Resources for Leaders
Here you can find content organized according to leadership roles. Much of the content available in one section may also apply to other sections — for example, material on YSA Service Councils is organized under Stake Presidents, but applies equally well to bishops. We encourage you to browse freely through all sections!
Resources for Stake Presidents
Our resources for stake presidents look at the root causes of central YSA problems, with a focus on organizational considerations of wards and stakes.- Observations about why YSA members fall away
- Solving the inactivity of our YSA members
- YSA Service Councils and why they promote successful YSA wards
- When to create a YSA ward
- and more...
Resources for Bishops
Our resources for bishops are centered on the needs of individual members. The central questions we address are:- How to give every member a meaningful calling in which each feels needed, can cultivate important talents and grow closer to God.
- How to quickly and effectively organize a YSA ward.
- How to help YSA members repent of transgressions.
- YSA Service Councils and why they promote successful YSA wards
- and more...
Resources for Ward Council Members
Individual resources for different presidencies and auxiliaries:Resources for Young Men and Women's Leaders
Success in a YSA ward begins before our youth arrive there. Here we discuss how Young Men and Young Women leaders can prepare our youth to succeed as missionaries, husbands, wives, mothers and fathers:- Strengthening young men and women by calling them to serve in the Church.
- Teaching the principles of courtship and marriage to our young men and young women.
- Effectively using Preach My Gospel to help Priests prepare for missions.
- How to help young men who choose not to serve a mission.
- and more...