Landon Johnson

What does it mean to be a younglife leader? I’m not sure I’m the best person to ask. But I can tell you all about my friends. Names, people, memories I will never forget. I decided to be a Younglife leader because I needed a friend like that when I was in high school, and what better of an opportunity than to be what I needed for someone else. What I had no idea of is just how much I would grow. Sometimes younglife has felt more for me than others. A chance to travel the country, a chance to make new relationships, a chance to be a part of community I had never experienced. Other times I felt more stretched and used than I’ve ever been in my life. But leading younglife was the best decision I could have made. An underserving, and under qualified guy like me to be trusted with the vulnerabilities, pain, and tears of High schoolers. I may not bear the title of a younglife leader ever again. But I will carry the memories I’ve made for the rest of my life. If you want to be a leader, younglife isn’t for you. It’s not a place to put your identity or to find your pride in. But if you want to be a servant, then I couldn’t recommend anywhere else. The same guys that are my #1 trolls, are the same guys that I’ve gotten to walk through life with. And Quite frankly there’s nobody else I would’ve wanted to serve. They’ve made fun of me, embraced me, made me laugh, made me angry, but most importantly, they’ve made me their friend and trusted me with some of the deepest parts of their lives. An undeserving, under qualified guy like me, will never forget your names, and your stories. I am eternally grateful for the ways in which the lord has used me, and has pruned me all under this thing called younglife. Watauga High Till I die.

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