Youth Music Experiences for 2026

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Youth benefit from feeling a sense of belonging and exercising faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Music is a powerful tool to invite those feelings and experiences. To help provide more of these opportunities, local units and areas can plan in-person music experiences to bring youth together in worship and celebration of their faith.

Before the end of 2026, units may choose to hold music devotionals or other in-person music experiences, such as those listed in this notice. Preparations for devotionals can begin now by reserving a date and adding the event to your local calendar.

Music Experiences

The following youth music experiences should be centered on Christ, highlight the youth theme (“Walk with Me”), and emphasize the eternal truths from the newly updated “For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices.”

Youth Music Devotional

Local units or stakes can host their own devotional using provided resources such as music, lyric videos, and a suggested program. These resources for planning and carrying out the devotional will be published to youth.ChurchofJesusChrist.org in August 2026 in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

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Youth perform a musical number during a devotional with President Dallin H. Oaks and his wife, Kristen, on February 20, 2020. © 2026 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

This devotional should:

Last about 60 minutes.
Involve youth and congregations regardless of musical ability.

Location and timing:

To maintain reverence, the devotional should be held in your local chapel.
Sunday may be the best day for this music experience, but local circumstances may require a different day.

Youth Concert

For this event, youth can gather as a stake or multiple stakes. Resources to plan a local or an area-led concert are in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French on youth.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

This concert:

Can be held in addition to the youth music devotional.
Offer flexibility while still focusing on gospel themes and unity through music.

Location and timing:

Due to the celebratory style of the music, it may work best to meet in an outdoor location or a large gathering place and not on a Sunday.
This event could be a great activity as part of a youth conference, camp, or other stake or district activity.

Faith Walk

A faith walk is a reflective experience combining movement with guided spiritual prompts and music to invite youth to quietly consider their faith and discipleship. Resources to create your own faith walk are available now on youth.ChurchofJesusChrist.org in English.

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Youth participate in a “Look Unto Christ” faith walk, a 1.3-mile mountain trail illuminated by path lighting designed to create a personal, spiritual experience in Heber City, Utah, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Tess Crowley, courtesy of Church News. Copyright 2026 Deseret News Publishing Company.

A faith walk:

May be completed individually or in small groups.
Can be experienced on their own or alongside other music experiences.
Can be combined with camps or youth conferences.
Offer personal reflection, quieter settings, and movement-based activities.

Location and timing:

This activity is best held outdoors. However, indoor versions can be successful with the right creativity.
The flexibility of this experience would allow for any day of the week to be suitable.

Principles for Youth Music Experiences

Let youth lead: Where possible, invite the stake youth leadership committee or other youth leaders to oversee the planning and carrying out of the event.
Encourage participation: Youth are encouraged to become familiar with selected songs before the event.

These songs will be available at youth.ChurchofJesusChrist.org once the resources are published. Youth should feel welcomed and encouraged to sing along with songs. Providing lyrics on a screen and ensuring sufficient volume levels can help encourage participation.

Invite friends: For music devotionals and concerts, encourage youth to invite friends of other faiths to sing and celebrate Jesus Christ together.
Consider size: Consider whether to gather as a ward or branch, stake or district, or multiple stakes or districts.
Cost and funding: When considering the cost of music experiences, leaders should ensure that funding comes from the correct organizational level so budgets are not negatively impacted.

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