Quote 1

"My dear friends, you are a royal generation. You were preserved to come to the earth in this time for a special purpose. Not just a few of you, but all of you. There are things for each of you to do that no one else can do as well as you. ... If you will let Him, I testify that our Father in Heaven will walk with you through the journey of life and inspire you to know your special purpose here" (H. Burke Peterson, "Your Life Has a Purpose," New Era, May 1979, p. 5).

Quote 2

"When he comes to us it will be as a glorious, heavenly King. ...

"... Building his kingdom has always been the theme of his people. ... It is our charge to build Zion-not yet the Lord's own city of Zion, but the religious, social, and economic order that must precede his coming as a standard to the nations. (D&C 64:42.) We must prepare a generation of sanctified saints who are ready to receive their King. 'Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come' " (Courtney Lassetter, "When He Comes Again," Ensign, June 1976, pp. 68-70; italics added).

Scriptures

(D&C 87:8)

8 Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.

Quote 3.

"This is a very different generation from any others. It is a generation when the Lord has decreed-and that, too, before the world was made-that in the last days the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed nor given to other people" (Wilford Woodruff, Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, sel. G. Homer Durham [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1946], p. 145).

"The Lord has chosen a small number of choice spirits. ... to come forth in the last days ... to organize the Kingdom of God upon the earth, to build it up and to defend it" (Wilford Woodruff, as quoted in Our Lineage [course of study for genealogy classes, 1933], pt. 1, p. 4).

Quote 4

"You are not just ordinary young men and young women. You are choice spirits, many of you having been held back in reserve for almost 6,000 years to come forth in this day, at this time when the temptations, responsibilities, and opportunities are the very greatest. ...

"... We pray that you will be prepared for the reins of leadership. ...

"... I pray that you-the young and rising generation-will keep your bodies and minds clean, free from the contaminations of the world, that you will be fit and pure vessels to bear off the kingdom of God triumphant in preparation for the second coming of our Savior" (Ezra Taft Benson, in Conference Report, Oct. 1977, pp. 43, 46-47; or Ensign, Nov. 1977, pp. 30, 32).

Quote 5

"The Lord has now sent a wonderful generation of youth who will not be men and women to be conquered. ...

"Remember, my young friends, you must be lean and hard. You must be fit for the race. You must place character, integrity, and principles of truth as the guiding lights for the dark days ahead. ...

"Future greatness ... awaits those who are pure and true to the teachings and example of the Master" (Vaughn J. Featherstone, "These Are Not Men to Be Conquered," New Era, Apr. 1980, p. 5).

Quote 6

"Sisters, you were not born at this time and place by chance. You are here because this is where the Lord wants you to be. ...

"... Strong women are needed, women who will stay morally clean when all about them do not, women who will establish homes that are a little bit of heaven and where the family is upheld and little children are cared for and given love and attention by their own mothers, women who will shun pornography-not just older women, but young women too, who will seek personal and social refinement, who will strive to become more cultured, who will respect the authority of the home and the priesthood. As the Church grows, there will be a need for more women who are leaders, for more women everywhere who have the courage to proclaim their testimony of Jesus Christ, women who will pray and study to find out what the Lord requires of them and who will then make right choices and put themselves in the hands of the Lord" (Betty E. Brown, in Conference Report, Melbourne, Australia Area Conference, Feb. 1976, p. 29).

Quote 7