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Pictured: Youth and leaders of the Fayetteville North Carolina Stake serving their community in Hope Mills, North Carolina.
The youth and leaders of the Fayetteville North Carolina Stake, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participated in a service project at Gilmont Cemetery in Hope Mills on June 4. Participants spent the morning raking, weed-whacking, picking up pine cones and beautifying the cemetery. In addition, some helped with the BillionGraves project by uploading photos of grave markers and inputting dates for family history research. The Mayor of Hope Mills, Jackie Warner, told us how thankful she was for our service and how thrilled she was to see young people caring about their community.
After the service project, they assembled at the stake center for lunch and activities including goal setting, studying the Living Christ, and playing Minute to Win it games.
The youth of the Fayetteville North Carolina Stake are remarkable for all they stand for and do to bless the lives of others around them. Many of these youth will soon be adults, so what's next on their horizon?
Meet Jefferson Skinner, Jenna Skinner, and Daniel Penrod Jr. They are some of the young men and young women from the Fayetteville North Carolina Stake who recently graduated from high school. They are friends who grew up together, served together and now plan to go off in the world to continue what they have always done, to serve others.
Pictured: Front row, left to right: Jessica Skinner, Mayor Jackie Warner, Jenna Skinner, Jefferson Skinner, Addison Penrod. Back row: Daniel Penrod Jr.
Jefferson's next step in life is to complete a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mendoza, Argentina. During this time, Jefferson will continue to serve the community in various ways and teach others how to model their lives after the Savior Jesus Christ. The Church teaches that "The missionary effort is based on the New Testament pattern of missionaries serving in pairs, teaching the gospel and baptizing believers in the name of Jesus Christ (see, for example, the work of Peter and John in the book of Acts)."
Jefferson, Jenna, and Daniel plan to obtain college degrees and continue a lifelong pattern of service that will continue to bless them, their communities, and those they serve for many years to come.
Meet Brandon Clipp! Brandon recently returned from his full-time mission. Pictured with Jeff Quick, President of the Fayetteville North Carolina Stake, Brandon just finished giving a talk to a congregation in Fayetteville.
Brandon shared many things he learned from serving others for two years in the Texas Houston South Mission. During his stay there, Brandon learned Spanish, how to work effectively with other missionaries, and how to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to a variety of individuals. He spent a full year of his mission laboring in the mission office, doing various tasks such as content editing for social media posts and how to share the gospel in unique ways online. Like most missionaries, Brandon longed for one-on-one interaction with people who desired to know more about the gospel of Jesus Christ. While this type of interaction was limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, he could still see people change for the better through virtual lessons and the occasional in-person lesson as those he taught made commitments and strived to live the gospel of Jesus Christ.
What does he plan to do now? Brandon is going to BYU Idaho this fall to pursue a degree in Physics. Go, Brandon!
The youth in Fayetteville North Carolina Stake are taught essential life lessons and learn to appreciate the results of serving others and the communities they live in. We absolutely love these young men and young women and all they do to serve others and their communities.
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