Young Men Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Young Men, Bishop, Aaronic Priesthood, for the Strength of Youth (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Chapters: Young Men, Bishop, Aaronic Priesthood, for the Strength of Youth, Duty to God Award, Deacon, Charles R. Mabey, Teacher, Home Teaching, Mark Dietlein, Improvement Era, Preston Richards, June Conference, Aaronic Priesthood Mia Young Women. Excerpt: The Young Men (often referred to incorrectly as Young Men's) is a youth organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The purpose of the organization is to assist the Aaronic Priesthood in promoting the growth and development of male Latter-day Saints ages 12 to 18. Mutual Improvement Association Scouts in front of the Church Administration Building, c. 1917. With the organization of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910, the LDS Church organized the MIA Scouts a year later, and became one of the first sponsoring organization of the BSA in 1913.The first official youth association of the churchthe Young Gentlemens and Young Ladies Relief Societywas organized by church founder Joseph Smith in February 1843. In 1854, Apostle Lorenzo Snow organized the Polysophical Society and encouraged young Latter-day Saints to join. In 1875, Church President Brigham Young organized the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) and intended that it act as a male equivalent of the Young Ladies' Cooperative Retrenchment Association, which was renamed the Young Ladies' National Mutual Improvement Association in 1877. The purpose was to "help young men develop their gifts, to stand up and speak, and to bear testimony.." A central committee of the YMMIA led by Junius F. Wells was formed in 1876 to oversee the organization, conduct missionary work, and issue general instructions. A YMMIA general superintendency (later renamed general "presidency") was formed by Church President John Taylor in 1880. In 1901, the YMMIA w...