Product Description
Author: John Gee
Product Description: In recent years, a number of stories have been circulating claiming that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is losing youth in droves. These alarming accounts of youth fleeing the Church are usually based on anecdotes rather than on data. Large-scale, well-structured studies give more reason for hope.
This book—for parents, leaders, and others interested in youth and young adults—discusses the studies and identifies factors that lead youth away from faith as well as those practices that protect, sustain, and encourage faith. On the bright side, parents are probably already doing a number of things that foster faith in their youth. Close examination shows that weekly church attendance, daily prayer, frequent scripture study, and avoiding sexual activity outside of marriage make a difference in maintaining and preserving faith, confirming what scriptures and leaders of the Church have advised for many years.
About Author: John Gee has degrees from Brigham Young University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Yale University. A research professor at Brigham Young University since 1998, Gee is currently the William (Bill) Gay Research Professor in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University.
Pages: 328
Deseret Book
