By the Young Men General Presidency
David L. Beck (center), president; Larry M. Gibson (left), first counselor; and Adriàn Ochoa (right), second counselor.
Before you graduated from Primary, many of you memorized the thirteenth article of faith and hopefully can still recite it by heart. This year we as a presidency challenge you to move beyond simple memorization and truly learn what the Prophet Joseph Smith meant when he said we follow the admonition of Paul. We ask you to carefully study each quality mentioned in the thirteenth article of faith, this year's Mutual theme. We invite you to act upon what you learn. And we invite you to share with others the joy that living these standards brings into your life.
This pattern of behavior is the same one you are using in the new Duty to God program: learn, act, share. Following these three simple steps will help you become a faithful priesthood man.
The thirteenth article of faith states in part, "We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, [and] virtuous" (emphasis added). Being is more than how you act—it is who you are. Being honest, true, chaste and so on makes you different from most young men your age. When others see the good qualities in you, they will want what you have. As you learn your priesthood duties and act upon them, you will change. As you go about "doing good to all men," you will bless and change people's lives.