[Teachldsseminary] TEACH: Does One Righteous Person Make a Difference?

[Debbie Broberg]

Forgive me for getting personal, but I felt so strongly while  
teaching this lesson to my early morning seminary class of 20 that I  
had to share.  Does one righteous youth make a difference?  I can  
answer with a resounding, "YES!"  You see, my sixteen year old son,  
Tyler passed away from a tragic drowning on August 1st and our family  
has been in awe of the outpouring of letters that have given evidence  
to this fact.  The amazing thing is that he had no idea that by  
choosing to live a righteous life, he was impacting so many people!   
As I was preparing to teach this lesson to my seminary class, I  
realized that this theme is repeated often through the old testament  
and our youth today need to know that they are making a difference!   
People are watching, noticing, and observing.  Unfortunately our  
youth will most likely never know the lives they touch - Tyler never  
did, but the fact remains - they DO make a difference and they can't  
let Satan convince them otherwise.  Please feel free to read more  
about Tyler and a small sampling of the comments that friends said  
about him at http://1Life2Live.org.  As you do, know that the tribute  
letter is from a Jewish girl, and all of the comments from classmates  
are non-members.  It's amazing to see the maturity of the youth today  
and witness how royal this generation is!  There is a lot of  
missionary work to be done - on both sides of the veil!  If you have  
personal comments, please send them to the website, and don't clog up  
the seminary list - Thanks!