Children and Youth

October 31, 2024 02:31 PM MDT
After learning he wasn’t chosen to sing in the conference children’s choir, Bo happened to run into Elder Stevenson at a football game.
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October 25, 2024 02:38 PM MDT
Whatever age your grandchildren are, or whatever your relationship with them is like right now, these six tips will help deepen your connection.
5 Min Read
September 20, 2024 02:34 PM MDT
Try these powerful ideas to nurture more feelings of love and unity within your family.
4 Min Read
September 17, 2024 09:50 AM MDT
Three powerful words make up the theme youth will learn about next year.
1 Min Read
September 17, 2024 09:46 AM MDT
Our efforts as parents to connect with our kids can help them grow to understand God’s love.
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September 13, 2024 04:57 PM MDT
We can prepare our youth for a life of faith by framing a testimony not as an object to be obtained but as a phoenix—reborn again and again.
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September 13, 2024 03:05 PM MDT
Here are a few simple ways to help kids feel engaged and involved in our local meetings.
2 Min Read
August 27, 2024 04:03 PM MDT
Kobin's summer was off to a boring start as he recovered from brain surgery. But music, and the help of a generous neighbor, turned it all around.
3 Min Read
August 23, 2024 02:45 PM MDT
The updated ‘For the Strength of Youth’ manual provides an encouragingly clear guide for parents to follow, reminding me of how my mom taught me.
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August 19, 2024 03:49 PM MDT
The world is full of beautiful opportunities to share light and love—and we can help youth remember that.
1 Min Read
August 13, 2024 04:06 PM MDT
When we teach children about the Holy Ghost, do we sometimes skip this simple, but important step?
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July 25, 2024 03:25 PM MDT
I spoke with other seminary teachers, and we identified six pressing questions we each get asked regularly. Here is our advice on answering them.
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June 06, 2024 11:35 AM MDT
The next time you are teaching, whether at home or at church, take a moment to ponder this simple but inspiring question.
1 Min Read
May 30, 2024 05:41 PM MDT
Already, Church members and leaders are finding joy in the new hymnbook. Here are a few reasons why.
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May 29, 2024 12:55 PM MDT
Nurture your kids’ growing testimony with these ideas for a memorable temple open house experience.
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May 28, 2024 12:22 PM MDT
Whenever kids are involved, you know there are sure to be a few laughs, and Sundays at church are no exception.
1 Min Read
May 24, 2024 01:11 PM MDT
This analogy powerfully shows why parents need to do more than protect their children from pornography; they need to prepare them to withstand it.
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January 29, 2024 03:36 PM MST
This eye-opening definition of discipleship shared by Elder Stevenson, President Freeman, and President Lund has helped alleviate the pressure for me to be perfect.
2 Min Read
December 19, 2023 03:33 PM MST
Even young children stopped running around to watch as youth took to the stage at a ward Christmas party. Their performance is one you truly don’t want to miss.
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There will be three young adult devotionals, two youth events, and two “Friend to Friend for Children” events next year. Find out when:
1 Min Read
October 26, 2023 10:39 AM MDT
Apostle Paul reminds us to “not neglect the gift that is in thee.” If you’ve been called and set apart for work in the kingdom, even at a young age, you have the power of God behind you.
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August 30, 2023 05:25 AM MDT
Here are five tips that I believe can help both you and your child get off to a good start with seminary and make the most of the opportunity to come closer to Christ.
4 Min Read
August 17, 2023 09:05 AM MDT
“I felt compassion for Christina knowing she had wondered if something was wrong with her. I also felt so much gratitude for an FSY teacher who helped her see herself more clearly.”
7 Min Read
June 16, 2023 07:38 AM MDT
In a time when it’s impossible prevent children from ever seeing pornography, parents should instead work to build pornography resistance in their children.
12 Min Read
May 24, 2023 07:30 AM MDT
Not many 17-year-olds can shred on a drum set the way Sofia Detjen does. Between her musical prowess and faith in God, this Harvard-Berklee–bound teenager’s tempo is hard to beat.
12 Min Read
April 13, 2023 03:57 PM MDT
As part of the Church’s plan to support the youth theme and events throughout the year, a unique new experience will be coming this fall.
1 Min Read
December 25, 2022 09:00 AM MST
We saw plenty of changes in 2022! A new “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet, new Primary and Relief Society General Presidencies, and an entire African nation dedicated for missionary work to name a few!
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December 06, 2022 03:00 PM MST
Registration for FSY begins January 24, 2023.
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December 03, 2022 11:26 AM MST
Sarah Jane Wright believes childhood should be a more whimsical place—so she creates art for kids that captures the wonder of laughter, friendship, and faith.
7 Min Read
November 08, 2022 01:36 PM MST
Saturday's broadcast for Primary children featured a song that might be more familiar to other Christian faiths.
1 Min Read
November 02, 2022 03:31 PM MDT
“We get an opportunity to recognize that children can be a part of the Church by being disciples of Jesus Christ in their family life and as they look around and serve others.”
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The Church’s youth theme website for 2023 now includes the new music album, posters, art, and videos.
1 Min Read
October 03, 2022 01:44 PM MDT
The new guide for youth “focuses on the foundation [of] values, principles, and doctrine instead of every specific behavior.”
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The Young Women and Young Men General Presidencies have announced that the 2023 Youth Theme comes from Philippians 4:13.
1 Min Read
August 29, 2022 01:00 PM MDT
“How do you teach the concept of consent to your children? That ‘no’ means ‘no,’ that our bodies are sacred and private, and that a child’s comfort and discomfort are important?”
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Read the Church’s response to a recent Associated Press article about the Church’s abuse help line.
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July 25, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
A worldwide Church broadcast for children, their parents, and Primary leaders will be available beginning on Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. mountain standard time.
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May 25, 2022 01:08 PM MDT
My 10-year-old pitches a different excuse every week to convince us it’s impossible for him to go to church. And while I want him to be there, the resistance is draining.
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April 21, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
After two years of postponements, the exciting new Church-hosted youth conferences are back in full swing this summer!
5 Min Read
April 14, 2022 09:10 AM MDT
Eager to see the class unfold, I positioned my achy self at the top of the steps, out of flu-sharing range but where I could secretly watch what was going on.
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March 09, 2022 10:45 AM MST
The first youth Face to Face event of the year will air on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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February 23, 2022 11:05 AM MST
I was amazed at the efforts to truly tailor this event to children. Here are a few things that impressed me as a mother about the most recent Friend to Friend.
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February 22, 2022 12:46 PM MST
Several Primary-aged children held cameras, makeup brushes, and producers' clipboards behind the scenes of the worldwide event.
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February 16, 2022 11:49 AM MST
The Primary general presidency worked with language specialists and native-speaking children to record their parts of the event in Spanish and Portuguese.
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Fun
February 16, 2022 10:06 AM MST
With the push for at-home gospel learning, more and more gospel resources are being released for our little ones.
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December 06, 2021 01:05 PM MST
Fifteen-year-old McKay Nelson started a project centered on the Book of Mormon that ultimately gathered participants from Bulgaria to New Zealand.
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October 21, 2021 01:31 PM MDT
President Camille N. Johnson of the Primary General Presidency shared Thursday on Facebook that the Church has launched a new YouTube channel specifically designed for children.
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October 06, 2021 02:22 PM MDT
FSY conferences have been on hold since 2020 due to the pandemic but are back on for next year. Here’s why the conference is so important for youth.
1 Min Read
July 30, 2021 03:00 PM MDT
In the last installment of a four-part series from Church News on the essential role of councils in the Church, Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon shared some insight into the development of the Children and Youth program.
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December 08, 2020 01:00 PM MST
There is certainly a lot to teach a child during their most formative years in the home. Here are ten simple, but important, gospel lessons to help parents along their way.
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