Frequently Asked Questions

For the Strength of Youth (FSY) conferences are five-day events that include activities, devotionals, and classes designed to help youth strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ and to provide opportunities for youth to grow spiritually, socially, physically, and intellectually. 

Check out the What is FSY? page for videos about the experience and the Schedule page to see what activities you’ll do every day.

You may attend FSY beginning in the year you turn 14 and may be no older than 18 by the end of the session you plan to attend.

You will be asked to pay $75 USD or $100 CAD upon registration. If this will cause you undue financial hardship, please speak with a member of your bishopric before you register. Your bishopric may use ward funds to cover the cost. If they agree to use ward funds, they must indicate this in the Youth Approval Tool before you register. Otherwise, you will be asked to pay upon registration.

Additionally, the ward will be billed $75 USD or $100 CAD for each youth. Please see the Billing Information page for additional details.

After you register, go to your FSY Dashboard. Scroll to the bottom and click on the Session Information link, where you will find details for your specific session. Note that some information won’t be available until two weeks before the session.

Please see the Language Support page for available options.

Yes! The youth should meet with a member of the bishopric to ensure he or she meets the participation requirements and is willing to follow the standards as outlined in For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices and the FSY Conference Standards and Policies. In order to register, the youth will need to create a Church account at account.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. He or she does not need to be a member to create an account.

No, youth may only go to FSY once per year.

Dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options are available at most campuses. Other dietary restrictions may also be accommodated depending on the campus. Please see the FSY Conference Accessibility page on how to request dietary accommodations.

Please see the FSY Conference Accessibility page for information.

Please reach out to the FSY team at FSYAccommodations@ChurchofJesusChrist.org to learn more, or see the “Gender Identity” section within registration for more information.

There are many things you can do to prepare yourself for FSY, including these ideas:

• Look at your FSY Dashboard page for session-specific details. Information is on the Session Information page found at the bottom of your dashboard and will be available at least two weeks before your session starts.
• Study For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices.
• Review the FSY Conference Standards and Policies.
• Attend your stake’s pre-FSY activity.
• Set personal goals for your time at FSY.
• Encourage friends, including friends not of our faith, to register for FSY.
• Review the questions on this page, and come prepared with what you need.
• Read the latest issue of For the Strength of Youth magazine
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• Download and listen to FSY music.
• FSY provides a great opportunity to grow in many social and spiritual ways. Remember that what you put into FSY is what you’ll get out of it.
• Be inclusive and open to new friendships.
• Look for opportunities to serve those around you.
• Come prepared with questions, and seek answers to those questions.
• Use the handbook you’ll get at FSY to record your goals, experiences, and impressions.
• Talk to an FSY staff member if you have a concern at the session.

See the Registration Timeline page for more information.

Preregistration is the first phase of FSY registration. It is a process where youth can indicate their preferred sessions and request to be assigned with a group (by using a session link—see information below). Preregistering significantly improves the chances of attending one of the preferred sessions.

After preregistration ends, session assignments are distributed to those who completed the process. Assignments are made based on the preferences indicated during preregistration, session link with friends, and available space at sessions. In the unlikely event that your session preferences are full by the time you are randomly selected for assignment, you will receive no session assignment but will still be allowed to register before those that didn’t preregister. Please see the Registration Timeline

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To finalize registration and secure your spot, you must:

• Log in and submit payment.
• Complete any additional campus waivers.
• If desired, you may also request a roommate.

Important notes about session links:

• Links are capped at six people with no exceptions.
• Everyone in the link must be on-cycle.
• All individuals must use the same link code to join the session link.
• Session preferences must be available to all youth in the session link.
• Session links can be edited until the end of preregistration.
• Youth in the same session link will all receive the same session assignment or, in the unlikely event their preferred sessions are full by the time their session link is randomly selected for assignment, all receive no session assignment.
• The link is broken after session assignments are made, which means:
  
  • Each youth in the link must finalize their registration individually.
  • If youth do not finalize their registration, they will lose their reserved space in the assigned session. See the Registration Timeline
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• Session links are to assign the youth to the same session. A link does not link the youth as roommates or in the same company.

See the Registration Checklist page for information.

You may request a single roommate during registration finalization (if you preregistered), during registration (if you did not preregister), or up until two weeks before your session starts.

How to request a roommate:

1. The first youth will register without requesting a roommate and will provide his or her registration confirmation to the second youth.
2. When registering, the second youth will enter the confirmation code of his or her friend into the roommate request field.

Important things to know:

• Roommates must be the same biological sex.
• Roommates must be registered in the same session. If your desired roommate isn’t in the same session as you, one youth can transfer to the other’s session if there is space (see “How do I transfer to a different session or cancel my registration?” for instructions).
• If roommates are in different age groups (13–15 years old or 16–18 years old), they will automatically be placed in the older group.
• It is not possible to request more than one roommate.
• Every effort is made in honoring roommate requests; however, requests are not guaranteed.

Occasionally, participants may not be assigned a roommate due to the housing layouts at select campuses. For most instances, however, if you do not request a specific roommate, you will be paired with another participant of the same biological sex.

See the Account Error Resolutions page for solutions to common challenges.

To manage your FSY registration, log in to your FSY Dashboard and select your FSY registration under “Current Registrations.”

• To transfer:
  
  • Click Transfer (not Withdraw).
  • Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the transfer.
  • Re-enter your preferred roommate’s confirmation number, if needed (roommate must be in the same session).
  • Look for a confirmation page with a new number and an email confirmation. If you don’t see the page or receive the email, contact FSY conferences.
• To withdraw:
  
  • Click Withdraw. Note that withdrawing removes you from the session and may prevent re-entry.
  • If you withdraw by the withdrawal deadline (see the Registration Timeline for details), you’re eligible for a refund of any charges paid upon registration (processing can take up to six weeks). If the ward agreed to pay the participant fee and you withdraw by the deadline, the ward will not be charged.

Remember, selecting Withdraw instead of Transfer will remove you from the session permanently. It’s crucial to ensure your registration details are correct for either action.

Stakes are invited to attend every other year. View the Stake Assignment page and search your stake name to see if your stake is assigned to attend in even or odd years.

Find the session(s) available to your stake by navigating to the Stake Assignment page, then looking up and selecting your stake’s name. If you want to attend a session not assigned to your stake, you can register for any session with available space during Open Registration (see Registration Timeline for dates).

Available sessions and dates are communicated at the end of September in the year prior to the summer that a stake is invited to attend.

Keep checking this page for available spots. If you notice an opening but it disappears when you try to register, it’s likely that someone registered just before you. Be patient, and keep an eye out for more openings. Occasionally, campuses may offer extra beds, which will be posted as they become available.

If you have already registered, you may check the latest session availability by logging into your FSY Dashboard and starting the “transfer” process. If you haven’t registered yet, you can see the latest availability by beginning the registration process. Since transferring is faster than creating a new registration, even if your desired session is full you may want to register for a different session and then continually check back as outlined above until a spot opens in your desired session. If you do this and a spot never opens, please withdraw the Sunday before the session begins by 6:00 p.m. local time so that you can be reimbursed for the participant fee (or so the ward won’t be charged the participant fee if you didn’t pay during registration).

No, youth do not need to attend the same FSY session as their stake or ward. Youth can register for any session shown on the Stake Assignment page under their stake.

Most stakes can access multiple sessions, but some have only one session listed due to transportation needs or because there is only one available session within about 2.5 hours of the stake center. All invited youth will be able to register for any available session in their country of residence after the initial registration window. See the Registration Timeline page for details.

See available space in US and Canada sessions here

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Please note:

• The availability of sessions is current as of the last time you checked the page.
• Some sessions might seem full because FSY is saving spots for distant groups with arranged travel.
• During off-cycle registration, any unclaimed spots will open to all youth in that country. Sessions in Hawaii are reserved for Hawaiian residents. See the Registration Timeline for details.
• For the most up-to-date availability, follow these instructions. If you have already registered, check by logging into your FSY Dashboard and starting the “transfer” process. If you haven’t registered yet, you can see the latest availability by beginning the registration process. Since transferring is faster than creating a new registration, even if your desired session is full you may want to register for a different session and then continually check back as outlined above until a spot opens in your desired session. If you do this and a spot never opens, please withdraw the Sunday before the session begins by 6:00 p.m. local time so that you can be reimbursed for the participant fee (or so the ward won’t be charged the participant fee if you didn’t pay during registration).

There are limited situations in which a youth outside of your unit may attend FSY with your unit. An out-of-unit youth may attend if he or she:

• Is a friend not of our faith and has agreed to abide by the standards in For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices and the FSY Conference Standards and Policies.
• Lives part-time in your unit.
• Has a sibling who lives in your unit and is attending FSY.
• Has a parent or guardian who lives in your unit.

For questions about youth in other situations, please contact FSY conferences.

If the youth is a member of the Church, please have a member of the bishopric get agreement from the youth’s bishop prior to approving them on the FSY approval tool.

For bishopric members, follow these steps to approve an out-of-unit youth:

• Log in to the Approval Tool and scroll to the bottom of the page.
• Select + Add Youth.
• Enter the youth’s Church account username.
• Select the reason for approval.
• Approve the youth.

If the youth is a member of the Church, an email will be sent to the youth’s bishop and the approving bishop to confirm the approval.

Your ward will be charged the $75 USD or $100 CAD ward fee for any out-of-unit youth who are members of the Church. Your ward will not be charged for youth who are friends of another faith. All out-of-unit youth will be charged the $75 USD or $100 CAD participant fee upon registration (unless the ward has agreed to cover the participant fee).

Some campuses/locations are large enough for FSY to hold multiple sessions of FSY the same week in different venues on the campus. These are indicated with a letter (A, B, C, etc.). Youth registered for an A session will not be in the same counselor groups or activities as those who are in the B or C sessions. Youth registered for the same week yet in different letter sessions may spend time together during free time. Depending on the session, these youth may also be able to spend time together during meals, classes, and/or dances.

You are generally required to provide your own transportation to and from FSY conferences. However, FSY provides transportation to some stakes based on travel time to campus. Each year, it is the responsibility of youth, parents, and your stake Young Women president to visit your Stake Assignment page to see if transportation is being provided to your stake by FSY. Even if your stake had travel provided by FSY in years past, there is no guarantee it will be provided this year.

For more information about the policies FSY staff follow when making travel assignments, timelines, and leader responsibilities, please see the General Travel Information

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Before attending FSY, check the FSY Conference Packing List page for general packing list items. Look for any special rules or suggestions for your campus on the Session Information page found at the bottom of your FSY Dashboard, which will be available two weeks before your session starts.

Remember, when you registered you agreed to follow the principles outlined in For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices at FSY, including in how you dress and what you bring to the session.

It’s up to you and your parents to decide if you should bring your cell phone. If you do, you can use it during classes or other activities as the FSY staff instructs. There are even some activities where cell phone use is encouraged. It’s a good idea to download the Gospel Library, Gospel Living, and FamilySearch Tree apps before you go. Use your phone for social media, photos, and other apps only during free time, meals, breaks between activities, and appropriate activities such as dances. Always be mindful of what you’re viewing and sharing.

You must be symptom-free for 24 hours without the aid of medication before you can attend or return to an FSY session. Youth exhibiting any contagious symptoms while at FSY (vomiting, fever, diarrhea, pink eye, and so on) will need to go home immediately. Parents will be contacted and are responsible to arrange pickup for their youth within 2.5 hours of receiving notice. See the Youth Participation Agreement (coming soon) for more details.

You or your parents may contact FSY conferences to inquire about transferring to another session later in the year, if desired. Transferring to another session is dependent on space being available.

We strongly recommend against dropping off or delivering non-essential items during FSY.

If an essential medication or required item is forgotten, a parent or guardian is welcome to contact the session site office to arrange a time for the item to be received. The site office phone number is on the Session Information page at the bottom of the FSY Dashboard starting Sunday evening before the session begins.

Any items delivered to FSY must be brought to the site office and not taken directly to the youth. For the safety of every participant, only FSY staff who are properly cleared and approved are able to interact with youth during FSY sessions.

We ask that non‑essential and perishable items not be delivered. Deliveries can be difficult to manage and take staff attention away from the youth experience. FSY is also unable to guarantee timely delivery of such items. Food or other delivery services are not permitted.

Check-in is Monday between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the location detailed on the Session Information page found at the bottom of your FSY Dashboard. The location will be available approximately two weeks before the session begins.

Checkout is Saturday at 7:00 a.m. Youth will no longer be supervised by FSY staff at that time.

FSY’s schedule is carefully crafted to benefit youth to the greatest extent possible. You should attend the whole session where possible. However, we recognize that unavoidable situations may arise that require you to check in late or check out early.

For any of these special requests, follow these steps:

• Go to your FSY Dashboard.
• Select your session
• For late check-in:
  
  • Click Late Check-In.
  • Enter your check-in date and time and the reason for checking in late.
  • Click Save.
• To leave temporarily:
  
  • Click Leave Temporarily.
  • Enter your checkout date and time, your check-in date and time, the name of the adult picking you up, the relation of the adult to you, and the reason for leaving.
  • Click Save.
• For early checkout:
  
  • Click Early Check-Out.
  • Enter your checkout date and time, the name of the adult picking you up, the relation of the adult to you, and the reason for leaving.
  • Click Save.

Please see the FSY Conference Standards and Policies page for more information.

Each session has its own lost and found during the session. Speak with a counselor, or call the site office number. This number is available on the “General” tab of the Session Information page found at the bottom of your FSY Dashboard and will be available the Sunday night before the session begins.

Every effort is made to return lost items to you during a session, but youth are encouraged to carefully check for all belongings, especially scriptures and electronics, before leaving, as FSY is unable to return or store lost and found items left unclaimed at campus locations once youth leave. Contacting the campus number listed on the Session Information page at the bottom of the FSY Dashboard may be helpful in locating items left behind after the session is over.

FSY is structured using counselor groups and companies. Counselor groups consist of approximately 10 youth and 1 counselor of the same gender. Companies typically consist of 2 or 3 (male and female) counselor groups.

Counselor groups and companies are organized into age groups. One age group includes those 13 to 15 years old while the other includes those 16 to 18 years old.

Roommate requests are allowed but not guaranteed. See the question “How Can I Request a Roommate?” under the “General” section on this page for more information.

Please see the “Damage to Property at FSY” policy.

If a participant is injured while participating in a Church-sponsored activity in the United States or Canada, the Church offers Church Activity Medical Assistance (CAMA), which provides secondary medical assistance. This is designed to supplement, not replace, a person’s own health insurance (see General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [2020], 20.7.3.4, ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Those who have health insurance use it first before using CAMA, which gives accidental injury help up to $15,000. We encourage all families to have health insurance. Those without the ability to have insurance will still have CAMA help. For any health issues requiring off-site or emergency treatment, FSY staff will contact parents regarding medical care. The activity and medical staff are also charged with recording and reporting accidents to FSY.

FSY-contracted university campuses or locations are not licensed ambulance or transport agencies. Law requires that individuals who need transportation to the emergency room be transported by a licensed ambulance. As such, FSY staff are required to call an ambulance when an FSY participant needs to be transported to an emergency room.

Stake and ward leaders in units invited to attend FSY in a given year should encourage and help all eligible youth in their unit preregister for FSY. Youth will preregister online with their personal Church account (or parents will preregister on their behalf) and must be approved by a bishopric member before they can do so.

Bishoprics are responsible for approving youth through the Youth Approval Tool.

Bishopric members should assess the financial needs of youth in their ward to determine where financial assistance is needed so all can attend FSY where eligible. If financial assistance is needed, bishopric members must indicate that the ward will pay the participant fee prior to the youth preregistering/registering, as edits cannot be made afterward.

Wards are encouraged to hold an activity with youth and parents to complete their preregistration. This should be done after bishoprics approve their youth to attend but before preregistration closes. See the Registration Timeline to know when it is best to hold the activity.

See the different callings pages for more detailed stake and ward leader responsibilities.

Due to volume and logistical complexity, the FSY office cannot take requests from stakes or wards for specific assignment preferences. Where travel is provided, the stake will attend together, but that choice is made by FSY, not the stake. Summer start and end dates are collected as outlined on the Stake Young Women and Young Men Presidents page so they may be taken into consideration when the FSY office makes session assignments.

Bishoprics do not need to interview youth prior to approval unless there are doubts about whether the youth meets the participant expectations (for in-person or general attendance) shown at the top of the Youth Approval Tool.

See the Billing Information page for more information.

In the year a stake is on-cycle to attend FSY, stakes should not hold other large events, such as a youth conference or trek. Stake or ward Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women camps and other regular activities should continue as normal. Camps should be scheduled at times that do not conflict with scheduled FSY conferences.

See the Young Single Adults page for more information.

Leaders should thoughtfully encourage young single adults (YSAs) to apply as field staff for FSY conferences. These field staff members play a crucial role in influencing the youth. Leaders should specifically encourage YSAs who can positively impact the youth’s faith and maintain mental and physical well-being and emotional stability. YSAs who disagree with the Church’s teachings or are involved in a Church membership council should not be encouraged to apply. To review responsibilities and qualifications, visit the BYU Employment page.

Field staff are expected to serve for a minimum of four weeks, not necessarily consecutively. In return, they will receive weekly pay, travel to and from sessions, meals, and accommodation at sessions.

YSAs interested in becoming a member of FSY field staff can apply at FSYEmployment.byu.edu. The Ecclesiastical Clearance Office will contact the applicant’s bishop for ecclesiastical clearance prior to hiring them.