Elder Dallin H. Oaks quoted Alma 53:20–21 and then suggested an application for those who have entered into sacred covenants: “Men and women who have made covenants to serve the Lord … —are you being true to the faith? Do you have the faith and continuing commitment to demonstrate the principles of the gospel in your own lives, consistently? You have served well, but do you, like the pioneers, have the courage and the consistency to be true to the faith and to endure to the end?” (“Following the Pioneers,” 73).