FOR YOUNG MEN & YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS
For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guides
Simple, Christ-centered discussion guides designed to help leaders and students prepare in about 15 minutes and lead a meaningful 25-minute class.
Why These Guides?
Meaningful discussion without hours of preparation
Young Men and Young Women leaders have a simple but important responsibility: help youth discover gospel truth, talk about what it means in their lives, and act on what they learn.
For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guides are designed to complement the Church's curriculum by giving leaders a simple path through each weekly lesson—without overcomplicating preparation.
Each guide helps you move naturally from discovery → understanding → application, while keeping Jesus Christ at the center of the discussion.
What’s Inside?
Everything you need to guide the conversation
READINESS IDEA
A simple way to begin and get youth participating.
QUICK BACKGROUND
Just enough context to help you confidently introduce the lesson.
SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES
Carefully selected verses that keep the discussion rooted in the word of God.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Discovery, understanding, and application questions designed to get youth talking.
PROPHETIC TEACHING
Selected statements from Church leaders that reinforce the lesson.
WEEKLY INVITATION
A simple way for youth to act on what they discovered.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK
Simple ideas to help your youth become more involved in the discussion.
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Learn More About Priesthood Keys
This For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guide helps Young Men and Young Women leaders prepare for September Week 3 and lead a meaningful, Christ-centered discussion in about 25 minutes.
This week helps youth move beyond simply defining priesthood keys and consider a more personal question: What becomes possible in my life because Jesus Christ restored priesthood keys to the earth? Youth learn that priesthood keys are the authority Jesus Christ gives certain leaders to direct how His priesthood is used and to help ensure that His work, ordinances, and blessings are carried out according to His direction.
Using scriptures including Doctrine and Covenants 13:1; 27:12–13; 107:8, 18–19; and 110:11–16, youth explore which priesthood keys were restored, why those keys matter, and how they “unlock” blessings such as authorized ordinances, temple covenants, missionary work, gathering Israel, and eternal families.
The guide also helps youth understand delegated priesthood authority—how young women and young men can receive authority to act in assignments and callings under the direction of those who hold priesthood keys.
Rather than providing a long scripted lesson, this guide gives leaders a simple path for helping youth discover the doctrine, connect priesthood keys to their own lives, and recognize how Jesus Christ directs His work today.
Inside this guide:
Two simple readiness activities
Brief teacher preparation and doctrinal background
Supporting scripture study
Prophetic insights
Discovery, understanding, and application questions
A ready-to-use conversation guide
Journal/application ideas
Josh’s Teaching Tip
A simple weekly invitation
Additional teaching ideas
A one-page Teach This in 25 Minutes lesson path
Designed for: Young Men advisers, Young Women leaders, bishopric members, and others teaching the Church’s For the Strength of Youth curriculum.
Preparation is intentionally simple. A leader should be able to review the guide in about 15 minutes and feel prepared to lead a thoughtful 25-minute discussion without building a lesson from scratch.
The goal this week is simple: help youth see that priesthood keys are not mainly about who is in charge—they are about how Jesus Christ directs His work and opens His blessings to His children.
Learn More About the Restoration of the Priesthood
This For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guide helps Young Men and Young Women leaders prepare for September Week 2 and lead a meaningful, Christ-centered discussion in about 25 minutes.
This week moves beyond simply remembering who restored which priesthood and helps youth consider the more important question: What blessings can I receive today because Jesus Christ restored His priesthood? The guide teaches that after priesthood authority was lost from the earth, Jesus Christ sent heavenly messengers to restore that authority to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Because it was restored, youth today can receive authorized ordinances, make covenants with God, serve with His authority, and experience greater access to His power.
Using scriptures including Doctrine and Covenants 13:1, 107:18–20, and 84:20–21, youth explore the blessings connected with both the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods—from baptism, repentance, and the sacrament to the gift of the Holy Ghost, temple ordinances, spiritual blessings, and the “power of godliness.”
Rather than providing a long scripted lesson, this guide gives leaders a simple path for helping youth discover the blessings themselves, connect the Restoration to their own lives, and recognize how Jesus Christ continues to bless them through restored priesthood authority.
Inside this guide:
Two simple readiness activities
Brief teacher preparation and doctrinal background
Supporting scripture study
Prophetic insights and stories
Discovery, understanding, and application questions
A ready-to-use conversation guide
Additional teaching ideas
A simple weekly invitation
Josh’s Teaching Tip for helping youth discover the blessings personally
Designed for: Young Men advisers, Young Women leaders, bishopric members, and others teaching the Church’s For the Strength of Youth curriculum.
Preparation is intentionally simple. A leader should be able to review the guide in about 15 minutes and feel prepared to lead a thoughtful 25-minute discussion without building a lesson from scratch.
The goal this week is simple: help youth see that the Restoration of the priesthood wasn’t only something that happened in 1829—it is the reason many of the greatest blessings in their lives are available today.
You Are Blessed by Priesthood Keys and Authority
This For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guide helps Young Men and Young Women leaders prepare for September Week 1 and lead a meaningful, Christ-centered discussion in about 25 minutes.
Using Matthew 16:18–19 and the September For the Strength of Youth chapter, youth will explore what priesthood keys are, why Jesus Christ is the source of all priesthood authority, and how the restoration of priesthood keys blesses their lives today.
The discussion helps youth discover several important truths: all priesthood authority comes from Jesus Christ; priesthood keys direct how His authority is used on earth; those keys were restored through heavenly messengers; and living prophets continue to hold and exercise priesthood keys today.
Rather than providing a long scripted lesson, this guide gives leaders a simple path for helping youth discover truth in the scriptures, talk about what it means, and consider how it applies to their own lives.
Inside this guide:
Simple readiness ideas
Brief lesson background
Supporting scriptures
Key prophetic teachings
Discovery, understanding, and application questions
A ready-to-use 25-minute conversation path
Promised blessings connected to the doctrine
A simple invitation for youth to act on what they learn
Designed for:
Young Men advisers, Young Women leaders, bishopric members, and others teaching the Church’s For the Strength of Youth curriculum.
Preparation is intentionally simple. A leader should be able to review the guide in about 15 minutes and feel prepared to lead a thoughtful discussion without having to build a lesson from scratch.
September Week 1 is available FREE so leaders can experience the new FSY Discussion Guides before purchasing future lessons.
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For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guides are included with your Come Follow Me for Teens membership.
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Built to complement the Church's curriculum
These guides aren't intended to replace the For the Strength of Youth curriculum or the inspiration of individual leaders. They're designed to make preparation simpler—helping leaders focus less on creating a lesson and more on preparing to listen, ask meaningful questions, and help youth come closer to Jesus Christ.
“To be very clear, the best guide you can possibly have for making choices is Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the strength of youth.
So the purpose of For the Strength of Youth is to point you to Him.”