a little disappointed that they didn't point to the thing I have observed. That kids who are not on track academically are much less likely to stay active in the church and go on missions.
We spend all these resources on scouting and YW activities, but very little on academic guidance. I look at all the boys that I had a role in mentoring when I was in YM. Very few of them are college graduates. The ones who are still active are the ones who went to college. Two of the RMs that struggled academically, one is inactive and the other is dead.
Of course, a lot of this has to do with parenting. The kids that you would expect to go on missions because of their families, they are the ones that typically go on missions.
One boy defied expectations. Went on a mission, graduated from BYU, married in the temple. Very much overcame "the odds". He's the best success story.
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