by | Aug 31, 2010 | Mormonism, Service, Teen Life, Youth
We’ve been talking about a book by Kenda Creasy Dean which suggests Mormon teens and teens in black churches are more likely to be strongly committed to their religions that other teens. One thing the author says we have to do is to make sure teenagers have a personal...
by | Jun 30, 2010 | Service, Teen Life
How are you spending your summer vacation? Many Mormons teens are spending part of it working on summer pageants—not beauty pageants, but elaborate outdoor plays. Most teens live in the United States, but some even come from other countries, paying their own way and...
by | Jun 1, 2010 | Friends, Humility, Jesus Christ, Service, Teen Life
In our last post, we talked about a study showing that teens today are less empathetic than they were in the past. Empathy means to be able to see things from another person’s point of view and to be able to understand their trials and challenges. Being empathetic is...
by | May 31, 2010 | Blog, Friends, Jesus Christ, Service, Teen Life
A study in the news these days says that teens today are less empathetic. Empathy means to be able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and imagine what things must be like for them. Being able to do this helps us to be kinder and more Christ-like. It also makes us...
by | May 28, 2007 | Blog, Friends, news, Service
Heber J. Grant stated, “I believe there is nothing in all the world that can compare with the joy that a man feels when he realizes that he has been the instrument in the hands of the living God of reaching some honest heart, inspiring in it a love of God and the...
by brady | May 2, 2007 | Agency, Blog, Encouragement, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Obedience, Repentance, Service
Growing up is hard. Being a teenager is often awkward, but in youth and young adulthood we make crucial decisions that determine what adults we will become. Deciding whether to stay morally clean, who and when to date, whether to have a Temple marriage, what college...
