OUR DEAR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN, we have great confidence in you. You are beloved sons and daughters of God and He is mindful of you. You have come to earth at a time of great opportunities and also of great challenges. The standards in this booklet will help you with the important choices you are making now and will yet make in the future. We promise that as you keep the covenants you have made and these standards, you will be blessed with the companionship of the Holy Ghost, your faith and testimony will grow stronger, and you will enjoy increasing happiness.

Handbook designed to give missionaries, teachers, and other students of the gospel rapid and convenient access to scriptural wisdom, both ancient and modern. Organized alphabetically, these topics include an introductory paragraph, key scriptures, relevant quotations from modern-day prophets, and cross-references to the book Preach my gospel.