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 28, 2011 | Blog, Famous Mormon Teens, Teen Life
Robert Nay, a teenage Mormon boy in Utah, created the most downloaded app, a game that is taking players by storm. What makes this accomplishment surprising is that he doesn’t work full-time for a major programming or gaming company. He doesn’t have time—he’s only...
by | Jan 17, 2011 | Blog, Finding Truth, Teen Life, Understanding Your Mormon Friend, Youth
A few months after becoming a Mormon at age seventeen, I wrote in my journal, “I’ve figured out why the Mormon kids never get into trouble. They don’t have time.” My new life as a Mormon had me very busy. I’d always been a shy kid, more comfortable in a corner with a...
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,...
