A Practical Guide for Teens Several generations of youth have been nourished by this uncompromising call to duty; purity; and service. The author; who began her ministry when only 17 years of age; invites Seventh-day Adventist youth to examine their reading; dress; music; and social life; and discard cheap amusements that retard spiritual progress. She examines those fundamental traits of character that make for success or failure in the spiritual life; and discusses practical subjects such as home and parents; health; courtship and marriage; and how to recognize true love. This bracing challenge to honor God with a self-controlled life will inspire many to join the army of dedicated youth who "climb the shining way;" who aim to "stand upon the summit of intellectual greatness" and serve their God by dreaming dreams.