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“In all ages, prophets have looked down through the corridors of time to our day. Billions of the deceased and those yet to be born have their eyes on us. Make no mistake about it—you are a marked generation… For nearly six thousand years, God has held you in reserve to make your appearance in the final days before the second coming of the Lord. Some individuals will fall away, but the kingdom of God will remain intact to welcome the return of its Head—even Jesus Christ. While this generation will be comparable in wickedness to the days of Noah, when the Lord cleansed the earth by flood, there is a major difference this time: God has saved for the final inning some of His strongest… children, who will help bear off the kingdom triumphantly.”
– Ezra Taft Benson
“Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements … those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing.”
– Neal A. Maxwell
“Truly, my dear young friends, you are a chosen generation. I hope you will never forget it… I hope there will grow in your hearts an overpowering sense of gratitude to God who has made it possible for you to come upon the earth in this marvelous season of the world’s history.”
– Gordon B. Hinckley
