Church Leaders Speak Out on Standards

In the talks and activities listed below, Church leaders speak out and encourage youth to live the standards. These talks can be used as a resource in planning Young Women activities and in answering young women's questions about standards.

• Gordon B. Hinckley, "Stay on the High Road," Ensign, May 2004, 112–15 (Education, friends, modesty)
• Gordon B. Hinckley, "Gambling," Ensign, May 2005, 58–61
• Boyd K. Packer, " 'The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected,' " Ensign, Nov. 2003, 24–27 (Why standards?)
• Dallin H. Oaks, "Pornography," Ensign, May 2005, 87–90
• M. Russell Ballard, "Be Strong in the Lord," Ensign, July 2004, 8–15 (Putting on the armor of God)
• M. Russell Ballard, "Let Our Voices Be Heard," Ensign, Nov. 2003, 16–19 (Internet, television, media)
• Jeffrey R. Holland, "To Young Women," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 28–30 (Modesty)
• Jeffrey R. Holland, "Personal Purity," Ensign, Nov. 1998, 75–78 (Sexual purity)
• Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “See the End from the Beginning,” Ensign, May 2006, 42
• Susan W. Tanner, "The Sanctity of the Body," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 13–15
• Susan W. Tanner, “Make Dating Smooth Sailing,” New Era, October 2004, 28
• Julie B. Beck, "In the World But Not of the World," BYU Women's Conference, Apr. 29, 2005 (Teaching standards) 
• Elaine S. Dalton, "Arise and Shine Forth," BYU Women's Conference, Apr. 30, 2004 (Modesty)
• D. Todd Christofferson, "A Sense of the Sacred," New Era, June 2006, 28
• Mary C. Hales, "An Outward Expression of an Inward Commitment," BYU Women's Conference, May 2, 2003 (Modesty) 
• Susan K. Bednar, "Safe Rebellion?" BYU–Idaho Devotional, Jan. 6, 2004