At a Ward Conference in Redmond, Washington last week the Bishop centered his talk on the pamphlet, For the Strength of Youth.
He said that he had read through the pamphlet looking for specific things it says to DO and NOT to do. By his count there were 91 things we should DO and 38 things we should NOT do. He challenged everyone there to read the booklet every month.
After the Sacrament Meeting the ward provided a copy of For the Strength of Youth to each family. I got a copy and read through it that day. Although I’ve read the booklet many times, I was amazed as I highlighted specific phrases that told us things to DO or NOT do.
So many questions are answered by this powerful little booklet! Many of the questions that we are asked as seminary teachers and on this website have answers in For the Strength of Youth. For example, one email question that came in this week was, “Why should I do chores?”
Thanks for a great question. For the Strength of Youth says:
“Honor your parents by showing love and respect for them and by being obedient. Be willing to help in the home with chores that need to be done.”
(For more on why we should honor our parents see:
http://ldswhy.com/qa/category/family/)
We suggest that you read For the Strength of Youth this month…and probably every month would be good too!
