Balance

1. Definition:
1. 1828: To settle and adjust, as an account; to find the difference of two accounts, and to pay the balance or difference, and make them equal.
1. Adjust (fine-tune)
2. Equal (similar)
1. To balance something is to make it come to a state where everything fits nicely into the big picture. You cannot balance one part and not another.
2. Quotes from Prophets:
1. “We must use both the personal line and the priesthood line in proper balance to achieve the growth that is the purpose of mortal life.” (Dallin H. Oaks, General Conference, October 2010)
1. Proper balance is essential to developing your talents.
2. “stay close to your spouse, children, relatives, and friends. They will help you keep a balance in your life.” (M. Russell Ballard, General Conference, April 1987)
3. Scriptures:
1. “And you are to be equal, or in other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties, for the benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and his needs, inasmuch as his wants are just” (Doctrine and Covenants 82:17)  
4. Personal Definition:

To be balanced is to be perfectly prioritized. Everything falls into place when you are. Christ is often essential to becoming balanced. If we are not balanced, we cannot develop our divine traits.