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Douglas Bates Max Purcell
My dear brothers and sisters, Aloha. I express my gratitude to President Wheelwright and the President's Council for extending me this marvelous opportunity to speak to you this morning. The fact that this is a rare and very special assignment is not lost on me and so I have earnestly sought for inspiration from the Lord.
In my younger days when I was participating in the youth program of the church each month a scripture was selected to highlight a theme for the month. When I was 14 or 15 one of the scriptures selected as our theme made a strong impression on me. I have remembered it over the years and from time to time I have evaluated my life in the context of this scripture. It is found in D&C 90: 24. "Search diligently, pray always and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good if you walk uprightly and remember the covenant wherewith you have covenanted one with another. In this scripture the Lord has given us what I will call a pattern for our lives. A pattern with a promise. And it is this pattern with a promise that I want to speak about for a few minutes today.