Beehive Talk

Beehive Theme

On Bees........

            Bees are notorious for their hard work, cooperation, and single mindedness to the hive. These are all good qualities to emulate and that is why the beehive symbol represent  our 12 -13 year old young women.

Where does The Beehive symbol come from?

Harkens back to Joseph Smith

Ether 2:3

" And they did also carry with them deseret, which, by interpretation, is a honey bee; and thus they did carry with them swarms of bees...."

I believe that the Lord put this one Jaridite word in the book of mormon for the sole purpose of being the symbol of our church.

There are two parts to the beehive symbol;

United human industry,

 and the sweet nourishment of honey,

 or the gospel fruits offered by the Lord's last-day Laborers.

On Work.....

D. Todd Christofersen,

"A consecrated life is a life of labor. Beginning early in His life, Jesus was about His Father’s business . God Himself is glorified by His work of bringing to pass the immortality and eternal life of His children. We naturally desire to participate with Him in His work, and in so doing, we ought to recognize that all honest work is the work of God. ...He has designed this mortal existence to require nearly constant exertion. ...By work we sustain and enrich life and it enables us to survive the disappointments and tragedies of the mortal experience. "

Brigham Young  often said,

 “When a person is industrious and righteous, then they are happy."

L Tom Perry,

 “The bees are ever busy bringing honey and sweetness into  the hive... It helps us remember the importance of being  industrious each day and gathering the good things of this world and bringing them with us to be shared as we worship  in our Sunday services."

On The Hive.....

 One good reason to use the beehive as a symbol for our youngest women is to teach them the most important thing first.

Bees have an amazing loyalty to their hive.

 If we think of the hive as our own family unit, we can draw the following conclusion:

*           the home is most important

 Harold B. Lee:

“Remember that the most important of the Lord’s work that you [and I] will ever do will be … within the walls of [our] own home.” 

On Cooperation..........

For centuries, prophets, politicians, and poets used this symbol as an example of  good social order because bees cooperate and all work for the same goal.

Henry B. Eyring

"My message of hope today is that a great day of unity is coming. The Lord Jehovah will return to live with those who have become His people and will find them united, of one heart, unified with Him and with our Heavenly Father."

"The miracle of unity is being granted to us as we pray and work for it in the Lord’s way. God has promised this blessing of unity to His faithful Saints whatever their differences in background and whatever conflict rages around them. He was praying for us as well as His disciples when He asked His Father that we might be one. ^"

On Shinning...........

There is a special spirit that a new beehive brings to Young Women's. A spirit of newness and wonder. It's a spirit of excitement for the gospel, much like the glow that a new convert has. This is the time for Beehives to arise and shine forth.

James E. Faust gave a wonderful account of Joan of Arc that I want to share with you, He siad;

"Young Joan of Arc, one of the great heroines in history, became the unlikely standard-bearer for the French army in the Dark Ages, long before the gospel was restored. Joan had the Light of Christ and also the courage to follow its promptings and make a difference. Joan was a peasant girl who could neither read nor write, but she was bright. Long years of war with the English had divided her country. At 17, sensing her life had a purpose, she left home, determined to help liberate her oppressed country. Naturally, people scoffed at her ideas and thought she was a little crazy, but in the end she persuaded them to let her have a horse and an escort to go and see the king.

Young King Charles VII of France had heard about Joan and decided to test her. He slipped into the ranks of the army and let one of his trusted associates occupy the throne. When Joan came into the room, she barely acknowledged the man on the throne, but promptly walked up to Charles and curtsied to him as her king. This so impressed the king that he gave her command over his 12,000 troops. At first the French soldiers did not want to obey her, but when they saw that all who followed her succeeded and all who disregarded her failed, they came to look upon her as their leader.

Clad in a suit of white armor and flying her own standard, Joan of Arc liberated the besieged city of Orleans in 1429 and defeated the English in four other battles. Twice she was wounded, but each time she recovered and went on fighting. Her orders seemed to be those of a military genius. She fought in the Battle of Paris until she was captured at Compiègne by English allies, who sold her to the English for 16,000 francs. She was imprisoned, tried as a heretic, and then burned at the stake in 1431.

Although this is a sad ending, it does not take away from Joan’s greatness. She was courageous enough to follow the personal inspiration to which all of us are entitled. As the Lord said to the Prophet Joseph Smith, “I am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” 

Conclusion,

In conclusion I'd like to talk about bees unusual flight pattern.

There is a common misconception that bees "violate aerodynamic theory", but in fact they do not, their flight is explained by other mechanics, such as those used by helicopters.^[18]

In 2005, it was revealed that sufficient lift was generated by "the unconventional combination of short, choppy wing strokes, a rapid rotation of the wing as it flops over and reverses direction, and their unique wing-beat frequency". Their wings beat over a short arc of about 90 degrees, but ridiculously fast, at around 230 beats per second.

When bees need to generate more power--for example, when they are carting around a load of nectar or pollen--they increase the 90 degree arc, but keep flapping at the same rate.

We can learn from this flight behavior.

 As we go about this life, working hard, cooperating with others, being more concerned with our homes, and shinning forth; we will have many trials. There are times when these trials will weigh us down, like when the honey bee is carting around a load of nectar or pollen. And as the honey bee will increase the arc of their wing strokes, but keep flapping at the same rate; we too can increase our spiritual arc by reaching out to the Lord and asking for help, but at the same time, continue to work just as hard.

I testify to you that the Lord hears our prayers and answers them in his own way and in his time frame and if we are patient and longsuffering, he will deliver us.

In the name of Jesus Christ......Amen.