From Deseret News archives:
Plea for discipleship LDS urged to follow Christ
Pres. Hinckley also stresses education
President Gordon B. Hinckley told LDS males 12 and older during the evening priesthood session of a "troubling trend" in the United States that shows women are becoming more educated than men. Nearly 73 percent of young women graduate from high school, compared to 65 percent of young men, he said.
Despite that, President Hinckley said at a conference for the women of the church last week that LDS women are obligated to get all the education they can in order to become self-reliant and enlarge their lives.
Now the men must come up to par, he said.
"Rise up and discipline yourself to take advantage of educational opportunities," President Hinckley said. "Do you wish to marry a girl whose education has been far superior to your own? We speak of being 'equally yoked.' That applies, I think, to the matter of education."'
Speakers throughout Saturday's sessions, convened in the Conference Center and transmitted live via satellite to more than 80 nations worldwide, urged Latter-day Saints to become disciples of Christ and come to a knowledge of the saving power of the Atonement.
"Let the Savior be your lead in life. He will safely lead you over the most difficult obstacles of life. His laws are absolutely secure anchors of protection that dispel fear and assure success in an otherwise dangerous world."
President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency, said that disciples of Christ will feel comfort in times of sorrow, peace of conscience and joy in service.
A true disciple of Christ stands as a witness of God at all times, President Faust said, addressing the conference from a chair on the dais. He asked Latter-day Saints to forsake the pursuit of worldly things, follow the commandments and build up the church throughout the world.
"One true claim as disciples comes when we can say with certainty that (Christ's) ways have become our ways," President Faust said. "Through our discipleship we are able to receive the spiritual strength that we need to deal with the challenges of life."
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