LEADERSHIP TRAINING EMPHASIS

To accomplish the mission of the Church, leaders should encourage every member to receive all essential Priesthood ordinances, keep the associated covenants, and qualify for exaltation and eternal life. Church leaders should use priesthood, quorums, auxiliaries, stake and ward councils to help produce the following results:

Families

Teach the preeminence of the home and family as the basic organizational unit of the Church. Encourage each family member, parents and children, to study the scriptures, pray regularly, and follow the example of the Savior in all things.
Adults

Encourage each adult to be worthy to receive the ordinances of the temple. Teach all adults to identify their ancestors and perform sacred temple ordinances for them.
Youth

Help prepare each young man to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood, to receive the ordinances of the temple, and to be worthy to serve a full-time mission. Help prepare each young woman to be worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the temple.

All Leaders, Members, and Stake and Full-Time Missionaries:

Members work cooperatively in a balanced effort to help convert, retain, and activate our Heavenly Father's children. Teach members to provide for themselves, their families and the poor and needy in the Lord's way.

This emphasis will continue until steady improvement is apparent.

29 September 1995
The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve