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“Yes, knowledge is power, but the most vital and important knowledge is a knowledge of God – that he lives, that we are his children, that he loves us, that we are created in his image, that we can in faith pray to him and receive strength and inspiration in time of need.

Such knowledge is priceless.   True, man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge.  Knowledge of what?  Knowledge of God!  Knowledge of his purpose and plans for the welfare, blessing, and eternal exaltation of us, his children.  All useful knowledge is of commendable and rewarding.  But in all of our searching for truth, we must remember that the knowledge of God, our Father, and his plans for us his children is of supreme importance.”   (Churchwide Youth fireside Address May 14, 1961)

As a great Christian nation - a nation with a spiritual foundation – we join the Christian world in commemoration of that all – important and glorious event, the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Young men and women, remember, it is people, not things that are all-important.  Character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next.  God’s purpose is to build people of character, not physical monuments to their material accumulations.

“Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of god shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be rich.”  (D&C 6:7.)

Youth of the free nations, you face a changing world beset with many perplexities.  But while change is and will continue to be all about us in the physical world, we must recognize that there are certain heaven-sent verities, principles, and values that are eternal.  These never change. 

It is the truth that makes men and nations free.  Desire it!  Pray for it!  Study it! Practice it!  Do all this and you will find truth; it cannot be denied you.  Having found it, never forget its source, remembering always that “the glory of God is intelligence, or, in words, light and truth.”  (D&C 93:36.)

You, the youth of the free world, are the trustees of posterity.  The future of your country will, sooner than you think, rest in your hands and those of your contemporaries. Be worthy trustees.  Be cheerful in all that you do.  Live joyfully.  Live happily. Live enthusiastically, knowing that God does not dwell in gloom and melancholy, but in light and love. 

Freedom, a willingness to work, and the desire to serve your God through service to your fellowmen –these are the sources of true wealth.  Cling fast to these truths, and must inevitably increase in favor with man.   Have the courage to apply this standard of truth.  Determine what the effect of the various issues at stake is upon the character, the integrity, and the freedom of man.

Young men and women of the free world, yours is a great challenge. ( “God Family Country” by Ezra Taft Benson)

From a talk given by Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Britain addressed to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland states:  “There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves.” 

We who believe in the words of God are conscious of great blessings prophesied for the land of America.  “Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ”  (Ether 2:12)
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