My brethren: I appreciate more now than ever before my membership in the Church. I am thankful beyond my power to express for my faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am happy that I was born a member of this Church and that I have a testimony of its divinity and its truthfulness. The Lord has been good to me; He has heard my prayers, and He has come to my rescue.

Men and women need a vindication against the tyranny of death and time, and that vindication is supplied best of all in the restoration of the everlasting gospel in these the last days.

May we be true to our covenants.

May our testimonies grow. May our knowledge of the truth increase, so that when calamities and disturbances come we may say in the words of the scriptures: "The judgments of the Almighty are righteous altogether"  Ps. 19:9

I know God's work is upon the earth, and I know that He has established His Church among men.

May we be true to our responsibilities; may we carry forward in our duties, that when our work is done we may receive the plaudit, "Well and faithfully done; enter into the joys of thy Lord"  Matt. 25:21 I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.