One of my favorites is Seth, the budding entrepreneur in Brigham City hawking Ice Cold Beer with the word "Root" written really small above the word "Beer".

Thinking he was doing something illegal because the word root was written so small, he got the cops called on him. When they showed up, they read his sign, had a good laugh, bought some ice-cold root beer themselves, and posed for a photo opp.

When the Mormon Miracle Pageant was held in Manti, Utah, I discovered that early every morning after the performance a swarm of kids would descend on the outdoor theater and clean up all the trash.

It makes sense, once you think about it a little. Trash is on the chairs and on the ground. This is right at the kids' level. Who better to pick it up and dispose of it?

This is something the little ones can do, and do well.

Recently, children, as well as adults, sent dozens of letters, thank-yous, and drawings to the company in Alabama that designed the new modular Helena Montana Temple. You can read about it here:

How thank-you letters and children’s drawings helped uplift and inspire workers who built the Helena Montana Temple: The notes and drawings from Helena Latter-day Saints were posted in an Alabama manufacturing company’s break room and in the construction trailer in Montana

This sort of activity has an impact on people. The company wouldn't be plastering this stuff all over their buildings if it didn't mean something to them.

My current hero is ten-year-old Evan. He's a young Latter-day Saint that loves to do service and is really onto something.

While looking for ways to help his community on JustServe.org, Evan found that the Open Arms food pantry was in desperate need of jelly. “I had a feeling from the Holy Ghost that that project felt right,” Evan said.

His philosophy is simple and self-less:

When asked what his favorite part of the project, Evan said: “Just doing the service. ... I like doing service. I do service for service, and I try not to expect rewards. I do service to follow Jesus.”

Jelly is a popular and needed item during the school year because school is in session and the jelly is needed for sandwiches.

Evan expected to acquire about 30 bottles. He amassed slightly over 700.

Sharon Eubank, the Church's director of Humanitarian Services praised Evan's project for the superb way he went about things:

“This is an example of not only engaging youth in practical service, but in all the principles he learned,” said Sharon Eubank, the Church’s director of Humanitarian Services when she found out about Evan’s project.

The jelly drive incorporated many details that Sister Eubank was impressed with. “Finding out what is needed most before collecting, the power of a personal invitation, getting the best price, the logistics of delivery, catchy advertising, reporting back to donors, the many different ways people can participate, [and] expressing gratitude.”

Sister Eubank continued, “Most of all, I’m thrilled for an example of the power of children in the work. They don’t drive, they don’t have their own funds, and they have no political power, but they so often lead the work.”

Too often we assume people need something because it's what we want to do for them. Evan discovered the actual need and acted on it. He didn't substitute his own judgment for what the need really was. Then, he set out to meet it in a logical, creative way.

We can learn from Evan, and others like him, "and a little child shall lead them."