Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Reminding bishops about the introduction of the 2020 Children and Youth Initiative

Bishops and Branch Presidents,

You have all received an email directing you to the 48-minute video presentation you will show during your 5th Sunday presentation during the 2nd hour on Sunday, Sept 29.

Please remember to:

1. Download the video so you are not relying on WiFi to show it during your 2nd hour;

2. Arrange for those without children at home (and not serving in Primary, YM or YW) to cover your junior Primary during the 2nd hour that day;

3. Arrange for families (parents and children, ages 8 and older) to sit together...chairs in a half circle may be ideal;

4. Make sure you have on hand the two booklets that you’ll distribute: (a) the smaller booklet for the youth to receive at the beginning of the broadcast because they will use it during the presentation; and (b) the larger booklet for the parents to receive at the end of the broadcast.

It’s a wonderful presentation available for those who have access to https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/youth/childrenandyouth?lang=eng then go to Resources, click on Leaders and click on “Download the materials” for the Fifth-Sunday Materials.

We recommend you review the presentation before hand, if you have time. Obviously, there won’t be much time for a Q&A afterwards, but President Ballard assures us that answers to questions will be forthcoming—probably in a Q&A format as we recently received about FSY.

This is a thrilling development, giving the Church’s youth program a more home-centered focus. Remember the keys...(1) Be with them; (2) Let them lead; and (3) Connect them with Heaven…are still principles that apply. 

If you have any questions or technology concerns, please let us know so we can help.

This is going to be a marvelous introduction to the new Children and Youth Initiative. 

President Lewis and the Stake Presidency

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