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A poem by Gordon B. Hinckley given in a 1980s devotional

By President Gordon B. Hinckley

1983, Second Counselor, First Presidency

If I were you, what would I do?

I'd enjoy every day of my stay

On this campus of Brigham Young U.

And so, if I were you, what would I do?

I'd drink of the nectar of knowledge,

A great, full draft of its richest brew.

If I were you, what would I do?

I'd walk humbly with God and my Savior, too.

If I were you, what would I do?

I'd fall in love with a girl named Sue,

Or a boy named Lou,

And plan for the day we'd be married,

We two.

If I were you, what would I do?

I'd live with my love with integrity true?

And welcome our children, many or few.

If I were you, what would I do

If courtship and marriage didn't come through?

I'd fret, but I'd say, 'There's no time to stew.

Get busy. Find something important to do.'

By now I'd just say, 'Good-bye and adieu,'

With a prayer in my heart for each one of you.