Sister Elaine S. Dalton

Sister Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women general president"The temple is the reason we do everything in the church. The temple is the reason our pioneer ancestors left their established homes and came west. It was the reason they suffered privation and even death."Virtue is a prerequisite to entering the Lord's holy temples and to receiving the Spirit's guidance. It's a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards encompassing chastity and moral purity."Virtue begins in the heart and in the mind. It is nurtured in the home.""There is no friendship more valuable than your own clear conscience, your own moral cleanliness."Some have been desensitized into thinking that high moral standards are old-fashioned and irrelevant in today's society.Deceptions abound to lead youths to be idle, to lose sight of divine identity or to consume vice."I truly believe that one virtuous young woman or young man, led by the Spirit, can change the world, but in order to do so, we must return to virtue.""Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly, cleave to your covenants, stand in holy places, lay aside things of the world, believe that ye must repent.""You must never underestimate the power of your righteous influence."