by | May 21, 2011 | Blog, Encouragement, Finding Truth, Teen Life, Teens Making a Difference
The story of Paris Thomas has been making the rounds on the Internet. When he was six years old, his father was sent to prison. The family was forced to leave their home and live in a car with pretty much nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Paris’ mother tried...
by | Mar 15, 2011 | Encouragement, Famous Mormon Teens, Teen Life
Because his father was a great basketball player, people presume sports came naturally to Tyler Haws. But the truth is, he wasn’t a naturally talented basketball player. Still, he loved basketball and wanted to be really good at it. When he was in third grade, he got...
by | Feb 22, 2011 | Blog, Encouragement, Humility, Scripture Stories, Teenagers in the Scriptures, Teens Making a Difference
One reason people like to tell stories from the Bible and Book of Mormon is that they are filled with exciting people. There are lots of flashy heroes and villains. The bad guys are regularly held up as bad examples and warnings. The heroes get Sunday School lessons...
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 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...
by | Sep 10, 2010 | Encouragement, Friends, Service, Teen Life, Youth
Friendship is usually pretty important to most teenagers. Not having friends can make a teenager frustrated and lonely. Having the wrong kinds of friends can cause all sorts of trouble for teens. When you have a best friend, and it’s a real best friend who loves you...
