Youth Conference

Youth Conference was so much fun this year. It was just our ward and we did plenty of fun activities.

We started with a service project right here in our own neighborhood. First we raked and leveled off the road near the canal. Then we went to a non members house and helped them with their yard. We picked up rocks, dug weeds, and even helped him get part of his sprinkling system in. The kids worked really hard and did such a good job. After the service project they went home to shower and get packed to go...

...to this beautiful place. The Jenks' were so kind to let us use their gorgeous cabin up at Bear Lake.

The first thing we did when we got up there (besides explore the cabin) was geo caching. They divided into groups and searched the mountain for boxes. They were guided by their own GPS.

And then it was off to the beach to play games. We tried bad mitten but it was too windy. So we had a lot of fun playing volley ball, digging in the sand, and some of the boys even got in the water. BRRRRR!!!

She may be small and petit but don't underestimate Brittany and her skills. She was an all star on the volley ball court!

BEAUTIFUL Bear Lake

After dinner and showers we played games. One favorite was Twister! By the last night though we (mostly the boys) were too stinky to be that close to each other!

We all got these matching cute pajamas from Travis and his awesome business. On the back we had a logo made for our Youth Conference. Thanks Travis, we love them!
The next morning we did a 20 mile bike ride from Garden City to Paris. That's right, we biked to Paris. Lori had crepes ready so we could say we had chocolate crepes in Paris. Everyone did such a good job on the long bike ride. In Paris we took a tour of the historic tabernacle. It was beautiful.
After the bike ride and lunch we went to Minnetonka Cave. This cave was incredible. Inside the cave it stays about 50 degrees year round. There were all these awesome stalagmites and stalactites. They are formed slowly over time by the constant drip of water. At the end of the cave before we turned back the tour guide shut off the lights. It was pitch black! We were told to hold to the iron rod to find our way back. It was a very neat experience and I think it really reached the youth. There was a lot said about it in our testimony meeting that night.

This is the "bride and groom". They will probably eventually meet up together. I don't think we'll be around long enough to ever see it though!

That night we had an incredible and delicious dinner from our Bishop. Thanks Bishop! And then we had an incredible talk from Sarah. Afterwards we had a great and spiritual testimony meeting. I just love our youth. They have such strong testimonies and are great examples. Keep it up girls (and boys), and endure to the end!

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