This post is dedicated to our Stake Girls Camp in June!
Yes, that's right... I am over a month behind...
Well, lets just begin by saying thsi was a once in a lifetime experience -
Well, lets just begin by saying thsi was a once in a lifetime experience -
Those of you that were there know what i mean :)
The first day was spent travelling, setting up camp, and the opening devotional with the stake. Needless to say (amidst all the snow spoken about) a few of us got really burnt that first day.
Nighttime was pretty stinkin cold and it was so hard to stay warm.
The second day we were all so excited to travel down to the lake for our water activities: canoeing, zip line, ah... there was so much to look forward to. Unfortunately this was the day it snowed. It was horrible and we had a lot of girls not prepared for this cold. Luckily we had wonderful priesthood leaders coming that were able to bring up needed supplies.
Most of our day was spent huddled around a fire, squished into heated cars and then the stake leaders offered us their big tent with heaters in it. After what seemed like days, the snow eventually lifted and were were able to have our devotional and dinner.
That night I was actually a bit warmer due to a thick foam pad brought up for me to sleep on. (Thanks so much Sarah!) Before I was sleeping 1 inch off the ground, seriously!
The last day was probably the best day by far. Not because it was the last but because of all the fun things we did and the experiences we had! From crazy hair day to our awesome skit and heather's car getting stuck in the gravel (there is a picture in the slide show that prompted me to put the camera down and help push the car out... you'll know which one it is when you see it :)
The first day was spent travelling, setting up camp, and the opening devotional with the stake. Needless to say (amidst all the snow spoken about) a few of us got really burnt that first day.
Nighttime was pretty stinkin cold and it was so hard to stay warm.
The second day we were all so excited to travel down to the lake for our water activities: canoeing, zip line, ah... there was so much to look forward to. Unfortunately this was the day it snowed. It was horrible and we had a lot of girls not prepared for this cold. Luckily we had wonderful priesthood leaders coming that were able to bring up needed supplies.
Most of our day was spent huddled around a fire, squished into heated cars and then the stake leaders offered us their big tent with heaters in it. After what seemed like days, the snow eventually lifted and were were able to have our devotional and dinner.
That night I was actually a bit warmer due to a thick foam pad brought up for me to sleep on. (Thanks so much Sarah!) Before I was sleeping 1 inch off the ground, seriously!
The last day was probably the best day by far. Not because it was the last but because of all the fun things we did and the experiences we had! From crazy hair day to our awesome skit and heather's car getting stuck in the gravel (there is a picture in the slide show that prompted me to put the camera down and help push the car out... you'll know which one it is when you see it :)
Just for my memory and for a laugh to all the other girls who read this I will list a few 'key' words of events we will remember forever: ants, wet tent, anyone need the toilet? I need help...haha, glasses in the toilet, toilets overflowing, ticks, hike hike hike back to camp, Sarah sing us to sleep...please, best chants, tribute to carol, awards, scavenger hunt, shakes, more ice cream... just to name a few.
The girls and the leaders are all so amazing!
It's funny how going from a Sunday setting to a week of camp can change everything and really helps to get to know each other on a more personal level. Testimony meeting with the bishopric had to be by far the best part. The bishop did something different from what I was used to and I loved it. He asked that we go around in a circle and each take a turn to speak. We didn't 'have' to bare our testimony but at least tell about something special that had happened up at camp. This was a fabulous idea as it got everyone participating and every one of us ended up bearing our testimony one way or another. The spirit was so strong!
Thank you so much to everyone who put so much time into this camp, you did an excellent job!
The girls and the leaders are all so amazing!
It's funny how going from a Sunday setting to a week of camp can change everything and really helps to get to know each other on a more personal level. Testimony meeting with the bishopric had to be by far the best part. The bishop did something different from what I was used to and I loved it. He asked that we go around in a circle and each take a turn to speak. We didn't 'have' to bare our testimony but at least tell about something special that had happened up at camp. This was a fabulous idea as it got everyone participating and every one of us ended up bearing our testimony one way or another. The spirit was so strong!
Thank you so much to everyone who put so much time into this camp, you did an excellent job!
What a lovely post and I love the photo's. Is that you doing the splits in one of them? x
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures of camp! Still sad I couldn't go...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have such a fun calling Kim! I am so jealous!
ReplyDeleteI was pretty much in Nursery and then decided to ask to be released!
Way to go with the splits too!
Sheesh!
It's fun to see the pics you took< i should have waited a few weeks to post about camp. By then I would have only remembered the good!
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