My dear brothers and sisters and my young friends, through the visit of angels and the power of God, the gospel was restored in our days, and this sacred work of providing ordinances for our ancestors was begun. With your generation, the work will be accelerated, one child of God at a time, until all the work is finished. You are a special generation. God promised Abraham that "in [his] seed ... all the families of the earth [would] be blessed." You are the heirs of the Abrahamic covenant, the righteous lineage through which God is now blessing the earth. You have been baptized into the covenant, and as believers are, as the Apostle Paul described, "children of the promise." You, more than any other generation, are turning your hearts to your fathers, and in return, I promise you they will turn their hearts toward you. The divine responsibility to offer the ordinances of salvation to those who once lived upon the earth but did not receive them will continue to grow in the years ahead and will blossom in the Millennium. I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the spirit of Elijah. I encourage you to study, to search out your ancestors, and to prepare yourselves to perform proxy baptisms in the house of the Lord for your kindred dead. And I urge you to help other people identify their family histories. As you respond in faith to this invitation, your heart shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you. Your love and gratitude for your ancestors will increase. Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives.