![]() Holmes, First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency. “This is about engaging the youth and benefiting from their capabilities and strength in the work of salvation,” said Brother Douglas D. The ward youth council is not just a name change from the bishopric youth committee. The same things that happen there can happen in the ward youth council-but led by the youth.” Owen, Young Men General President, said, “What used to be looked at as just a calendaring meeting is now patterned after the ward council. ![]() The Ward Youth Council Is Patterned after the Ward Council. Photo by Scott G Winterton, Deseret News. Gwen Buehner smiles at Dave Hansen, a priests quorum specialist, as youth and leaders in the Willow Creek Sixth Ward in Sandy, Utah, gather to play games together on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. “But just realizing that you can do it and that even though you might be the leader, you have all the help that you need around you, with your bishop, your advisers, and even your counselors.” “It’s scary being the one that has to lead and get everyone together and coordinate with the young women,” Hansen said. Lucas Hansen, 18, the priests quorum first assistant in Bishop Anderson’s ward, described the increased responsibility to lead as “intimidating but exciting.” “It’s OK when it doesn’t go according to the blueprint in the adult leaders’ minds every time,” he said. When they counsel and plan, he has learned to “step back and exercise a little more patience” and not expect everything to go perfectly. One of the roadblocks Bishop Anderson has seen in allowing the youth to lead in his ward is he or other adult leaders feel they need to propose a solution, especially when there is just the slightest bit of hesitation with the youth leadership. And with adult leaders as mentors, they will quickly grow in skill and experience.”īy participating in the ward youth council, “we hope the youth will realize their capacity to receive revelation, be able to share that in a council, receive additional inspiration as they counsel, and know what to do with it,” said Sister Becky Craven, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency. With this role comes the responsibility to minister to and receive inspiration for those whom they serve, said Bonnie H. Youth serving in class and quorum presidencies have been called of God and set apart under priesthood authority to lead the members of their classes and quorums. ![]() Youth Are Set Apart to Receive Revelation. Youth and leaders in the Willow Creek Sixth Ward, Sandy Utah Willow Creek Stake, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gather to play games together on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. The Young Men and Young Women General Presidencies recently sat down with the Church News to discuss what they hope adult leaders know about the ward youth council and what youth can gain and contribute as they rise up and lead in the Lord’s work of salvation and exaltation. Cook during the October general conference. He is seeing that capacity in action in the ward youth council-a new council to replace the bishopric youth committee, as announced by Elder Quentin L. But, as Bishop Anderson observed, “there’s a manifestation of what everybody, including the prophets, have been telling us for years-that capacity in these youth is greater than we might have given them credit for or responsibility to rise up to.”īishop Anderson-along with his counselors, the Young Women presidency, and Aaronic Priesthood quorum advisers-is beginning to recognize the strength, capability, and willingness of the youth in his ward, especially those who have been called to lead in classes and quorums. ![]() “We swallowed our humility pill and said, ‘OK, how can we help you?’” Bishop Anderson recalled with a chuckle.įor many adult leaders, the transition to allow the youth to lead has been easier said than done. The young men followed up with the Young Women class presidency, and together they decided they wanted an activity and began to plan it. So they decided no.īut that quickly changed with a group text message involving the priests quorum presidency. Several events involving the youth had already happened. “Should we have a joint activity this month?” Bishop Scott Anderson asked. Cordon, Young Women General PresidentĪdult youth leaders of a ward in Sandy, Utah, looked over the calendar for the month of January. And with adult leaders as mentors, they will quickly grow in skill and experience.” -Bonnie H. The ward youth council is a preparation for future callings. It’s a chance for youth and adults to learn from each other. This is one way youth can participate in the Lord’s battalion. The ward youth council is patterned after the ward council. ![]() Youth are set apart to receive revelation. ![]()
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