YM Lesson 23: Pray for Guidance

sell M. Nelson, "Sweet Power of Prayer," Ensign, May 2003, 7 - June 06, 2006

We should pray in accord with the will of our Heavenly Father. He wants to test us, to strengthen us, and to help us achieve our full potential. --Russell M. Nelson In this day of computers, phones, and pagers, people communicate with one another better than ever before. Even so, good...

YM Lesson 22: Covenants Guide Our Actions

Richard J. Maynes, "Keeping Our Covenants," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 92 - May 30, 2006

From ancient days to modern days, true disciples of Jesus Christ have understood the importance of making and keeping covenants with the Lord. --Richard J. Maynes From ancient days to modern days, true disciples of Jesus Christ have understood the importance of making and keeping covenants...

YM Lesson 20: Proper Use of Agency

L. Aldin Porter, "Our Destiny," New Era, Oct. 2000, 44 - May 16, 2006

We cannot make wise, long-range decisions unless we understand that there is purpose here and recognize and understand at least some aspects of the merciful plan of the great Creator. --L. Aldin Porter When an airplane leaves an airport, the complete journey has been mapped out. The pilots...

YM Lesson 19: Overcoming Temptation

Richard G. Scott, "How to Live Well amid Increasing Evil," Ensign, May 2004, 100 - May 09, 2006

You have a choice. You can wring your hands and be consumed with concern for the future or choose to use the counsel the Lord has given to live with peace and happiness in a world awash with evil. If you choose to concentrate on the dark side, this is what you will see. Much of the world is being engulfed in a rising river of degenerate filth, with the abandonment of virtue, righteousness, personal integrity, traditional marriage, and family life. Sodom and Gomorrah was the epitome of unholy life in the Old Testament. It was isolated then; now that condition is spread over the world. --Richard G. Scott

YM Lesson 16: Charity

C. Max Caldwell, "Love of Christ," Ensign, Nov. 1992, 29 - April 24, 2006

As I searched the pages of the Book of Mormon, I gained a new view. Mormon, an ancient prophet of the Americas, connected the word charity to the Savior. He declared that "charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever." (Moro. 7:47.) --C. Max Caldwell I have come to know something...

YM Lesson 15: Unity and Brotherhood in the Priesthood

N. Eldon Tanner, "The Greatest Brotherhood," Ensign, May 1977, 46 - April 23, 2006

"The members of the Church are in a very unique position because they know and understand that all human beings are literally the spirit children of God, and that the family unit is eternal and can enjoy eternal progression, which should be the goal of all. Because we know that God is our Father, we refer to one another as brothers and sisters, just as children in families do, and we enjoy a true feeling of brotherhood." --N. Eldon Tanner

YM Lesson 14: Serving Others

Taylor Woodruff, "Getting the Point," New Era, Oct. 2003, 46 - April 22, 2006

For a combined Mutual activity one Wednesday night, our youth leaders had prepared a service project with a fun twist. For a combined Mutual activity one Wednesday night, our youth leaders had prepared a service project with a fun twist. They divided the youth into four teams of about eight...

YM Lesson 13: Every Member Is a Missionary

M. Russell Ballard, "The Essential Role of Member Missionary Work," Ensign, May 2003, 37 - April 21, 2006

"We need your help, brothers and sisters, to support and assist our missionaries in finding and baptizing many more of our Heavenly Father's children. We need you to watch over, protect, and inspire the missionaries, who are servants of the Lord. If the standard is to be raised, it is raised for all of us. We must be more faithful. We must be more spiritually in tune. We must prepare ourselves to assist the missionaries in finding those of our Heavenly Father's children who will embrace the message of the Restoration." --M. Russell Ballard

YM Lesson 12: Following the Living Prophet

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Global Church Blessed by the Voice of the Prophets," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 10 - April 20, 2006

"Today, we have again apostles, seers, and revelators who are watchmen on the tower, messengers of supernal, healing truth. God speaks to us through them. They are profoundly aware of the different circumstances we members are living in. They are in this world, but not of this world." --Dieter F. Uchtdorf

YM Lesson 11: "As I Have Loved You, Love One Another"

Kathleen H. Hughes, "What Greater Goodness Can We Know: Christlike Friends," Ensign, May 2005, 74 - April 19, 2006

"I have been blessed throughout my life with Christlike friends--from friends of my youth to the many people who have blessed our family in all the wards we have lived in. Their faith and commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ, their service, their wise and gentle instruction have enriched our lives." --Kathleen H. Hughes

YM Lesson 10: Family Unity

Gordon B. Hinckley, "Words of the Prophet: Your Family," New Era, June 2003, 4 - April 18, 2006

The family is divine. It was instituted by our Heavenly Father. It encompasses the most sacred of all relationships. Only through its organization can the purposes of the Lord be fulfilled." --Gordon B. Hinckley The Stuff of Which Eternity Is Made The family is divine. It was instituted by...

YM Lesson 9: Respect for Mothers and Their Divine Role

Russell M. Nelson, "Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women," Ensign, May 1999, 38 - April 17, 2006

We who bear the holy priesthood have a sacred duty to honor our sisters. We are old enough and wise enough to know that teasing is wrong. We respect sisters--not only in our immediate families but all the wonderful sisters in our lives. As daughters of God, their potential is divine. Without them, eternal life would be impossible. Our high regard for them should spring from our love of God and from an awareness of their lofty purpose in His great eternal plan. --Russel M. Nelson

YM Lesson 8: Honor Thy Father

Dallin H. Oaks, "Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother," Ensign, May 1991, 14 - April 10, 2006

"The commandment to honor our parents echoes the sacred spirit of family relationships in which--at their best--we have sublime expressions of heavenly love and care for one another. We sense the importance of these relationships when we realize that our greatest expressions of joy or pain in mortality come from the members of our families." --Dallin H. Oaks

YW Lesson 8: Attitudes About Our Divine Roles

M. Russell Ballard, "Women of Righteousness," Ensign, Apr. 2002, 66 - April 10, 2006

"More than ever we need women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who can hear and who will respond to the voice of the Lord." --M. Russell Ballard My topic is something that is very close to my heart. I have been married to Sister Ballard for 50 years. The greatest day in my life was the...

YM Lesson 7: A Mighty Change of Heart

M. Russell Ballard, "Go for It!" New Era, Mar. 2004, 4 - April 03, 2006

What are your concerns in life at your age? Some of you have had questions on your minds about schooling, employment, marriage, and other general directions in life--about how to best fulfill the expectations of yourself as well as the expectations the Lord has for you. What are your concerns...

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