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I was called as Young Men's president out here originally. And my first meeting out here was with one boy, and that was Junior Reyes. I was the only one at church. And I was like, every time I'd go to firesides with our youth leader, I would see the whole branch, stake, and they're all big. And it would just be me. And I'd be like, "I've got to open my mouth. Why am I the only person? There's a lot of kids in Immokalee." And Junior Reyes was challenged to go out and go and find some more friends, first through the Scouting activities and then also through the Sunday meetings they were having. And because of that, we had Wedner Daly join and other friends. And those friends invited friends. And it was a really positive thing. And from there on, step by step, we got more and more kids. I was the first one to convert into the Church. I was one and only until I converted a buddy of mine, which is Wedner Daly. Yeah, like he said, he converted me. He invited me into the Church. And then after that, I invited a few of my friends that I've known for a long time--Milsont, Wilnick. Yeah. And then after that, my cousin right there. Uh, Milsont. Y'all was converted to church by Milsont. That's me. And I brought my buddy here, Jackson. And then like a year later, my brother visited me, and he started to stay with me. And I invited my brother and my good friend Kevin right here. Yeah, just like he said, he invited me. I was coming from my dad's house. And he showed me this great Church. It all started with one person. It was like a tree. Today we have 26 active boys coming to church. Our quorum is always together. I mean, we do everything together. There's a strong feeling in our group that we're brothers. I love my brothers. Without them, I don't know where I would be right now. They're an example to me, because every time I'm about to do something bad or anything like that, I think twice, and I'll be like, "Yeah, I'm a priesthood holder and stuff. My friends are counting on me to do the right thing, and I'm counting on them to do the right thing." So yeah, it's really important to me. Since we're from the Church, we know what we expect out of each other. It's important because it keeps us all together. Like if someone's not coming to church, I can ask them, "Why don't you come to church? And we all miss you. We need you." And they're like, "Yeah, we all miss you." And they'll come. That's why it's important to always stay together as one. And we won't try to fade out. We can always bring them back. The largest group we have in our branch is our Young Men program, because these guys, they live--they live the gospel. They're disciples of Christ, and they love the Lord. And they're not afraid to invite their friends to come and have the happiness and joy that they have. I'm not afraid to talk to other people about the Church, because I tell them what's true, like what I know is true about Jesus Christ and about the Church. And sometimes church comes up, and like, "What church do you go to?" "I go to the Latter-day Saints Church." They say, "What's that?" And I say, "Come see. You'll see." It shows that they really care and stuff. Like, they got the gospel, and it did good for them. And they don't want nobody left behind. So it shows a lot. That's why we invite a lot of people. To me, to be a believer is to--you know what is true. You tell what--you're not afraid to tell people what you know is true, because you're a believer. We read in Doctrine and Covenants that we're challenged to invite all to come unto Christ. And that's exactly what they did. They went and invited their friends. These boys aren't afraid to open their mouth and to share the gospel with their friends.

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