“When temptations come, as they surely will, you are going to be prepared. You will have made the choice in advance: ‘I am going on a mission!’ ‘I am going to be married in the temple!’ ‘I am always going to be active in God’s Church!’ ‘Therefore, I will not partake!’” — Elder Robert L. Backman
Elder Robert L. Backman
Elder Robert L. Backman, of the First Quorum of the Seventy
To the Young Men of the Church · October 1980 general conference
Especially for missionaries and parents and families