Improvement Era, January 1921

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Improvement Era Vol. XXIV. JANUARY, 1921. No. 3.

A Message to the Youth of the Land' By Elder David O. McKay, of the Council of the Twelve

It is an inspiration always to meet with the Latter-day Saints in conference. I rejoice with you in having this opportunity of listening to the words of love and inspiration with which this conference has been favored. I am overwhelmed, as I stand here and face this large interested audience, but I am free to say to you that if I had my choice I would not choose to speak to you, men of the Priesthood, and faithful women in the Church. I should prefer to give whatever message

I have in my heart to another audience, this morning, which is scattered all up and down these counties and towns and valleys of the western states. I should like to speak to your boys and to your girls, to their playmates wherever they may be. However, since we have but very few of them here, I shall have to speak to them through you, because after all this conference, inspiring as it may be, is not an end in itself. The purpose of it shall not have been attained until the messages through you reach your sons and your daughters, and your neighbors' sons and daughters. Your happiness, your peace, depends upon your ability to get the message into their hearts. TO BE CARNALLY-MINDED IS DEATH TO BE SPIRITUALLY-MINDED IS LIFE AND PEACE If they were here this morning I would read the following text "To be carnally-minded is death, but to be spiritually-minded is life and — peace." Glorious words these life, peace. The whole purpose and end of existence is life, and to obtain in that life, peace. Eternal life we have heard from Elder Richards, that the work and glory of God — are to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man and our purpose wherever we may be, is to live. THE HAPPY LIFE COMES FROM OBEDIENCE TO LAW I believe thatwe can meet our boys on that plane and appeal to Delivered at the General Conference, October 9, 1920.