My generation is dying off at a rapid rate. We are willing to pass the torch to a new and better-prepared generation of Latter-day Saints. We expect that they will:
1.Keep their wonderful physical bodies pure and holy as temples of God.
2.Place preeminence on spiritual learning and knowledge from God.
3.Be a trusted generation and use the foundation of eternal gospel truths to establish standards and values.
4.Seek learning from the eternal truths contained in the holy scriptures.
God bless you with the will and desire to be an example to the world and to live the balanced, righteous life He expects His children to live during their mortal probation.
We have the Word of Wisdom, which helps us to live a healthier life, a type of life that is conducive to our growth and well-being.
Mortality is the time to learn first of God and the gospel and to perform the ordinances.
With that noble quality of trust comes the reputation of one who is honest and possesses integrity. These are character traits that will ensure a long and successful career.
Personal, sincere involvement in the scriptures produces faith, hope, and solutions to our daily challenges.
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1.Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof (1964), 2–3.
2.Joseph B. Wirthlin, "The Straight and Narrow Way," Ensign, Nov. 1990, 65.
3.Spencer W. Kimball, President Kimball Speaks Out (1981), 90, 91, 92.
4.Henry Ward Beecher, in Tryon Edwards, comp., The New Dictionary of Thoughts (1944), 67.
5.Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball (2006), 67.
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