Some of life's 'most beautiful parts' only come with 'layers of life,' teaches Sister Yee at BYU

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Sister Kristin M. Yee emphasized life's beauty through layers of experience during BYU's devotional.

She shared seven principles, highlighting gifts, soft hearts and ministering to others.

Yee urged worship in temples and following the Lord's way for spiritual growth.

PROVO — As an experienced artist, Sister Kristin M. Yee — second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — knows a thing or two about building color.

"When I paint," she told listeners during a Thursday devotional held as part of BYU Education Week, "there are certain colors that only come with layers of paint and glazes built upon each other."

They don't come "straight out of a tube," she said. "They come with layers or, in other words, time an