How can faith be preserved in the rising generation?

Thomas R. Valletta

“No charge in the kingdom is more important than to build faith in youth. Each child in each generation chooses faith or disbelief. Faith is not an inheritance; it is a choice. Those who believed King Benjamin learned that. Many of their children chose later not to believe. The scriptures give as a reason, ‘for they would not call upon the Lord their God’ (Mosiah 26:4). … Teach doctrine and recount stories of faith and courage. I hope your students will remember the doctrine and the stirring stories. But most of all … your students will be more inclined to ‘inquire of the Lord,’ because of their experiences with you” (Eyring, “Helping Students Inquire of the Lord” ).

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