Your Heavenly Father assigned you to be born in a specific lineage through which you received your inheritance of race, culture, and tradition. That tradition can bring a rich heritage and great reasons to rejoice. Yet you have the responsibility to determine if there is any part of that heritage that must be discarded because it works against the Lord's plan of happiness. I testify that you will remove barriers to happiness and find greater peace as you make your first allegiance to membership of the Church of Jesus Christ, and His teachings the foundation of your life. Where family or national traditions, customs, conflict with the teachings of God, set them aside. Where traditions and customs are in harmony with His teachings, they should be cherished and followed to preserve your culture and heritage. There is one heritage that you need never change. It is that heritage that comes from your being a daughter or son of Father in Heaven. For happiness, control your life by that heritage.