by | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog, Friends, Jesus Christ, Mormon, Mormonism, Teen Life, Understanding Your Mormon Friend, Youth
You’re a nice person and you like to respect the standards and beliefs of all your friends. So now you have a Mormon friend and you can see she belongs to a strict religion, but you’re not sure what the rules are. Christmas is coming and you’re wondering if you can...
by | Nov 29, 2010 | Blog, Friends, Service, Teen Life, Teens Making a Difference
Do you consider yourself the creative type? If not, maybe you think creativity is about being a great artist or writer. Those are two ways to be creative, but they’re not the only ways. Look at these types of creativity teens like you might have: Lindsey plans parties...
by | Nov 20, 2010 | Blog, Encouragement, Friends, Teen Life
In this month’s New Era magazine (a monthly magazine for Mormon teens and other teens who want inspiration) there are several stories about teens who had to have courage in an everyday sort of situation. A lot of times we think of courage as involving physical danger,...
by | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, news, Service, Teen Life, Teens Making a Difference
Brandon Jackson is a teenage hero. He’s eighteen years old and since he was fourteen, he’s raised more than 150,000 dollars to help Honduran orphans. He also travels there to work with the children at his own expense on a regular basis. He first learned of the project...
by | Oct 27, 2010 | Blog, Obedience, Teenagers in the Scriptures
Jeffrey R. Holland gave a speech at West Point to the Military Academy recently and talked about integrity. Students at West Point have a code that says, “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” Elder Holland told a story he’d...
by | Oct 19, 2010 | Blog, Encouragement, Teen Life
I was reading an article today about a man who was bodysurfing one day when he hit his head on a rock and became a paraplegic. (See Disabled author chooses to laugh, Author: Carma Wadley, Source: Deseret News, 11 October 2010 11:30am.) At first, he thought his life...
