143—Let the Holy Spirit Guide137—Testimony

Pres. Hinckley--“Living Worthy of the Girl that You Will Someday Marry”

A week ago President Faust and the Young Women general presidency spoke to the young women of the Church in this tabernacle.As I looked at that gathering of beautiful young women the question moved through my mind, “Are we rearing a generation of young men worthy of them?”

Those girls are so fresh and vibrant. They are beautiful. They are bright. They are able. They are faithful. They are virtuous. They are true. They are simply wonderful and delightful young women.

And so tonight, in this great priesthood meeting, I wish to speak to you young men, their counterpart. The title of my talk: “Living Worthy of the Girl You Will Someday Marry.”

The girl you marry will take a terrible chance on you. She will give her all to the young man she marries. He will largely determine the remainder of her life. She will even surrender her name to his name.

Pres. Hinckley--“Living Worthy of the Girl that You Will Someday Marry”

I plead with you boys tonight to keep yourselves free from the stains of the world. You must not indulge in sleazy talk at school. You must not tell sultry jokes. You must not fool around with the Internet to find pornographic material. You must not dial a long-distance telephone number to listen to filth. You must not rent videos with pornography of any kind. This salacious stuff simply is not for you. Stay away from pornography as you would avoid a serious disease. It is as destructive. It can become habitual, and those who indulge in it get so they cannot leave it alone. It is addictive.

The girl you marry is worthy of a husband whose life has not been tainted by this ugly and corrosive material.

Would any girl in her right mind ever wish to marry a young man who has a drug habit, who is the slave of alcohol, who is addicted to pornography?

Pres. Hinckley--“Living Worthy of the Girl that You Will Someday Marry”

Work for an education. Get all the training that you can. The world will largely pay you what it thinks you are worth. Paul did not mince words when he wrote to Timothy, “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel” (1 Tim. 5:8).

It is your primary obligation to provide for your family.Your wife will be fortunate indeed if she does not have to go

out and compete in the marketplace. She will be twice blessed if she is able to remain at home while you become the breadwinner of the family.

Education is the key to economic opportunity. The Lord has laid a mandate upon us as a people to acquire learning “by study, and also by faith” (D&C 109:14). It is likely that you will be a better provider if your mind and hands are trained to do something worthwhile in the society of which you will become a part.

Pres. Hinckley--“Living Worthy of the Girl that You Will Someday Marry”

Young men, now is the time to prepare for the future. And in that future for most of you is a beautiful young woman whose greatest desire is to bond with you in a relationship that is eternal and everlasting.

You will know no greater happiness than that found in your home. You will have no more serious obligation than that which you face in your home. The truest mark of your success in life will be the quality of your marriage.

God bless you, my dear young men. I could wish for you nothing more wonderful than the love, the absolute total love, of a companion of whom you are proud and worthy in every respect.

1 Nephi 16:10What present did

the Lord leave outside Lehi’s tent?

1 Nephi 16:10What present did the

Lord leave outside Lehi’s tent?

A magic 8 ball?

The LiahonaFind out all you can

about the Liahona:1 Nephi 16:10,16,

25-30

The Liahona1 Nephi 16:10,16, 25-30-curious workmanship-pointed where to go-led in the most fertile

parts of the wilderness-worked according to

faith, heed & diligence-a small means used to

accomplish great things-plain to understand-message changed

according to needs, faith and diligence

The Liahona1 Nephi 16:10,16, 25-30-curious workmanship-pointed where to go-led in the most fertile

parts of the wilderness-worked according to

faith, heed & diligence-a small means used to

accomplish great things-plain to understand-message changed

according to needs, faith and diligence

Alma 37:38-42—Find out more:

The Liahona1 Nephi 16:10,16, 25-30-curious workmanship-pointed where to go-led in the most fertile

parts of the wilderness-worked according to

faith, heed & diligence-a small means used to

accomplish great things-plain to understand-message changed

according to needs, faith and diligence

Alma 37:38-42-we learn the name!-prepared by the Lord-man can’t do it-miracles, day by day-when slothful, they didn’t

progress (not a direct course)

These things are not without a shadow!!!!!

(Alma 37:43)

The Liahona(A shadow?)1 Nephi 16:10,16, 25-30-curious workmanship-pointed where to go-led in the most fertile

parts of the wilderness-worked according to

faith, heed & diligence-a small means used to

accomplish great things-plain to understand-message changed

according to needs, faith and diligence

Alma 37:38-42-we learn the name!-prepared by the Lord-man can’t do it-miracles, day by day-when slothful, they didn’t

progress (not a direct course)

Elder Bednar agrees: In our day the Book of Mormon is the primary source to which we

should turn for help in learning how to invite the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. The description in the Book of Mormon of the Liahona, the director or compass used by Lehi and his family in their journey in the wilderness, specifically was included in the record as a type and a shadow for our day and as an essential lesson about what we should do to enjoy the blessings of the Holy Ghost.

As we strive to align our attitudes and actions with righteousness, then the Holy Ghost becomes for us today what the Liahona was for Lehi and his family in their day. The very factors that caused the Liahona to work for Lehi will likewise invite the Holy Ghost into our lives. And the very factors that caused the Liahona not to work anciently will likewise cause us to withdraw ourselves from the Holy Ghost today.

As we study and ponder the purposes of the Liahona and the principles by which it operated, I testify that we will receive inspiration suited to our individual and family circumstances and needs. We can and will be blessed with ongoing direction from the Holy Ghost.

More from Elder Bednar:Just as Lehi was blessed in ancient times, each of us in

this day has been given a spiritual compass that can direct and instruct us during our mortal journey. The Holy Ghost was conferred upon you and me as we came out of the world and into the Savior’s Church through baptism and confirmation. By the authority of the holy priesthood we were confirmed as members of the Church and admonished to seek for the constant companionship of “the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:17).

As we each press forward along the pathway of life, we receive direction from the Holy Ghost just as Lehi was directed through the Liahona. “For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do” (2 Ne. 32:5).

The Holy Ghost operates in our lives precisely as the Liahona did for Lehi and his family, according to our faith and diligence and heed.

1 Nephi 17:1-22; 18What applications can we make from the

Lehites journey to the Promised Land to our mortal journey to the Promised Land?

1 Nephi 17-18What applications can we make from the Lehites

journey to the Promised Land to our mortal journey to the Promised Land?

-The Lord prepares the way (17:5, 13)-There will always be critics of the Lord’s way(17:17-

21)-Nephi likened an ancient scriptural journey to their

journey (23-46)-We don’t use the same vehicles the world uses to

successfully complete our journey (18:2-3)-Doing what the Lord told us will not exempt us from

hardship (18:8-15)