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The LDS Church first published "For the Strength of Youth" in 1965. [1] Subsequent editions were published in 1966, two in 1968, 1969, 1972, [2] 1990, 2001, 2011, and most recently in 2022 (10th edition). [3]: 7 [1] The first edition of the pamphlet had 16 pages, while the ninth edition had 44 pages. [4]
The Young Men (often referred to as Young Men's) is a youth organization and official program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Its purpose is to assist the church's Aaronic priesthood-aged young men in their growth and development. The organization serves young men from the year they turn 12 until they are 18.
For the Strength of Youth is one of the official magazines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Conceived as a replacement for the New Era magazine, [ 1 ] it is published monthly since January 2021 and focuses on articles for teenage members of the church, [ 2 ] which can subscribe to it for free.
Especially For Youth (often abbreviated as EFY) is a week-long youth-oriented seminar focused on fellowship and teaching the principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Church youth often take active roles in the church. They also tend to report high degrees of formal and informal religious activity, compared with other religious teenagers. [44] Non-LDS sociologist Christian Smith found that LDS teenagers were the most or among the most religious of all denominations studied. They were more likely to pray ...
Published by the Church until 2017. Succeeded by the reports in the Church’s magazines. Available online courtesy of the LDS Church History Library at Archive.org: Juvenile Instructor: 1901–1929 monthly LDS youth Deseret Sunday School Union: Salt Lake City, Utah Sunday School organization took over from George Q. Cannon. Replaced by The ...
The LDS Church traces its origins to western New York state in the United States and was formally established by Joseph Smith in 1830. The church's early history was defined in part by its missionary activities and, due to the shared language, England was one of the earliest places to be proselytised.
The modern LDS Church does not use the cross or crucifix as a symbol of faith. Mormons generally view such symbols as emphasizing the death of Jesus rather than his life and resurrection. [43] The early LDS Church was more accepting of the symbol of the cross, but after the turn of the 20th century, an aversion to it developed in Mormon culture ...