Reason #12 EFY (Especially For Youth)

Especially for Youth comes around once per year and is a program designed to strengthen the testimony of our youth in the Lord. Special speakers are assigned for each program who are entertaining as well as enlightening. A service project is always done and there are two church dances of which one is usually informal and the other more formal. They also attend classes on various subjects. The latest EFY that I remember was in 2007 and the church brought in a Movie Producer (Jurassic Park, Minority Report, and Schindler's List) who is a member of the Church that spoke of being kind to members of other faiths as well as his experiences with various movie stars. At the end of each EFY experience, the youth have the opportunity to bear their own testimonies of the Church and of the Savior sharing with their peers why they know what they do and often sharing tender feelings about their families. I'm glad that the Lord has such caring for our young people. They are very strong, but these are very challenging times and it is only by our own testimonies we will stand...we can only hold to someone else's testimony for a short season.