FAIR's Rising Generation

Archive for July 17th, 2009

The idea behind Free the Children is that of “children helping children”, which was inspired by the age of its founder. Craig Kielburger was only 12 when he decided that less fortunate children needed help. Some critics said he was too young to tackle such “adult” issues such as poverty and exploitation. His attitude, however, was that if children in other parts of the world are facing these issues personally, then more fortunate young people should be able to help them.

Since then, the organisation has provided education for children, taught sustainable income methods to countless families, and empowered youth in North America to help others.

The attitude Craig was up against was that people, especially youth, are powerless to change the world for the better. However, he started the organisation when he was only 12 and over half of the come through youth! Craig has even been named a member of the prestigious Order of Canada, the high civilian honour for Canadian humanitarians.

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FRG needs more writers, regardless of age, who are interested in writing a guest post for us, so if you have a message to share you may submit a sample of your words to us via our web form at http://youth.fairlds.org/contact.php.  Chances are good that we’ll like what you have to say and set you up as a guest blogger on our site.

That line is a bit I picked up when I recently rediscovered one of my favorite television series called Animaniacs. The show was written by Steven Spielberg and the plots are absolutely bizarre, but had me and my brothers laughing for thirty minutes every Saturday morning.  I watched it again at my brother’s house, but was disappointed to find that it really wasn’t as funny as I remembered it, however it reminded me of all the fun we used to have together as really young kids.  My elder brothers and sisters had a huge impact on my life and it definitely all for the better.  I owe an awful lot of people for giving me the confidence and satisfaction in life that I have today.  To all of you with siblings out there, take advantage of the time you have left with them to become closer to them because they can become the best kind of friends; treat them well and they will be there for you for the rest of your life!

Let me add a note about Rising Generation: this blog is only one of several projects we are currently working on.  Other FRG projects include YouTube videos, articles to help prepare young men for missions–many of which will also help prepare sister missionaries–, articles to help you deal with difficulties you may face at church like how to help a friend who is considering leaving the church, and we are working to support the community of LDS youth who want better places to hang out online with other members of their church.  This is not to say that we only support LDS youth, however they are our focus and we will do what we can to strengthen and fortify their testimonies.  If you share our passion for helping the youth, write us an email or comment on my blog post or in some way let us know that you want to help out.  You might be the next person to post on our blog.

I will affirm that I love our savior, Jesus Christ!  I love His gospel and firmly believe that it to be taught in its fullness by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I affirm that He cares about each of us and our needs; pray to Him and he will hear and answer your prayers.  In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thank you for reading our blog.  Please have an uber awesome day!

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FRG needs more writers, regardless of age, who are interested in writing a guest post for us, so if you have a message to share you may submit a sample of your words to us via our web form at http://youth.fairlds.org/contact.php.  Chances are good that we’ll like what you have to say and set you up as a guest blogger on our site.