP BiologyStory of AP Biology

• Story from Story from Stripling Warrior and Stripling Warrior and Warriorettes WorkoutWarriorettes Workout..

• You look at your test and realize you You look at your test and realize you were given a higher score than you were given a higher score than you deserved.deserved.

Role Play—Problems in BYU Role Play—Problems in BYU Classes—Disagreement with Classes—Disagreement with subject matter or contentsubject matter or content

• Story of History movie in 8Story of History movie in 8thth grade grade

• Your teacher asks you to watch or do Your teacher asks you to watch or do something that you have previously something that you have previously chosen not to do.chosen not to do.

Role Play—Disagreement with Role Play—Disagreement with grade level team and/or grade level team and/or administrationadministration

• Example of my brothers getting my Example of my brothers getting my blameblame

• You hear someone getting blamed You hear someone getting blamed for something you did wrong, for something you did wrong, whether or not you knew it was whether or not you knew it was wrong at the time.wrong at the time.

Role Play—Disagreement with Role Play—Disagreement with Parents or StudentsParents or Students

• Story of Chemistry TestStory of Chemistry Test

• A parent asks/bribes you to give a A parent asks/bribes you to give a student a better grade or student a better grade or recommendation than they deserve.recommendation than they deserve.

• Remember— “A little integrity is Remember— “A little integrity is better than any career”—Ralph better than any career”—Ralph Waldo EmersonWaldo Emerson

General Authority QuotesGeneral Authority Quotes

Church Magazine: Some would say you Church Magazine: Some would say you can’t live by a strict ethical code and do can’t live by a strict ethical code and do well in the business world. Can a person well in the business world. Can a person with integrity truly succeed?with integrity truly succeed?

Elder Hales: Certainly, but you’d better be Elder Hales: Certainly, but you’d better be very good at what you do. Some of your very good at what you do. Some of your associates will not understand your values associates will not understand your values and may resent you. Others will respect and may resent you. Others will respect you for it. But individuals who are not you for it. But individuals who are not ethical, who are selfish and greedy and ethical, who are selfish and greedy and hungry for power, will pay the price in the hungry for power, will pay the price in the end end

General Authority QuotesGeneral Authority Quotes

• To me, integrity means always doing what To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts. Personal integrity implies such hearts. Personal integrity implies such trustworthiness and incorruptibility that we trustworthiness and incorruptibility that we are incapable of being false to a trust or are incapable of being false to a trust or covenant.—Elder Wirthlincovenant.—Elder Wirthlin

Scriptures to PonderScriptures to Ponder

• 2 Ne 2:272 Ne 2:27

• Alma 41: 14-15Alma 41: 14-15

• Articles of Faith 13Articles of Faith 13

• Prov 12:22Prov 12:22

• Eph 4:25Eph 4:25

• 1 Tim 4:121 Tim 4:12

• Alma 53:20-21Alma 53:20-21

• Phil 4:8Phil 4:8

Sheri DewSheri Dew

It is a virtue that will ultimately make you or It is a virtue that will ultimately make you or break you. It will make or break you as a husband or break you. It will make or break you as a husband or wife, father or mother, brother or sister, colleague or wife, father or mother, brother or sister, colleague or friend or leader. It will make or break your career. friend or leader. It will make or break your career. And most significantly, it will make or break your And most significantly, it will make or break your efforts to achieve exaltation. For it will define your efforts to achieve exaltation. For it will define your relationship with God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, relationship with God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.and the Holy Ghost.

This is a virtue that every man or woman of This is a virtue that every man or woman of God must come to possess in increasing degrees. It is God must come to possess in increasing degrees. It is a virtue found in every true follower of Jesus Christ.  a virtue found in every true follower of Jesus Christ. 

It is the virtue of integrityIt is the virtue of integrity..

Personal Progress IdeasPersonal Progress Ideas

• I will have the moral courage to make my I will have the moral courage to make my actions consistent with my knowledge of actions consistent with my knowledge of right and wrong.right and wrong.

• Make your own standards. Write them Make your own standards. Write them down and commit to follow them.down and commit to follow them.

• Pray to have integrity.Pray to have integrity.• Study the lives of scriptural heroes with Study the lives of scriptural heroes with

integrity (Genesis 39, Esther, Daniel 3 and integrity (Genesis 39, Esther, Daniel 3 and 6, Acts 26, D&C 124:15, Joseph Smith—6, Acts 26, D&C 124:15, Joseph Smith—History 1:21-25)History 1:21-25)

Other Great Integrity Other Great Integrity QuotesQuotes• Live so that when your children think of Live so that when your children think of

fairness and integrity, they think of you—H. fairness and integrity, they think of you—H. Jackson Brown Jr.Jackson Brown Jr.

• It times like these men should utter nothing It times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly for which they would not be willingly responsible through time and in eternity—responsible through time and in eternity—Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

• Integrity has no need of rules—Alber CamusIntegrity has no need of rules—Alber Camus• No one will question your integrity if your No one will question your integrity if your

integrity is not questionable—Nathaniel integrity is not questionable—Nathaniel Bronner Jr.Bronner Jr.

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