Andrey and I went to our youth conference this summer, July 10-12th. It was so much fun. We dropped the girls off at my parents and started the two hour drive to Fillmore with the music cranked in our new vans we rented. Girls in one, boys in the other-we wanted a little peace this weekend. ha,ha. We arrived and played some getting to know you games like categories where you splash water on the person that guesses what your favorite food, shoes, car, etc. is. We gave everyone a pile of Starbursts and went around in the circle saying something unique about us and if no one else had that certain thing in common, then they would have to give me one of their candies...so the objective is getting the most candy. We then had a gum art contest where all the kids chewed on some gum then spit it out on an index card and with a toothpick, we saw who made the best design/sculpter.
We then had free time where I gave the girls makeovers from head to toe because we were having a pioneer dance with the Fillmore kids---oh boy, cute boys were coming. The girls were so excited and we were all shocked to see the boys put deoderant on for once-those lucky Fillmore girls. We had the Camp family teach us the polka, waltz, and many other dances. It was so much fun to see our shy, quiet kids getting out on the floor and kicking up a heel or two. And good ole Andrey was such a good sport, dancing every dance so none of the girls had to sit out and watch. I got to dance one dance with him though-the Poly
gamy dance. I made sure he saved that one for me. hee,hee.
We stayed up skating in the Pod (where we were sleeping) and playing basketball or frisbee.
The next morning, we made our lunches and took a tour of the museum, we headed for Cove Fort where we watched a movie and took a tour of the Fort, Blacksmith area, bunk house and the Barn. It is amazing how many people and families were helped by those that lived in Cove Fort. They had shelter, food, and love-even though they didn't know who would stop by or when. It makes me realize that I need to be a little more compassionate and full of service. We ended our tour with one of our girl's uncle, Doug the Beekeeper, showing us one of his hives and anwering our questions about bees, honey, wax, and anything else we were wondering about. We drove back to Fillmore and went swimming. We all stood in a circle and tried to keep the beach ball up in the air-all of us occasionally getting wacked in the head, face, leg, or almost drowning. It was a lot of fun and nice to cool off after being in the sun all day.
We drove over to the Wildlife Park where, while the boys were chasing the girls with cockroaches and other beetles, had a barbecue and had the Komerick family speak to us about being "Steadfast and Immovable." We ended the spirit filled night with a testimony. It was great to hear from some of our youth-to hear that they do know they are children of our Heavenly Father and that they love this gospel.
We ended our fun day with Mafia and Murder in the Dark and played till after midnight. We finally went to sleep and were ready our drive back home the next morning. One thing we did that was fun, while eating pizza at our lunch stop/rest. Each of the youth took turns telling what their favorite thing was at Youth Conference and then telling something they loved about someone in the group. It's neat to know that their favorite things were when we did things together. This was a fun experience and I am so glad that I was able to go and to gain a better friendship and love for the youth in our ward.
We then had free time where I gave the girls makeovers from head to toe because we were having a pioneer dance with the Fillmore kids---oh boy, cute boys were coming. The girls were so excited and we were all shocked to see the boys put deoderant on for once-those lucky Fillmore girls. We had the Camp family teach us the polka, waltz, and many other dances. It was so much fun to see our shy, quiet kids getting out on the floor and kicking up a heel or two. And good ole Andrey was such a good sport, dancing every dance so none of the girls had to sit out and watch. I got to dance one dance with him though-the Poly
gamy dance. I made sure he saved that one for me. hee,hee.We stayed up skating in the Pod (where we were sleeping) and playing basketball or frisbee.
The next morning, we made our lunches and took a tour of the museum, we headed for Cove Fort where we watched a movie and took a tour of the Fort, Blacksmith area, bunk house and the Barn. It is amazing how many people and families were helped by those that lived in Cove Fort. They had shelter, food, and love-even though they didn't know who would stop by or when. It makes me realize that I need to be a little more compassionate and full of service. We ended our tour with one of our girl's uncle, Doug the Beekeeper, showing us one of his hives and anwering our questions about bees, honey, wax, and anything else we were wondering about. We drove back to Fillmore and went swimming. We all stood in a circle and tried to keep the beach ball up in the air-all of us occasionally getting wacked in the head, face, leg, or almost drowning. It was a lot of fun and nice to cool off after being in the sun all day.
We drove over to the Wildlife Park where, while the boys were chasing the girls with cockroaches and other beetles, had a barbecue and had the Komerick family speak to us about being "Steadfast and Immovable." We ended the spirit filled night with a testimony. It was great to hear from some of our youth-to hear that they do know they are children of our Heavenly Father and that they love this gospel.
We ended our fun day with Mafia and Murder in the Dark and played till after midnight. We finally went to sleep and were ready our drive back home the next morning. One thing we did that was fun, while eating pizza at our lunch stop/rest. Each of the youth took turns telling what their favorite thing was at Youth Conference and then telling something they loved about someone in the group. It's neat to know that their favorite things were when we did things together. This was a fun experience and I am so glad that I was able to go and to gain a better friendship and love for the youth in our ward.
No comments:
Post a Comment