In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a lot of emphasis is placed on teaching the youth. Why?
Because of the importance of families.
The family unit is central to our Heavenly Father's plan for us. Strong families result from strong values. If future families are going to be strong and based on eternal morals and values, then the youth now need to be taught and learn to live those morals.
And it's not just for this life.
Before this life we lived in a family. Each person who has come or will come to this earth is a literal spirit son or daughter of God and lived as such in His presence before this life. Since God is a perfect, loving, heavenly Father he wanted to give us all that he has. He has a perfect body of flesh and bone. He has a fulness of joy and glory.
The only way we could gain that fulness was to accept His plan for us. We would come to this earth, receive a body, and have the chance to learn and grow as families. We would experience trials, troubles, sickness, joy, peace, and health. But because of the bad, we would recognize and appreciate the good. "For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things." (2 Nephi 2:11) By faith in Christ, sincere repentance, baptism, receiving the Gift of Holy Ghost, and enduring cheerfully and faithfully throughout our lives we would qualify for Christ's grace and mercy to make up the difference between our debt to justice and our best efforts.
After this life, we will be given the glorious blessing of living with our families in God's presence if we have lived according to His plan.
So, the church teaches the youth so that the youth can one day teach their families and so that after this life those families can continue eternally.
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