For the Youth features seminary teachers sharing their personal insights as well as stories, scriptures, and quotes from General Authorities on topics relevant to youth today.

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For the Youth

General Conference Highlights

Join us for a compilation of quotes from General Conference that apply to you, the youth of the church. Listen to Elder Quentin L. Cook relate his story of the contents of a young women’s purse identified her as a follower of Christ, or Elder Neal L. Andersen’s story of the rugby player who choose to go on a mission.

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Go White

Seminary teacher Scott Robley encourages youth to live up to their potential by choosing the right.  Join us as we explore the words of church leaders addressing the challenges youth face today.

The Law of Chastity

John Hilton III, who works for the church Seminary and Institute Department, discusses the Law of Chastity.  What is the law of chastity? Why is it so important to live? Where is the line? Why should I refrain from steady dating? Join us as these questions are explored with quotes from general authorities.

How to Be Happy

Seminary teacher Derek Crimin discusses how we can be happy through hard work, appreciation, positive attitude, perception, and choosing to be happy.  Hear quotes from General Authorities and scriptures on the subject.

Agency

Rick Jordan explores three ways that Satan seeks to destroy our agency: with addictions, by telling us to blame our circumstances, and by trying to make us fear. Brother Jordan also addresses how we can combat these tactics.

Joseph Smith

Casey Griffiths explores the life and characteristics of the Prophet Joseph Smith and discusses why he is such an important prophet. Brother Griffiths also talks about the prophets of old who instructed Joseph Smith, how he reacted to adversity, and his cheerful, optimistic attitude.

Repentance

How can we know that the Atonement is working in our lives? How can we know when we are forgiven? Join Michael Goldhardt as he explores a few principles of repentance, including staying away from sin and gaining confidence that our sins are remitted.

Spiritual Paralysis

Meg Johnson, who is a quadriplegic, shares how using the power of the Atonement and understanding the plan of salvation can help us avoid becoming spiritually paralyzed.  She also discusses how repentance will make us spiritually able as we continue toward our celestial home.

Honesty

Join Ben White as he explores why it is important to be honest. He counsels against justification and rationalization and explains that dishonesty makes us lose the Spirit and the trust of others.

Reaching Out

Is it really important to have good friends? Can our friends affect who we are and how we act? Join Brady Nixon as he discusses how we can reach out to others and create meaningful, positive friendships.

Arise and Shine Forth

How can we be a light in a dark world? Join Scott Robley as he shares personal experiences and words from the General Authorities that will inspire us to be good examples, especially when it's hard to do.

Anger and Forgiveness

How can we control our anger and be willing to forgive? Join Ben White as he shares experiences and insights into ways that we can control our anger and feel the power of forgiveness.

Divine Potential - Kirk Burbidge

Do you know who you are? Why does it matter? Join Kirk Burbidge as he discusses the importance of who you are and how that can affect your life.

Resurrection and Atonement

Do you ever think about what happens when we die? Join Maclane Strong as he shares personal experiences that have helped his testimony of the Atonement and Resurrection grow stronger, giving him hope that death isn't the end.

Overcoming Negative Peer Pressure

Is it easy to overcome negative peer pressure? Join Scott Robley as he gives ideas on how to overcome the peer pressure that youth are facing today in order to stand strong and be consistent in their current standards.

Priesthood Power

What does it mean to really magnify the priesthood? Join Russ Tibbitts as he shares insights on the priesthood and how its power can bless the lives of others as well as help those who hold it to become more like the Savior.

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

Does practicing really make you perfect? Join Scott Robley as he shares quotes and thoughts about how there are certain things in our lives that we can make perfect through perfect practice.

Discovering our True Selves

How do we really discover our true selves? Join Darren Schmidt as he teaches and bears testimony of how the Lord feels about each one of us and what potential lies within each of us to do great things.

Overcoming Discouragement

How can we discourage discouragement? Join Perry Montoya as he uses personal experience and testimony to expound on the teachings of Elder Gene R. Cook, who gives us eight ways to welcome the Spirit and chase away the gloom in our lives.

Power of Music - Mac Strong & Matt Bardsley

Have you thought about how the music you listen to affects your thoughts and actions? Listen to Mac Strong and Matt Bardsley share through their musical talents and thoughts how powerful music can be.

Mapping Your Way - Part 1

Do you realize that the decisions you make now will determine your place on the path to eternal life? Join Scott Robley as he teaches and bears testimony of the importance of mapping out your life now so that you can stay on the straight and narrow path that ultimately leads to eternal life.

Mapping Your Way - Part 2

Did you know that we've been given all the tools necessary to lead us back to Heavenly Father? Join Scott Robley this week again as he shares more insights on how the scriptures and other important tools can help us to map out our lives now to keep ourselves on the straight and narrow path.

Dating - Hank Smith

Did you know that dating can lead to deep and lasting happiness? Listen to Hank Smith as he shares analogies and experiences from his life and the lives of his students teaching us how important it is to allow the Spirit to influence our decisions as we begin to date.

Mastering Our Thoughts

Is it possible to completely master our thoughts? Join Kevin Whitehead as he shares quotes from General Authorities, insights, and personal testimony to teach that mastering our thoughts is one of the most difficult challenges we will face in this life—but it is possible.