On Wednesday October 1st, it was Stake Youth Standards Night. The speaker was Anthony Sweat who is a Seminary President and has written a book entitled "Why?" about why church members do the things they do.He pointed out that many youth know the gospel answers to the "what"s but not the "why"s as much. If we try to do missionary work, when we are asked "why?", it isn't very convincing to say, 'the prophet said so'.
The Lord wants us to know why we do things not simply blind obedience. There is a real reason for every commandment. He spoke about why we repent, stay sexually pure, have uplifting friends, and pray often.
One example that hit me was when he was talking about the importance of prayer. He read us a study that an average teen sends sixty text messages a day. If only they would communicate with their Father in Heaven that many times per day.
He ended with a strong testimony of the things he had spoken about that evening. After the prayer, the youth rushed to the gym for some doughnuts.
Written by: Valesca Throckmorton
