Personal Invitation to Attend Institute
My dear brothers and sisters, I love you. I think about you and pray for you often. You are living in an age unlike any other. You are at the age where you are making crucial decisions—decisions that will affect the rest of your mortal and eternal life. Making these decisions may seem overwhelming or even frightening at times. But it is also exciting because we are living in a momentous time.
May I invite you to do something that will help you in a way few other things can? Attend institute! I have now watched my children, grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren attend institute. Attending institute has been life-changing for them.
Institute has helped them, and will help you, to deepen your conversion to Jesus Christ. Attending institute will help you to feel more of Heavenly Father’s great love for you. Institute will offer you inspiring instructors, faithful friends, and a feeling of belonging. It will help you to see why living the gospel leads to never-ending happiness. Attending institute will help you to live the gospel and to feel more joy—right now.
- If you want to know the truth about who you really are, attend institute.
- If you want to know the purpose of life, attend institute.
- If you want to stay on the covenant path, attend institute.
- If you want to learn how to let God prevail in your life, attend institute.
- If you want to be a peacemaker, attend institute.
I promise you these blessings and express my love for you, in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.My dear friends, one of the greatest opportunities to learn, gather, and lift others is found at institute.
We live in a day when noise and confusion are common. In contrast, at institute you will learn to distinguish truth from error, build your relationship with Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, find direction and discover answers to life’s greatest questions, meet others to help you along the covenant path, meet people whom you may choose to date and marry, and prepare to love and lead like the Savior.
My dear young adults, I invite you to consistently attend institute. I also encourage you to invite friends to share in these same blessings. I promise that your time in institute will bring the Savior’s peace, joy, and divine love. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.