Noteworthy examples are the employee who gives an honest day s work, the employer who rewards loyalty and service, and the Samaritan who stops to help someone in need. They include the hiker who carries out his own trash and the craftsman who works with a sense of enduring creation. Especially praiseworthy are the man who accepts responsibility for the children he has fathered, the father who wants the respect of his children more than worldly acclaim, and the mother who nurtures an infant as a sacred trust and not as a second-class chore. He added that graduates should let their language reflect refinement. Your manner of speech will then stand in stark contrast to the lazy language of our day, so liberally laced with casual slang and sleazy, filthy and profane expressions.
Sloppy language portends sloppy ways.
Elder Nelson said, Pattern your manner after that of President Gordon B. Hinckley. Even in his informal conversation, his language is elegant and eloquent. Carry from this institution sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a language that lifts and a personal patina that radiates purity and refinement. He told the graduates that their investment of time at Ricks will bring joy to them if they live as a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Acquire His qualities of civility and concern for others.