For months church members have studied the lives and accomplishments of the pioneers, early and modern. Honoring them requires acting upon the eternal principles that guided their actions.
      "Are these pioneer celebrations academic, merely increasing our fund of experiences and knowledge? Or will they have a profound impact on how we live our lives?"
      While modern challenges are different from those faced by early pioneers, they are just as dangerous and significant for salvation and for that of those who will follow.
      Their foremost quality was faith. "With faith in their leaders and in one another, they stood fast against formidable opposition."
      They also exhibited unselfishness, sacrifice, obedience, unity and cooperation. Members exhibit such qualities as guiding principles, wherever they serve in the community, church or at home.
      "We see the modern manifestations of these pioneer qualities in the great contributions our brothers and sisters make in a wide variety of private projects and common efforts that require unity and cooperation."
      The pioneer legacy of inclusion is needed today to accomplish President Hinckley's call for retention and reactivation of all church members.
      A pioneerlike commitment is also needed to demonstrate the gospel principles in individual lives.