I am just sick! I have been working in the Young Women’s organization in my church for about a year now, have worked in the girl’s camp for a few years, and have had my eyes opened to the troubling state of the youth in our world today. I see how the girls just don’t care about church activities if they are “spiritually” related, or sevice oriented. We cleaned the church a few weeks ago, and who showed up? The leaders. No youth came until the last 10 minutes or so, when it was already finished.
Last Sunday, Easter, was supposed to be a very spiritual day, right? I mean, it’s about the most important event that has ever happened to the people of the Earth, right? I felt invigorated to do good and make changes in my life, and I thought others felt that way too. Well, our YW president stood up and announced there would be a general Young Women meeting on Saturday. That is a meeting for the entire LDS church young women! It’s a big deal! The prophet usually speaks, and talks to the youth about what is important for them to hear and to know. Well, when the YW president asked who was going, you could have heard a pin drop. Not a single girl raised her hand!!! There were about 14 or so girls in the room, and not ONE raised her hand. The president asked again, and still no one raised their hand. Some muttered they were busy, or had never watched conference in their life! I was literaly sickened by their lack of caring about something so important! When I was a young woman, I wouldn’t have dreamed of missing something so important!
It is very disheartening to see such lack of caring about spiritual matters. It really makes me understand how people’s minds become clouded with things of the world, and they forget the importance of moral and spiritual matters. I challenged the young women to pray about attending the meeting, and seeing if the Lord wants them to attend. I doubt any of them will do it, but I had to challenge them, as one of the adult advisors! I hope something good will come of it.
