“Become,” For the Strength of Youth, Jan. 2027.

No Harm Can Befall with My Comforter Near, by Michael Malm

Become

What is God’s great work for me?

On the fourth Sunday of every month, your class or quorum will discuss how priesthood ordinances and covenant promises will help you discover your purpose and potential as a covenant daughter or son of God.

At the beginning of your fourth-Sunday lesson in the For the Strength of Youth magazine, you’ll find a statement with a scripture verse to guide your discussion on divine purpose and identity. Read this statement together at the beginning of your lesson. There is also a scripture story about a son or daughter of God who you can learn from.

Ponder how these lessons align with what you’re learning and experiencing in the FSY guide each month.

See “Becoming a Covenant Daughter of God” and “Becoming a Covenant Son of God” on pages T17 and T20.

Young Women

Who am I?

You are a daughter of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny. Maybe you wonder what this means. You can learn more about your divine identity from women in the scriptures who turned to God to discover the path to their eternal potential.

Emma Smith was a woman like that.

After God’s priesthood had been restored, the Lord Himself, through His prophet, gave a revelation to Emma, His daughter.

She was taught how she could progress from a daughter in His kingdom, to an elect lady, and finally, a queen (see Doctrine and Covenants 25:1, 3, 15).

Each of us can learn some important things from the Lord’s revelation to Emma:

God will speak to you.
You are His daughter.
You are chosen and called; God has a work for you to do.

And we learn that the principles and promises in Doctrine and Covenants 25 are the voice of the Lord unto all (see Doctrine and Covenants 25:1, 16).

That includes you!

Just like He did for His daughter Emma, God wants to teach you about the great work He has for you.

Prophets have said that regularly studying section 25 of the Doctrine and Covenants will guide and bless you. Your study will help you understand how to access God’s blessings by participating in priesthood ordinances and making and keeping sacred covenants.

Accessing the power of God in your life requires the same things that the Lord instructed Emma to do in Doctrine and Covenants 25.

What did the Lord tell Emma to do that would also help you to access the power of God in your life?
How can the restoration of the priesthood, along with the Lord’s counsel to Emma, guide and bless you?

Disciples Become

What is my purpose as a daughter in God’s plan?

This is an important question.

From the beginning of time, the role of women has been essential to God’s plan.

Our role has been to inspire faith with our testimony, share our witness of Christ, and build up the kingdom of God. We are givers of life with sacred responsibilities and divine destinies.

Have you ever noticed that in the most critical moments, women were pivotal in moving forward God’s plan and His work of salvation and exaltation?

Our glorious Mother Eve, one of the mighty and great ones, took the courageous early step to make it possible for all of us to experience mortal life (see Doctrine and Covenants 138:38–39; Moses 5:1).

Serenity, by Abigail Crow
Mary, handmaid of the Lord, delivered our Savior, Jesus Christ, into mortality and bore witness of His divinity (see Luke 1–2).

Mary’s Son, by Del Parson
The woman at the well was the first person recorded in the Gospels to hear Jesus declare Himself to be the Messiah. She then became a builder of faith for the Samaritans (see John 4).

Woman at the Well, by Crystal Close
Mary Magdelene was the first to see the risen Lord. She became a witness of Christ and messenger of hope (see John 20).

Rabboni, by Michael Malm
Emma Smith was an essential participant in the work of the Restoration. As a gatherer of light, she was set apart to teach scripture and encourage the Saints (see Doctrine and Covenants 25).

Emma’s Hymns, by Liz Lemon Swindle, image courtesy of Havenlight

God’s plan of salvation depends on the heroic actions of valiant women.

You can become a woman like that!

A Builder of Faith, a Messenger of Hope, and a Gatherer of Light.

Becoming a Covenant Daughter of God

At the beginning of your Young Women meeting on the fourth Sunday of each month, you will study one of these statements to help you better understand your divine identity and purpose in God’s plan.

I am a beloved daughter of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny.
I rejoice in God’s divine design of family. I desire to become a loving wife and mother and a woman of righteous influence.
God knows me. He knows my name. I will listen and respond to His voice and acknowledge His hand in all things.
God has chosen me for a great work. I will stand as His witness at all times and in all things and in all places as I prepare the world for the Savior’s return.
I am blessed by the redeeming power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ as I turn to Him, exercise faith, repent, and seek to improve each day.
I will set aside the things of the world and seek for better things as it is given to me by the Spirit.
God has called me to minister in the spirit of meekness as Jesus would. Led by His Spirit, I can minister to others in His holy name.
I navigate life with divine guidance and increase my companionship with the Spirit as I participate in priesthood ordinances and keep my covenant promises.
I am preparing to receive the temple endowment by keeping my covenant promises so I can live up to my privileges and draw upon the power of God.
I lead, teach, and minister to others by drawing on the power of God and listening to the Spirit.
Humility and virtue will empower me to live with respect and reverence for myself, others, and God.
I pursue truth, study the words of ancient and modern prophets, and learn by the power of the Holy Ghost. I courageously share what I learn.
I live in joy, find strength and purpose in Christ, and rejoice in my noble birthright as a covenant daughter of God.

Aaronic Priesthood Holders

Who am I?

You are a beloved son of God, and He has a work for you to do. Maybe you wonder what this means. The scriptures are filled with stories of God’s children who turned to Him to discover who they are and what He wanted them to do.

Moses was someone like that.

When Moses was at the top of a high mountain, he talked with the Lord.

Each of us can learn some important things from the Lord’s conversation with Moses:

First, God told Moses who He was: “I am the Lord God Almighty.”
Then, God taught Moses, “Thou art my son.”
God told Moses that He had an important work for him to do.

Finally, God blessed Moses, reminding him that he was chosen. God promised him strength and assured Moses that He would be with him all along the way (see Moses 1:3–4, 6, 25–26).

The same is true for you!

Just as He did for Moses, God will teach you about the great work He has for you.

Prophets have invited you to study how to draw upon God’s power through priesthood ordinances and covenant promises, to live as the Savior would, and to minister as He does.

The scriptures will teach you how serving as a priesthood holder will allow you and the people you serve to receive God’s blessings.

How will you treat the authority to act in Christ’s name as a sacred trust?
How can you show that you trust God? How can you show that He can trust you?

Disciples Become

What is my purpose as a son in God’s plan?

This is an important question.

From the beginning of time, within the order of His priesthood, God has ordained the sons of God to act on behalf of the Son of God.

As a deacon, teacher, or priest, YOU have been called to stand shoulder to shoulder with sons of God like Adam, John, and Joseph.

As you live worthily and fulfill priesthood duties, you will bless others and build God’s kingdom in ways only you can.

Adam was given priesthood keys to guide God’s children home (see Doctrine and Covenants 128:21). He watched over the family of God and helped them draw upon His power through priesthood ordinances and covenant promises (see Moses 5:1–12).

Similitude of the Sacrifice, by Michael Malm
John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus Christ. As a holder of the Aaronic Priesthood, he taught repentance and baptized others, helping them to draw closer to God (see Matthew 3:1–17).

Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, by Del Parson; portrait of Joseph Smith by Alvin Gittins
Joseph Smith received the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist. Although Joseph was young, he trusted God, and God trusted him. With priesthood authority, he helped build God’s kingdom (see Joseph Smith—History 1:68–75).

You have the responsibility to act on behalf of the Son of God.

Live worthy of that responsibility!

Becoming a Covenant Son of God

At the beginning of your quorum meeting on the fourth Sunday of each month, you will study one of these statements to help you better understand your divine identity and purpose in God’s plan.

I am a beloved son of God, and He has a work for me to do.
I rejoice in God’s divine design of family. I desire to become a loyal husband, a loving father, and a man of righteous influence.
God knows me. He knows my name. I will listen and respond to His voice and acknowledge His hand in all things.
I will prepare to become a diligent missionary by being a true disciple of Jesus Christ. I will help prepare the world for the Savior’s return by inviting all to come unto Christ.
I am blessed by the redeeming power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ as I turn to Him, exercise faith, repent, and seek to improve each day.
With all my heart, might, mind, and strength, I will love God, keep my covenants, and use His priesthood to serve others, beginning in my own home.
God has called me to minister to others as Jesus would, watch over the Church, and strengthen my fellow Saints.
I navigate life with divine guidance and increase my companionship with the Spirit as I participate in priesthood ordinances and keep my covenant promises.
I am preparing to receive the temple endowment by keeping my covenant promises so I can live up to my privileges and draw upon the power of God. I will prepare to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood.
I will help others make and keep covenants and connect with God and Jesus Christ by ministering and by worthily administering in the ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood, including baptism and the sacrament.
Humility and virtue will empower me to live with respect and reverence for myself, others, and God.
I pursue truth, study the words of ancient and modern prophets, and learn by the power of the Holy Ghost. I courageously share what I learn.
I live in joy, find strength and purpose in Christ, and rejoice in my noble birthright as a covenant son of God.

Ministering

Beginning in the year you turn 14, you can be assigned as a ministering brother or sister (see pages T23 and T27 for more information). Ministering means serving others as the Savior did. He loved, taught, prayed for, comforted, and blessed those around Him. He ministered to others one by one. You can minister like Jesus Christ in your daily life. That is what disciples do.

What good will you do?

Learn more about the people you will minister to. See them as God sees them. Build a genuine friendship.
Pray for inspiration to know how to serve by recognizing needs.
Use your strengths and talents to minister. Ask a leader for extra help if needed.
Reach out in kindness. Look for little ways to show your love. Pray with them.
Talk of Christ. Share the words of scripture and prophets.
Strengthen your friendship. Share encouragement and joy.