Female General Officers speak more often than males, but without women as General Authorities, more speaking opportunities need to come from elsewhere.
In a letter to leaders dated August 27th , the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its youth theme for the year 2021.
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of musicians warming up for the Virtual Youth Music Festival hosted by the Church. Mark your calendars now!
How is the new Young Women’s structure working out for you? How are your classes organized? We’ve surveyed you to find out more.
2019 has been an awesome year. Get caught up on everything that happened for Latter-day Saints before heading into 2020.
Farewell, Beehives!
The organizational changes come as the third part of major changes for youth.
Serving as a witness to sacred ordinances is no longer a privilege restricted to men.
The training will be required for all ward and stake leadership, as well as others.
Although further details of the new youth program have yet to be announced, at least we have a theme!
Is celebrating the prophet’s birthday a bit too much for a humble calling? Missionaries to pay more per month. The Church toys with younger kid interviews.
Truly, what is the point of a stake youth dance? Does it have a worthy purpose, and if so, is it serving it?
The importance of motherhood is deeply ingrained in Latter-day Saint culture, but what of those women in the Church who don’t want to have children or those who struggle for years with infertility, seemingly unable to fulfill their divine mandate?
The great alignment continues. Students will still attend seminary following their school schedule, but study material based on the Church’s overall schedule.
How involved can you be with another religion without crossing the line into official apostasy? Why is Deseret Book dropping “Mormon” titles?
With two-hour church on the horizon, maintaining a split Sunday school and Youth advancement structure wouldn’t make sense.
With General Conference just around the corner, and coming of the heels of one of the more consequential General Conferences in recent memory, the (formerly)
Admitting that social media can be addictive and present a false sense of reality, President Russell M. Nelson promised great blessings and improved focus if youth will take a break from their smartphones.
The result was inevitable, but the announcement that the LDS Church will cease its participation in Scouting will send waves across Mormonism.
Changes to the camp manual mean more responsibility for girls, and less focus on dramatic spiritual experiences.