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 | Nov 3, 2010 | Friends, Service, Teens Making a Difference
Madison lives in Gila, Arizona. She has a severe form of autism and because of that, many of the ordinary experiences of teenagers are out of her reach. For Mormon teen girls, earning the Young Women’s Medallion is an ordinary teen experience. The girls work for their...
by | Sep 1, 2010 | Blog, Encouragement, Jesus Christ, Mormon, Mormonism, Obedience, Repentance, Teen Life, Understanding Your Mormon Friend, Youth
Kenda Creasy Dean, author of a book on teens and religion, is not a Mormon, but she found, while interviewing hundreds of teens, that Mormon teens had something other teens did not. One thing she found is that Mormonism gives its teenagers hope for the future. Mormon...
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 | Aug 30, 2010 | Mormonism, Teen Life
So, if you were a Mormon, what would your church and your family be teaching you? The study we’ve been talking about says Mormons do a great job of teaching their teens what their faith community expects from them—but what is that? The author of the book, Kenda Creasy...
