Family and Community

"They will marry and go forward with skills that will qualify them to earn well and take their places in society where they can make a substantial contribution," President Hinckley declared.3 Just over one-third of current PEF participants are now married.

Elder John K. Carmack, executive director of the PEF, says: "One of the most encouraging outcomes of the PEF so far is that we are seeing that young people gain more hope. This hope gives them the courage to get married and to move forward in their lives."

As they do so, their growing families look forward to brighter futures.