About this episode

The episode discusses changes to the Sunday youth curriculum of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how these changes aim to strengthen youth discipleship.

Starting next week, youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will shift from rotating each Sunday between their Young Women or Aaronic Priesthood classes and Sunday School classes to participating in both every week.  Young Men General President Timothy L. Farnes and Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman join Church News editor Jon Ryan Jensen for this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about the way youth can develop into stronger disciples of Jesus Christ through these adjustments.  “It's not just learning, it's about living and becoming lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ,” President Farnes says in the podcast. Hear how he hopes the Sunday change will also effect positive changes in the lives of the rising generation.  The two speak about the changes to the “ For the Strength of Youth ” guide and how that guide has changed in a way that matches the needs of youth today.  “We would refer to it as a guide for strength, and it's a guide for finding strength in Jesus Christ. Because that's what the youth today need to face everything that they're up against,” President Freeman says in the…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Ryan Jensen

Guests: Timothy L. Farnes, Emily Belle Freeman

Topics covered

• youth curriculum
• discipleship
• Sunday classes
• Church of Jesus Christ
• For the Strength of Youth
• spiritual growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Books & works: For the Strength of Youth

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