There are a tremendous amount of Single Adults in the Stakes and Wards of the Church that have fallen into inactivity. Some have moved to a school or employment far away from home and have wanted to get lost and have succeeded. Some have stayed in the same area that they have grown up in and have made the conscious decision to withdraw from the blessings of the gospel and a ward family. I have learned in my Bishops Trainings that the percentage of YSA that fall away is in the 75 to 85 percent range. As a Bishop, I see some of these members return to activity later, some much later, in life. The thing that breaks my heart is that these young members sometimes don’t realize the huge blessings they are forfeiting. Our Stake President has recently made the comment that “Not one more youth will be lost” in our stake. It is my prayer that the young lost souls will find it in their hearts to at least look into and pray about this important decision to return to a ward family that loves them and wants them to succeed.
Bishop Richard Jay Carpenter
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