The life-changing impact of FSY, with the Young Men and Young Women general presidency counselors
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🗓️ 7 January 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
For the Strength of Youth conferences, also known as FSY, are designed to help youth have fun as they apply the gospel in all aspects of their lives. At FSY, youth participate in five days of devotionals, classes and activities to help guide them in strengthening their faith in Jesus Christ and in feeling joy and belonging as they live the gospel.
In this episode of the Church News podcast, Church News reporter Mary Richards discusses the uplifting potential and divine inspiration behind these sessions with the Young Women and Young Men general presidency counselors: Brother Bradley R. Wilcox, Brother Michael T. Nelson, Sister Tamara W. Runia and Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus. Together, they talk about FSY and focus on how the 2025 youth theme, “Look unto Christ,” can impact the lives and growth of faithful youth worldwide.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Jon Ryan Jensen, editor of The Church News, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm so grateful for this chance to share the feelings that we have about FSY for an opportunity these young people have to step away from a social mirror that they look at every day and see a reflection of themselves |
| 0:21.6 | that may not be accurate, to seeing themselves through a divine mirror, a godlike mirror |
| 0:27.3 | that reflects back to them who they truly are, and they can experience that at an FSY. |
| 0:33.4 | This is such a wonderful opportunity for these young people to sort of ingest this theme, this idea. |
| 0:39.5 | And we extrapolate. |
| 0:40.4 | It's not just look into Christ, but it's the whole look into me in every thought, doubt not, fear not. |
| 0:45.7 | So you have these devotionals during FSY that are centered on these ideas of promoting and encouraging faith in Jesus Christ, not in outcomes, but in Him in Christ, |
| 0:56.4 | and how this theme can inform their decisions and help them to have a life that the foundation |
| 1:03.4 | of Christ is there in a real way. |
| 1:09.0 | This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News. |
| 1:11.6 | Welcome to the Church News podcast. |
| 1:13.6 | Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:20.6 | For the Strength of Youth Conferences are designed to help youth have fun as they apply the gospel in all |
| 1:28.6 | aspects of their life. At FSY, youth participate in five days of devotionals, classes, and |
| 1:34.7 | activities to help them strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ and feel joy and belonging as they |
| 1:40.3 | live the gospel. I'm Mary Richards, a reporter with the Church News. And on this episode of the |
| 1:46.0 | Church News podcast, I'm delighted to welcome the counselors in the young men and young women general |
| 1:50.6 | presidencies. We have Brother Bradley R. Wilcox here. Hi, Mary. It's always good to be with you. |
| 1:56.1 | And Brother Michael T. Nelson is here. Thank you, Mary. Nice to be here. |
| 1:59.7 | Sister Andrea Munoz Spanaut. |
| 2:01.5 | A pleasure to be with all of you. And Sister Tamara W. Runia. Welcome. Thank you. Hello, |
| 2:06.5 | friends. Now, Mary, we have to ask you, why have you excluded the presidents on this |
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