Youth Conference

Well it was a success... and its over! Whew! I am exhausted. It has been a few days now, but I am still recuperating. Our theme was "What Happens to One, Happens to All" (from Brother Edgley's Conference talk, so basically unity) and if nothing else happened up there, the youth definitely got to know one another better, work together, and started becoming united... so in that I can measure success.

Cross country skiing was one of my favorite parts... and also the part I have the most to show for! It was not a beginners course! I fell countless times and have many bumps, bruises, aches and pains. We also built newspaper domes, and gumdrop towers, got across the room with only a few pieces of paper and rope, had some awesome speakers who sang and told great uplifting stories, felt the Spirit, played games, performed funny scripture skits, stayed up late, resolved some conflicts (get girls together for that amount of time with little sleep and there are bound to be some conflicts!), stayed in the beautiful mountains with a beautiful full moon, were each others' Liahona.... It really was a success! How grateful I am for callings that stretch us and teach us; for working so hard and yet knowing I'm not doing it alone! Heavenly Father helps us as we do our part. I'm grateful for great leaders and a great youth committee (they are the ones that really planned youth conference).

And I'm grateful to my parents for watching Hannah. What a relief to know she was loved and well taken care of while we were gone.