Why Youth are Leaving the Church (opening paragraph)

Why are youth leaving the church? What is causing this new influx of inactivity? Church leaders everywhere are asking this question, wondering why youth are starting to leave the church. I would like to convey the message, that this is no new trend. Looking to the scriptures we can see youth leaving the church all throughout time. Either falling into transgression, false sense of security, forgetting the Lord their God, or falling into forbidden paths; we can see there are many factors for youth leaving the church. Searching the scriptures, identifying these situations, and linking them with modern day problems, we can detect why youth are leaving the church today. God, being a loving and merciful God, never gives us a trial he hasn’t also provided a way and a law that will guide us through in righteousness. Figuring out why the youth are leaving the church and determining how to bring them back, I believe the best place to look for answers is in the scriptures; the word of God. Through Gods plan of happiness, and the paths he has shown us through the example of our ancestors we can identify exactly how to convert our youth, and keep them living in righteousness.