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The Young Women (often referred to as Young Women's or Young Woman's) is a youth organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The purpose of the Young Women organization is to help each young woman "be worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the temple."
Occasionally, the Relief Society and Young Women meet briefly at the beginning of the session for a prayer, hymn, and announcements and then separate into classes, as the men and boys do. The Young Women are divided into multiple classes, but typically ages 12–13, ages 14–15, and ages 16–17 classes.
Regarding the 2011 version, Young Women general president Elaine S. Dalton said, "The standards have not changed, but times have changed.... For the Strength of Youth has been revised to address the issues youth face today — to teach them the doctrine behind the standards and the promised blessings of obedience."
In 2019, church leadership authorized LDS women to serve as witnesses for baptisms, a ceremonial role previously reserved for male priesthood holders. [218] Each active church member is expected to receive a calling, or position of assigned responsibility within the church. Church members are expected to neither ask for specific callings, nor ...
The program is led by Latter-day Saint young adults who serve as counselors for the youth during the sessions. Many of the speakers are selected from the LDS Church's Seminary and Institute program or from the faculty of BYU and its sister institutions in Idaho and Hawaii.
It typically consists of five general sessions. From April 2018 to April 2021, a session for holders of the priesthood was held during the April conference, with a General Women's Session (for females 11 years and older) [1] held during October's conference. The Saturday evening session was changed to a general session in October 2021.
Young women are encouraged to dress in colors and patterns, and they may wear appropriate jewelry and accessories. [26] In 2018 it was announced that female missionaries could wear dress slacks if they wanted, except when attending the temple and during Sunday worship services, baptismal services, and mission leadership and zone conferences.
Young Woman's Journal: 1897–1929 monthly LDS young women YLMIA: Salt Lake City, Utah Absorbed into Improvement Era. Available online at Brigham Young University: Improvement Era: 1897–1970 monthly magazine Official LDS Church magazine LDS Church Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced The Contributor. Replaced by the New Era and the Ensign.