The Lord’s counsel to Joshua is His counsel to you today, the “youth of the noble birthright.” (“Carry On,” Hymns, no. 255) “Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Joshua 1:9) You are not alone! Though you may be the only Latter-day Saint in your school or your group of friends or even your family, you are not alone. You can rely on the strength of the Lord. As Joshua said to the Israelites, “Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” (Joshua 3:5) This was Joshua’s call for a return to virtue, and it is the same call to us today. We simply cannot do the work we have been reserved and prepared to do unless we can access the strength and confidence that comes by living a virtuous life.
Elaine S. Dalton, “Remember Who You Are!,” Ensign, May 2010, 120–23
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