"Grasp the opportunity of the moment wherever you may be. Love the school of your choice. Make it your dear mother, your alma mater, Take from it the very best it has to offer. And hold on to the institute program. Gather with your peers in these far-flung facilities. Listen to good and able teachers. Participate in the social programs...

"The Institute program represents a very serious attempt on the part of the Church Board of Education to see that our students have opportunities for religious training wherever they may be.

"And so God bless you, my dear young friends, wherever you are. You are doing that which the Lord would have you do. Said He, 'Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith' (D&C 88:118)."

-- President Gordon B. Hinckley "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe" 9 Sept 2001