Youth & Families

A community is built when generations are at work together.

§ Youth & Families

The work of the Institute, at its most flourishing, draws together children, junior youth, youth, parents, and elders into a single shared endeavour. Each generation has a part to play; but youth play a significant role The period of youth is a special time. In our youth, ideas are formed about identity and society that help shape the rest of our lives. Youth have great interest in profound questions and in developing their talents and abilities. Their keen sense of justice, altruism and eagerness to learn impel them to want to contribute the construction of a better world.


We expect to see a broad movement of youth setting the standard … releasing the potential possessed by young people is, for them, a sacred charge.

— The Universal House of Justice, 30 December 2021