by Larry Richman | Apr 17, 2026
Beginning the first Sunday in September, the lessons in Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women meetings will focus on truths in the updated edition of For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices. This updated guide is available in the Gospel Library app,...
by Larry Richman | Feb 19, 2024
The Church is publishing a pocket version of the booklet For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices, as well as a special issue of the For the Strength of Youth magazine focused on “Jesus Christ Is the Strength of Youth.” These two items will be shipped to...
by Larry Richman | Nov 9, 2022
The Church’s new For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices teaches the principles that will help us make wise decisions. Parents can use the guide to talk about standards in a new and different way. Instead of talking about rules, we can ask...
by Larry Richman | Oct 11, 2022
What changed in the new update of For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices? In short, the new guide is based on gospel principles, agency, and inspiration. Rather than an endless list of dos and don’ts, it teaches the principles upon which we should...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2022
The Church has updated the guide for youth, For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices. The new guide is based on gospel principles, agency, and inspiration. Rather than an endless list of dos and don’ts, it teaches the principles upon which we should...
by Larry Richman | Apr 24, 2026
Beginning September 6, the lessons in Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women meetings will focus on truths in the updated edition of For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices. This updated guide is available in the Gospel Library app, online, as a downloadable...
by Larry Richman | Dec 8, 2025
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,...
by Larry Richman | Dec 5, 2025
Leaving Primary the year they turn 12 can sometimes feel scary or even sad for children. Luckily, there are a lot of exciting things about turning 12 and joining a Young Women class or an Aaronic Priesthood quorum. The article “Looking Forward to the Youth...
by Larry Richman | Dec 18, 2024
Youth and leaders are encouraged to gather to watch a worldwide broadcast for youth on January 5, 2025, to introduce the new youth theme, “Look unto Christ.” The event will feature Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, President Emily Belle Freeman, and President Steven J. Lund....
by Larry Richman | May 21, 2024
The Family History Guide offers an extensive list of family history activities for individuals, youth, and children. With a bit of planning and a list of ideas, family history activities can become part of your everyday lives and unite your family in remarkable ways....
by Larry Richman | Dec 26, 2023
To help youth progress on the covenant path, bishoprics should do the following early in the year, preferably in January: Ordain all worthy young men turning 12, 14, and 16 to the appropriate priesthood office (see General Handbook, 38.2.9). Call and set apart new...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2023
The Church has issued it’s annual letter reaffirming safety guidelines for youth and adult activities. Church activities unite members as “fellow citizens” as described in Ephesians 2:19. In addition to providing education, entertainment, and opportunities for...
by Larry Richman | Feb 21, 2023
The For the Strength of Youth guide helps us understand that our bodies are an amazing gift from our Heavenly Father. He gave them to us to help us become more like Him. Having a body gives us increased power to exercise our freedom to choose. The restored gospel of...
by Larry Richman | Feb 8, 2023
The For the Strength of Youth guide was written to help youth make inspired choices, based on gospel principles. The section “Make Inspired Choices” helps youth learn that Jesus Christ is the way to eternal joy, that they are beloved spirit children of God, and that...
by Larry Richman | Dec 20, 2022
To help youth progress on the covenant path, bishoprics should do the following early in the year, preferably in January: Ordain all worthy young men turning 12, 14, and 16 to the appropriate priesthood office (see General Handbook, 38.2.9). Review the organization of...