Fourteen-year-old Alaina Petty was among a dozen Latter-day Saints who were at Stoneman Douglas High School when Wednesday's attack occurred, according to the publication LDSLiving.
She devoted countless hours of service to the community, according to a family statement, which called Alaina “a vibrant and determined young woman, loved by all who knew her.”
“Alaina loved to serve,” the statement said. “She served her community through her participation in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas JROTC program and her countless hours of service as a volunteer for the ‘Helping Hands’ program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alaina was part of hundreds of volunteers that rushed to the most heavily impacted areas of Florida to clean up and help rebuild the lives of those devastated by Hurricane Irma.
"Her selfless service brought peace and joy to those that had lost everything during the storm. While we will not have the opportunity to watch her grow up and become the amazing woman we know she would become, we are keeping an eternal perspective. We are grateful for the knowledge that Alaina is a part of our eternal family and that we will reunite with her. This knowledge and unabiding faith in our Heavenly Father's plan gives us comfort during this difficult time.”