For the Strength of Youth

For the Strength of Youth January 2026

Contents
A New Year
Emily Belle Freeman
Precious Promises of the Father’s Plan
David A. Bednar
3 Ways to Reject Satan and Choose Jesus Christ
Karl D. Hirst
Digital Only
Q&A with the New First Presidency
Digital Only: Answers from an Apostle
How Can I Become My Best Self and Live My Best Life?
Gerrit W. Gong
Youth Voices
2026 Youth Theme
Features
Questions and Answers
- Questions and Answers
  “How can I best share the ‘fruit’ of the gospel with others so they can see how important it is to me?”
- To the Point
  Why do the scriptures talk about the earth’s Creation?

Do Your Best—with the Savior’s Help

For the Strength of Youth January 2026

Do Your Best—with the Savior’s Help

By Eric B. Murdock; illustrations by Bethany Stancliffe

young man playing saxophone — Man! I just can’t get this right! How am I going to play the solo at the band performance next week?

boys and bishop at church — Man! I just can’t get this right! How am I going to play the solo at the band performance next week?

“We have a Savior who has assured us of immortality, and who suffered for our sins and has experienced all the anxiety and stress of mortal life that He will know how to succor, or help, us.”

President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, “Strength and Guidance for Anxious Times,” New Era, Oct. 2020, 5.