Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama Michelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaTo honor Justice Ginsburg's legacy, Biden should consider Michelle Obama National Urban League, BET launch National Black Voter Day The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill MORE sent a handwritten letter to students at the Florida high school where a mass shooting left 17 dead last month.

The Obamas thanked the survivors for speaking out against gun violence and helping to "awaken the conscience of our nation."

The former president and first lady closed by telling the students, "We will be there for you."

The letter, dated March 10, was obtained by Mic on Wednesday.

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“We wanted to let you know how inspired we have been by the resilience, resolve and solidarity that you have all shown in the wake of unspeakable tragedy,” the Obamas wrote.

“Not only have you supported and comforted each other, but you’ve helped awaken the conscience of the nation, and challenged decision-makers to make the safety of our children the country’s top priority.

"Throughout our history, young people like you have led the way in making America better. There may be setbacks; you may sometimes feel like progress is too slow in coming. But we have no doubt you are going to make an enormous difference in the days and years to come, and we will be there for you.”

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the letter @BarackObama and @MichelleObama wrote to the #ParklandShooting survivors. In it, the former president and first lady tell the teens that they’ve “inspired” them, and commend them on “awakening the conscience of our nation.” https://t.co/FOQYVguNFw pic.twitter.com/xEPHE6iUL2 — Mic (@mic) March 21, 2018

The students of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have been the primary organizers of the anti-gun violence March for Our Lives that is scheduled to hit D.C. this Saturday. More than 500,000 people are expected to attend.

This was not the first time the former president and first lady have praised the students who survived the Feb. 14 massacre in their gun control efforts.

President Obama tweeted at the students the day after the shooting, writing, "We are grieving with Parkland. But we are not powerless.”

Michelle Obama also vocalized support, writing that she was in “total awe” of the students and pledged that she and Barack were “behind [them] every step of the way.”