Spartanburg South Carolina Latter-day Saints

01/28/2026

01/26/2026

We are excited to introduce our next stake leader on this cold Monday! Selethia King is currently serving as the Stake Relief Society President. We are lucky that she agreed to continue serving after the split! Here are a few things about Sister King!

1. Tell us a little about your family.

I am married to my husband Mike King and we have 5 children and 8 grandchildren. We just celebrated our 50th anniversary this month. 😊

2. How long have you lived in Spartanburg County? What’s your favorite part of this community?

I have lived in Spartanburg for over 50 years. My favorite part of Spartanburg is the super kind people that live here!

3. What’s a small thing that brings you joy?

Being in the temple brings me so much joy!

4. Tell us one fun fact about you.

Fun fact- my idea of fun is organizing a closet! 🤣

5. How does knowing we’re children of God change how you serve?

Knowing I am a Child of God helps me remember to be patient with myself and others.

6. When do you feel closest to Jesus Christ?

I feel closest to Jesus Christ when I am in the temple.

01/20/2026

UPDATE: This event is postponed until a later date.

We are grateful for the opportunity to be invited to this interfaith event coming up this Saturday in Columbia! See the information below about attending.

01/19/2026

Happy Meet your Leaders Monday! President McMurray serves as a counselor in our stake presidency. We’re grateful for his willingness to serve in Spartanburg! Here is a little bit about President McMurray.

1. Tell us a little about your family.

Emily grew up as the 2nd oldest of 10 in California, and I the youngest of 3 in Maryland. We met while serving as missionaries in Ireland. After our mission service, we both found ourselves living in the mountain west. We married in the Salt Lake City temple and lived in Utah for 14 years. Our three children, Damien (14), Evelyn (11), and Juliette (6) moved to Boiling Springs in August 2024.

2. How long have you lived in Spartanburg County? What’s your favorite part of this community?

We moved to the area in August 2024. Our favorite part of this community is how connected it is - families from all over the world, community events, friendship, service - it’s a wonderful community to be a part of.

3. What’s a small thing that brings you joy?

Trees (and tree tunnels!) - I missed them dearly during our 14 years in Utah.

4. Tell us one fun fact about you.

I am a violinist.

5. How does knowing we’re children of God change how you serve?

Knowing we are children of God helps remind me we are of the same divine heritage, we’re in this together–we’re a family. That helps me to remember to serve with faith, hope, charity, and love.

6. When do you feel closest to Jesus Christ and why?

I feel closest to our Savior when I am serving alongside my family and friends.

01/18/2026

“Great spiritual blessings are promised to those who love and care for the earth and their fellow men and women.”

-Gérald Caussé

01/09/2026

Yesterday was South Carolina’s 2nd Annual Religious Liberty Conference. We got to hear from several religious leaders and legislators and discuss religious freedom in our community!

A common message amongst the religious leaders at the conference is to show love and respect towards those with differing faiths and to be a peacemaker.

How do you show love and respect to those of differing faiths?

01/07/2026

President Nelson taught, “I believe that if the Lord were speaking to you directly tonight, the first thing He would make sure you understand is your true identity. My dear friends, you are literally spirit children of God.”

What are things that you do to make sure that you know and remember your true identity?

What are some choices you make because you know that you are a child of God?

How can you help others know that they are children of a loving Heavenly Father?

Enlighten someone this week by sharing with (or reminding) them that they are a spirit child of God.

01/05/2026

There is still time to register for the 2nd Annual Religious Liberty Conference coming up this Thursday! It’ll be a great opportunity to discuss religious liberty here in South Carolina, converse with those of differing faiths, and hear from key speakers including Elder Alexander Dushku of the General Authority Seventy. Lunch provided with registration!

📆 When: Thursday, January 8th from 9:30am-3:00pm

📍 Where: SC Statehouse Representatives Chamber

👤Who: EVERYONE! Invite a friend!

Register here:

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12/29/2025

Next up on our Meet your Leaders Monday is President Buck Bagwell! He is currently serving as the first counselor in the stake presidency. We’re grateful to have him serving in our stake! Here is a little bit about President Bagwell!

1. Tell us a little about your family.

My wife, Niki, and I have four beautiful children. We cover high school, middle school, elementary school and preschool so we stay very busy. We were high school sweethearts and have been married for 18 amazing years.

2. How long have you lived in Spartanburg County? What’s your favorite part of this community?

We moved to Spartanburg in 2018. We love how close it is to things we love: our family, the beach, the mountains.

3. What’s a small thing that brings you joy?

Since we’re just coming off of Christmas, giving gifts brings me joy.

4. Tell us a fun fact about you.

I just ran my first half marathon this year.

5. How does knowing we’re children of God change how you serve?

I know that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God, so that helps motivate me to minister to people individually.

6. When do you feel closest to Jesus Christ and why?

In sacrament meeting. The ordinance of the sacrament helps me remember Him and the spirit is always present.

12/28/2025

Don’t forget to update your January calendar and register for the 2nd Annual Religious Liberty Conference on January 8th from 9:30am-3:00pm! We will be able to hear from several speakers including Alexander Dushku a General Authority Seventy! Free to all who want to attend at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia. Be sure to invite a friend!

12/27/2025

With heavy hearts, we announce that President Jeffrey R. Holland, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died today at approximately 3:15 a.m. MST from complications associated with kidney disease, while surrounded by his family. He was 85.

“My total responsibility … is to bear witness of the Lord Jesus Christ,” President Holland said hours after he was called to be an Apostle in 1994. “As inadequate as I feel, it is the most pleasant and most rewarding and most thrilling assignment a man can have in this world.”

Visit the link for more information on the life and ministry of President Jeffrey R. Holland.

http://spr.ly/6000Cb2LY

12/18/2025

Happy “Temple Thursday!” A day where we testify of the blessings of temple covenants and focus on keeping an eternal perspective!

In October 2022, President Nelson promised “that increased time in the temple will bless your life in ways nothing else can.”

How has time in the temple blessed your life? Share those blessings below😁