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April 2013 World Report: Latter-day Saint Leaders Speaking to Youth in Their Language

1,564 views · Published 12 April 2013 · 0:55 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: Church Newsroom · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In most respects, youth in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are just like their peers of other faiths — they study, play sports, hang out with friends and use every type of technology available. They are an integral part of a generation of digital natives, the first generation with no memory of life before cell phones and the Internet.

But Latter-day Saint teenagers are also different from some of their peers. Many attend scripture study classes each morning before school and meet with other young Church members once a week outside of church. They often pray and read scripture daily. They also naturally turn to technology to explore their religious beliefs, posting and discussing videos and quotes from Church leaders on social media.

For Latter-day Saint youth, religion is not a Sunday-only affair, but part of who they are. So when Church leaders determined it was time to revamp the lessons taught to youth on Sundays, they knew they needed to provide tools for them to integrate their faith into their digital lives.

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http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormon-leaders-speaking-to-youth-in-their-language-technology

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