Youth Participation Requirements for 2023

All youth participating in FSY must meet these requirements:

Must be 14 years old by December 31 of the year the participant plans to attend and no older than 18 by the end of the session
Must not be currently on probation or parole for any crime
Must not have committed a sexual offense felony, whether convicted or not

FSY Accommodations of Persons with Dietary, Disability, Medical, or Other Needs

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strives to ensure that all within its reach feel valued and welcomed. In keeping with this charge, FSY strives to accommodate youth with dietary, disability, medical, or other needs whenever it can reasonably and safely do so. If you have any questions about possible accommodations, please refer to the FSY Accommodation Information for Bishops , call 801-240-3009 (United States) or 888-898-8144 (Canada) ext. 1 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">FSY Accommodation of Persons with Dietary, Disability, Medical, or Other Needs.

Approval Instructions

Each youth participating in an FSY conference must be approved by a member of the bishopric. To provide approval, do the following:

Ensure every youth has a Membership Record Number (MRN) and an email associated with their Church account.
- The youth must link their MRN to their Church account using the username and password they created. A leader cannot do it for them. To link an MRN with a Church account, have the youth go to https://account.churchofjesuschrist.org/membership, log in using the username and password they created, enter their Membership Record Number and birthdate, and click Save. Once the youth have completed this step, you should be able to approve him or her. Note that approved youth who are not members of the Church must create a Church account but will not have an MRN to link to their account. They will still be able to register.
Fill out all columns on the chart below. $75 (USD) will be taken from the ward LUBA fund for every youth marked as “Yes” that registers and does not cancel prior to 30 days before the session starts. Wards will be billed after the session(s) their youth are signed up for.
In the rare circumstance that a youth from outside your ward needs to attend, you must approve them. This should only be done if the youth fits into the categories listed below. If the youth doesn’t fit into the categories below but you feel they should be approved, please call 801-240-3009 to discuss options.
- The youth is not a Church member and has agreed to abide by the standards in the For the Strength of Youth booklet.
- The youth lives part-time in your ward.
- The youth has a sibling in your ward who is attending FSY.
- The youth has a parent or guardian living in your ward.
- Other - before using this option, please call 801-240-3009 (United States) or 888-898-8144 (Canada) ext. 1 to discuss options.
Follow these instructions to approve a youth outside of your unit:
1. Click the + Add Out-of-Unit Youth button at the top of the screen.
2. Enter the youth’s Church account username and click Verify
3. Select the sex of the youth
4. Indicate the reason why the youth is being added. If marking “Other,” please explain the reason.
5. Answer the approval questions as you did for the rest of your youth.
6. Click Add to include the youth.
Verify the total amount that the ward will be charged if all approved youth sign up. If this amount is different than what you believe it should be, review the approvals to ensure all entries have been marked correctly.
Click Submit.

Registering Youth for FSY Conferences
After youth have been approved to participate in an FSY conference, they will receive an email informing them of the approval and when they can register (if they have an email linked to their Church account). If the youth does not receive an email inviting them to register but you have approved them, they may register on the date noted in the right-hand column on the approval tool by going to FSYYouth.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. If any youth encounters difficulty while attempting to log in, have them call the Church’s Global Service Center at 1-855-537-4357 to troubleshoot their Church account. If any youth encounters difficulty during registration, have them call the FSY registration hotline at 1-801-240-3009 ext. 7.

Changes to Approvals After Submission
If you need to change the status of a youth from ineligible to eligible, please make the change and resubmit the form. Youth who have already been approved will not receive a second email. If you need to change the status of a youth from eligible to ineligible and the youth has not yet registered, please make the change and resubmit the form. If you need to change the status of a youth from eligible to ineligible and the youth has already registered, please contact the FSY office at 801-240-3009 (United States) or 888-898-8144 (Canada).

Billing Information
You will receive a notification that funds have been withdrawn for each session you have youth signed up for after the end of the session(s) your youth attend. You will not be charged before then. If you approve a youth who is a member of the Church from outside your ward, you will be charged the ward fee for that youth. If you have agreed to have the ward pay the participant fee and you would like the youth to reimburse the ward for all or part of that fee, they can do so by filling out a physical tithing slip and writing “FSY” under Other . Detailed Billing Scenarios.

FSY Sessions