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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, October 10, 1980
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The PRINTED WORD has done more to build and inspire God's Church
than any other means. Radio and TV have been effective--the first ap
proach. But the booklets, Correspondence Course, The PLAIN TRUTH and,
in the Church itself The GOOD NEWS, the WORLDWIDE NEWS, and for the
ministry the PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT--not to mention even full books-
have done more to follow up a first temporary, casual interest into a
completely changed and dedicated life than radio and TV by far!
But God has now shown me that we have been neglecting a MOST IMPOR
TANT �UMBER OF OUR PEOPLE--the youths from age 18 and under. We have the
Y.O.U. and the Y.E.S. and the S.E.P. summer camp at Orr, Minnesota. But
our young people coming along are the FUTURE MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERS IN THE
CHURCH AND THE LEADERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD GOVERNMENT OF TOMORROW!
In a sense, doesn't that make them almost the MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE
ON EARTH?
So it came to my mind that they need a REAL MAGAZINE of their own.
Not even a tabloid "newspaper" type paper--a REAL MAGAZINE! Full color.
I have thought, turned over in my mind and prayed over the NAME of the new
magazine. I had thought of several, such as the JUNIOR PLAIN TRUTH, and
then "YOUTH TODAY." Discussing it with Dexter Faulkner, Managing Editor
of our publications, he came up with,
"YOUTH/Bl."
The following year it would be "YOUTH/82" and so on--a takeoff from
"QUEST."
The first issue will come out as the January, 1981 number--Volume 1,
Number 1. It will be sent without subscription price to all youths,
children of Worldwide Church of God members, ages 13 to 18.
We will have a department for "What Our Readers Say," and if some
of our youths will write in right away telling us what they think of the
idea of a magazine OF THEIR OWN, the editors will select from among them
letters to be published in VOL.l, No.l. And that will become a treasure
copy to be kept for years.
I want this magazine to be well illustrated. There's a saying that
one picture says more than a thousand words. I would like some of the
illustrations to be humorous, some to bring a laugh--yet others to illus
trate more serious or thought-provoking articles. There will be articles
on sports, and the things all youths are interested in, and also articles
looking into the future, such as "wrIA'r DO TEENS AND YOUTHS HAVE TO LOOK
FORWARD TO IN A MODERN WORLD?"
There will be news of the Y.O.U. and the Y.E.S. I would like someone
to write a good article on "LIFE AT S.E.P. CAMP." There will be updated
articles on the PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT SEX. There is perhaps no need more
urgent for pre-marriage youths than proper, intelligent and frank knowl
edge about sex after puberty and before marriage--AND W H Y ? You can't
get this sorely needed knowledge from other kids--and very few ever get
it from parents. Nor any book on sex at bookstores.
There will be articles about youth and parent relationships, about
competition in sports, about sports in the World Tomorrow.