My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be.. Give me a young woman who loves home and family, who reads and ponders the scriptures daily, who has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon.. Give me a young woman who is virtuous and who has maintained her personal purity, who will not settle for less than a temple marriage, and I will give you a young woman who will perform miracles for the Lord now and throughout eternity. Ezra Taft Benson
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This quote from President Spencer W. Kimball was inspired by his wife, who was asked by a young woman as she was preparing to be married, "What does it take to be a good wife?" Her answer: "You have to love home and family, read and ponder the scriptures daily, be virtuous, and maintain your personal purity. Anything less than that would bring you down."

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