Do Not Shift Your Focus From Serving

My Dear Young Women, With All My Heart I Urge You Not To Look To Contemporary Culture For Your Role Models And Mentors. Please Look To Your Faithful Mothers For A Pattern To Follow. Model Yourselves After Them, Not After Celebrities Whose Standards Are Not The Lord's Standards And Whose Values May Not Reflect An Eternal Perspective. Look To Your Mother.

It Is Impossible For Us To Fail When We Do Our Best When We Are On The Lord's Errand.

Learning The Lessons Of The Past Allows You To Walk Boldly In The Light Without Running The Risk Of Stumbling In The Darkness. This Is The Way It's Supposed To Work. This Is God's Plan: Father And Mother, Grandfather And Grandmother Teaching Their Children; Children Learning From Them And Then Becoming A More Righteous Generation Through Their Own Personal Experiences And Opportunities. Learning The Lessons Of The Past Allows You To Build Personal Testimony On A Solid Bedrock Of Obedience, Faith, And The Witness Of The Spirit.

Our Most Basic Institution Of Family Desperately Needs Help And Support From The Extended Family And The Public Institutions That Surround Us. Brothers And Sisters, Aunts And Uncles, Grandparents And Cousins Can Make A Powerful Difference In The Lives Of Children. Remember That The Expression Of Love And Encouragement From An Extended Family Member Will Often Provide The Right Influence And Help A Child At A Critical Time.

I Believe Our Heavenly Father’s Everlasting Purpose For His Children Is Generally Achieved By The Small And Simple Things We Do For One Another. At The Heart Of The English Word ‘atonement’ Is The Word ‘one.’ If All Mankind Understood This, There Would Never Be Anyone With Whom We Would Not Be Concerned, Regardless Of Age, Race, Gender, Religion, Or Social Or Economic Standing. We Would Strive To Emulate The Savior And Would Never Be Unkind, Indifferent, Disrespectful, Or Insensitive To Others.