As a follow-up to Friday’s article “How Children Can Look Forward to the Youth Program,” this article includes resources for youth, leaders, and parents.

Parents and leaders can use the information in Appendix A of the Come, Follow Me manual, “Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime on God’s Covenant Path.”

The Temple

• Parents can help their children prepare for their first temple recommend interview by reviewing with them the temple recommend interview questions found in the General Handbook.
• Youth should meet with their bishop to get a temple recommend to perform baptisms for the dead in the temple. Read “Tips For Children on Their First Temple Trip.”
• Leaders should plan a Temple and Priesthood Preparation meeting for the Valiant 10 class and their parents. See General Handbook, 12.7.
• Parents can review with their children the information on the Church’s webpages about temples.

Priesthood Ordination

• Parents and leaders should teach about priesthood keys (General Handbook, 3.4.1), priesthood authority (General Handbook, 3.4), and priesthood power (General Handbook, 3.5).
• The bishop or an assigned counselor should interview young men at the beginning of the year they turn 12 to determine if they are spiritually prepared to be ordained a deacon.

Activities and Events

Enjoy lots of activities with the Young Women or Aaronic Priesthood group. Go to youth camps and have fun with others while learning about Jesus Christ and His gospel.

• Learn about the Young Women theme and the Aaronic Priesthood quorum theme.
• Learn about the 2025 youth theme.

Serve at Church

You may receive a calling to serve in a class or quorum presidency. You will also have opportunities to teach your class, help plan activities, and serve in other ways.

Seminary

In the year you turn 14, you can start attending seminary to learn more about Jesus Christ and His restored gospel. Learn about seminary.

FSY Conferences

In the year you turn 14, you can also attend FSY (For the Strength of Youth) conferences with other youth who love and want to follow Jesus Christ. Learn about FSY Conferences.

New Ways to Learn

• With a parent’s help, subscribe to the For the Strength of Youth magazine.
• Download the Gospel Living App. It has fun ideas for gospel learning and making goals for the Children and Youth program.
• Study For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices. This booklet was written to help you follow Jesus Christ.
• Find uplifting stories, music, and announcements on the Strive to Be accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.