2024 Aaronic Priesthood Camp
Annual week-long camp for young men, focused on building discipleship to Jesus Christ.
2024 Youth Theme Kickoff Activity
Start this new year off by joining us at our upcoming Youth Theme Kickoff Activity! This event is focused on embracing our new 2024 theme, "I am a disciple of Jesus Christ” (3 Nephi 5:13). Participate in an evening of fun, fellowship, and faith-building discussions. This activity is for youth of all ages (11-18) so save the date, invite your friends, and get ready for a memorable kickoff!
Please wear Sunday attire.
“Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." (3 Nephi 5:13)
"Called to Serve NOW!"
3-Day Youth Mission (ages 16+) - This is an opportunity for youth ages 16-18 to serve as "Stake Youth Missionaries" alongside full-time missionaries. These Youth Missionaries will participate in a missionary training experience and dinner on Friday evening (November 17) at the stake center, and then will spend most of the day on Saturday and Sunday (November 18-19) working directly with a pair of full time missionaries. To participate as a Stake Youth Missionary, you must sign up by November 5. [Registration is now closed]
Missionary Challenge (all youth) - All youth ages 11-18 are encouraged to participate in the Missionary Challenge--a series of fun (and challenging) missionary activities that youth complete individually or with friends from November 12-19. Here is the list of challenges and your personal tracking sheet! Your "mission" is to complete as many of the challenges as possible by 6:00 PM on Sunday night, November 19.
Sharing the Gospel Training and Fireside (all youth) - On Sunday evening (November 19) from 6:00-8:00 PM, all youth in the stake will gather at the stake center for "sharing the gospel now" training, followed by a Q&A panel featuring prospective, current, and former missionaries who will answer questions about sharing the gospel and preparing for a full-time mission. After the panel, we'll watch a video message from missionaries serving from the Nashua stake and then have a testimony meeting where youth can share their missionary experiences from the weekend. We’ll also hear from President Gustafson. Refreshments will be served.
Video Message from Currently-Serving Missionaries
Below is a full version and a shortened version of the video messages from currently serving missionaries in/from our stake.
2022 Nashua Stake Prom (Formal Dinner and Dance)
It’s back . . . but BETTER this time! Join us for the 2022 Nashua Stake Prom—a formal dinner and dance activity for youth turning 16 - 18 in 2022. This year’s prom will not be a couples/date activity. Come by yourself, with a friend, or with a group of friends! The prom will feature:
DINNER - A three-course etiquette dinner from 5-7 PM for just the Nashua stake youth
DANCING - A dance from 7-9 PM, including formal dance instruction, for the Nashua and Worcester stake youth
The dress code for the prom will be Sunday best or formal, and in accordance with the dress standards in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet. See the registration page for more details.
To attend either the dinner or the dance you must register in advance. Admittance will be limited to registered youth.
2022 Theme Kickoff and FSY Intro
Join us on Saturday, February 19 as we focus on the 2022 youth theme: "Trust in the Lord" (Proverbs 3:5-6)! This activity is for youth of all ages (11-18), and will include spiritual and team-building activities, information about FSY Conference, a service project building bunk beds for children and youth with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and snacks.
The activity starts at 9:30 AM at the Stake Center with check-in/registration and will end at 1:00 PM. We encourage you to invite a friend to join us!
November 2021 “Great Work” Activity
Come join us as we swrap up our "Great Work" theme the way we kicked it off: through "Small and Simple Things." It has been wonderful to serve with you this year, and we look forward to ending the year STRONG together!
Here's the information you need to know about the November activity:
Who: All youth in the Nashua Stake
When: Saturday, November 13 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Nashua Stake Center, 110 Concord Street, Nashua, NH
Why: To grow closer to Jesus Christ through service to others
What: Sorting winter clothing, making blankets for refugees, doing family history for our ancestors, creating missionary videos to spread the Gospel, and learning about continuing our great work!
President Kusch from Ensign College
As part of this activity, we will be blessed to hear from Bruce C. Kusch, the President of the Church's Ensign College in Salt Lake City, who will talk about continuing our great work after high school and will share with us the exciting opportunities available at Ensign College.
Winter Clothing Drive
In preparation for the November activity, the Stake Youth Council is sponsoring a stake-wide winter clothing drive to benefit Afghanistan refugees and others in our communities who are in need. Donations of new or used winter coats, hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves in good condition are welcome! Please look for a collection box in your ward/branch building. We are excited to be unified as a stake in this project.
2021 Stake Youth Conference
Visit the 2021 Stake Youth Conference page for more details, or REGISTER HERE!
Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Activity
Join us for our annual commemoration of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood by John the Baptist to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on May 15, 1829!
This will be an in-person event with the option to join activities remotely via Zoom to allow all Priesthood holders—young and old—to be unified throughout the Stake. Fathers are welcome to bring sons of any age if they desire, however the organized games will be geared toward young men and men.
The location is still being finalized.
AGENDA
3:00-5:00 PM Games/Activities
Round robin games with one game to be supplied and run by each Ward.
A virtual gaming tent to allow the YM of the Stake to connect with those who cannot be 'in-person' during this activity.
5:00-6:00 PM Service Project
In-person service project to help beautify the site
A virtual service project to help Gather Israel (Indexing)
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner provided by Stake (bag lunch)
7:00-8:00 PM Fireside by Campfire with Zoom video to remote members
8:00 PM Showing of video “Days of Harmony” for all who want to stay after the Fireside
Come Unto Christ Activity
Thank you for joining the March activity and learning how to better “come unto Christ” (Moroni 10:32). The four breakout classes were wonderful and the message from our stake patriarch, Brother Cole, was inspiring! We hope you continue to learn about Christ in the coming months and throughout your life! Below are various resources from the classes to help you further come unto Christ!
Meaning of Christ's Names and Titles
Come Unto Christ through Goal Setting
“Hear Him” Videos from Church Leaders
Learning to Draw Christ
Making Meals for Missionaries
On Saturday, February 13 we will gather (in person or via Zoom) to make food for the full-time missionaries in each of the wards and branches in our Stake! Tell us what you would like to make for them by filling out THIS FORM by Sunday, February 7 at 5:00 PM. To see the list of menu items, recipes, and video tutorials, check out the Recipes and Videos page.
2021 Theme Kickoff Activity (Virtual)
GREAT WORK to everyone who participated in our 2021 theme launch activity on Saturday, January 23! Together we blew our goal out of the water by performing 362 acts of service! What a fantastic way to begin this year as we focus on the “great work” (D&C 64:33-34) that God has called us to do in these latter days! If you missed the virtual morning and evening sessions, check out the recordings below.
If you didn’t get a Great Work t-shirt and wristband, contact your ward SYC members or an adult leader.
Saturday Morning Session
Saturday Evening Session
December "Go and Do" Activity
Thank you for participating in the final Stake Youth activity of 2020: “Go and Do, Where you Stand!” We heard from Mr. David Sodders from Sleep in Heavenly Peace about how your work building bunk beds in January has blessed the lives of children and youth in our area throughout this year. We also heard wonderful messages from Hallie Davis, Zach Cotter, and Emma Jarnagin, and watched a “go and do” recap video of the service YOU have done in 2020. If you missed the activity, check out the video below!
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU for supporting the December Bedding Drive! Below is a list and a picture of everything that was donated. All bedding will be given to Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
38 sheet sets
26 hand tied blankets
18 store blankets
17 pillows
8 pillowcases
2 comforters
2 mattress pads
Your efforts on the December bedding drive will bless dozens of children and youth!
Get To Know BYU-Idaho (virtual event)
Come learn about all the opportunities available at BYU-Idaho. This virtual event is specifically for youth in New Hampshire ages 14-18.
All New England Youth Fireside with Bonnie Cordon, General YW President
Join us for a live broadcast with Sister Bonnie Cordon, the General Young Women’s President, on Sunday, August 16 at 6 PM ET. This virtual event will feature a Q&A session, with Sister Cordon answering questions from New England youth. Sister Cordon will also share her testimony and discuss how she seeks to “Hear Him.” Special musical numbers involving youth from several New England stakes will also be a highlight of the evening.
Use the button below to join the broadcast at 6 PM on August 16.
2020 Virtual Youth Conference
“DEVELOPING THE SPIRITUAL SELF-RELIANCE TO GO AND DO”
Congratulations to each young woman and young man who participated in the 2020 Youth Conference and accepted the invitation to prayerfully seek, record, and do the Lord’s will! You ASKED HIM what goals He wanted you to work on, you HEARD HIM, and you DID AS HE DIRECTED, just as young Nephi and Joseph Smith! Well done!!
We loved hearing what Heavenly Father told you to GO and DO, and we rejoice with you in all the good that you accomplished during these two special days. Congratulations for developing greater spiritual self reliance and drawing closer to Jesus Christ!
We all felt so uplifted by the beautiful music provided by Rachel, Dylan, Rebecca, Dianne, Caleb, and Louisa. And we were inspired by the words of Emma, Lili, Victor, Sister Gustafson, Hayden, Dallen, and President Holland. Thanks to all of you!
Many thanks to our amazing Youth Conference SYC team: Zach, Emma, Hayden, and Makenna!
Don't forget to prayerfully set and work on one goal each day through July 31! Use your Youth Conference Goal booklet to record what God says to you and what you achieved by doing His will for YOU!
We testify that Heavenly Father has a plan for YOU and that He will continue to show it to you as you “ask in faith, nothing wavering.” Keep developing spiritual self reliance by setting and achieving goals with your Heavenly Father!
Below are recordings of the two morning devotionals and the special musical numbers.
Friday Morning Session
Saturday Morning Session
2020 Virtual Stripling Warrior Camp
“WORTHY TO BE CALLED SONS” (Alma 56:10)
Stripling Warrior Camp for 11 to 17-year-old young men of the Nashua New Hampshire Stake will take place on July 8-10.
This "virtual camp" will enable our young men to come together to increase "in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man" by allowing them to participate in a series of personal challenges, quorum-based activities, and inspirational devotionals.
The purpose of the camp is to strengthen each young man, unify each quorum, and build bonds of brotherhood across the Stake.
Like many other youth activities and summer camps, this will be a "first of its kind" event, with a focus on having fun and strengthening faith in Jesus Christ as these youth continue on their journey from boyhood to becoming valiant missionaries, husbands, and fathers.
Gathering Israel Activity
Join us and some current, returned, and future missionaries to have all your mission questions answered! All youth ages 11-18 are invited to attend.
Use the link below to access the Zoom meeting.
Time: Jun 7, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81381610283?pwd=WUYycnkxRDllSitlYWJtSFluNzNGQT09
Meeting ID: 813 8161 0283
Password: 1820
2020 Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Devotional
Our 2020 online Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Devotional was fantastic. We heard testimonies from members of the Stake Youth Committee, listened to a powerful rendition of “See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered” by Alessio and Carson, and were inspired by President Gustafson’s message about the First Vision. After the formal program ended, we had fun competing in a First Vision quizlet. Many thanks to our SYC young men and Bro. Jeffrey for a wonderful evening together!
You can watch the recording of the devotional below.
Church Prom 2020
PER THE FIRST PRESIDENCY’S DIRECTION, CHURCH PROM 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Come join us for an evening of dancing at the Roaring 20’s Prom!
About this Event
Dress is formal, but please follow the dress standards in the "For the Strength of Youth" pamphlet listed below.
"Never lower your standards of dress. Do not use a special occasion as an excuse to be immodest."
"Immodest clothing is any clothing that is tight, sheer, or revealing in any other manner. Young women should avoid short shorts and short skirts, shirts that do not cover the stomach, and clothing that does not cover the shoulders or is low-cut in the front or the back. Young men should also maintain modesty in their appearance. Young men and young women should be neat and clean and avoid being extreme or inappropriately casual in clothing, hairstyle, and behavior." ("For the Strength of Youth", pg 6-7)
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? . . . The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
