2/18/2024 0 Comments Everton stands![]() Mallory Everton of Studio C on BYUtv poses for a photograph after a devotional in Washington. Sister Everton stands with Kalani Pinter for a photo after the conclusion of the devotional. “The overall messages I was hoping to communicate were (1) that we should never let fear of not pleasing others, of failure, or of the future dictate our decisions and (2) that being a member of the Church and living the gospel will only make you better at whatever it is that you want to do.” Sister Everton said, ”I just want people to know that Mormons can have fun, they can follow their dreams, they can be successful, and that telling yourself that being a member of the Church will hold you back from any of that stuff is just flat-out false. On the night of the devotional, the stake center was filled from the chapel all the way back to the stage in the cultural hall. Levi Palmer, a priest-age young man in the stake, invited nearly 20 members of other faiths to the fireside. They explained to the youth what a great opportunity it would be to invite friends with a pass-along card. Missionaries spent about five minutes with youth quorums and classes to prepare them to invite others. With the help of full-time missionaries from the Washington Federal Way Mission, youth in the stake worked to get ready for the devotional. This special event was to go spend an evening with the star of a TV show.’” Sister Dalling added, ”One of the youth in the stake said, ‘It was easy to invite nonmembers to an event that was by nature disarming to those who are not members of our Church. Brother Dalling said, “With the topic of hastening the work in mind, we thought it would be helpful for our youth and others to reach out to their friends with a pass-along card, inviting them to a Sunday devotional. The members and missionaries were excited and all came together to make it happen.”ĭavid and Janet Dalling are stake cultural arts directors involved with the planning and production of the devotional. It was wonderful to have Sister Everton willing to host a devotional. “My hope was to create an opportunity to invite nonmembers into our building. “The Maple Valley Washington Stake presidency has strongly taught and modeled the theme of ‘hastening the work of salvation,’” said President Rodarte. Under the direction of Frank Rodarte Jr., president of the Maple Valley Washington Stake in Washington State, stake and ward leaders put together a youth missionary devotional on April 27 featuring Mallory Everton, one of the stars of the hit television show Studio C on BYUtv. See how easy sharing the gospel can be.
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