The theme for Encampment 2016 is "Glorious, Steadfast Daughters of God."
Even though everything has been different this year, we still wanted to hold a YCL retreat. The YCL retreat for YW camp was Friday to Saturday. It's so fun to be a part of girls camp, to work with these amazing women, and to get to know some equally amazing young women in our stake.
At the retreat, we had some really great speakers train us in leadership skills and talk to us about faith and our camp scripture (Ether 12:4). The young women were also given topics and then planned and shared short devotionals with us. And that's when I knew this group of young women is quite stellar. Each, in their own way, shone brightly with understanding or leadership or a strong testimony or wisdom. It was beautiful to watch.
While I didn't get any pictures there was also a lot of fun game playing and food, too.
Saturday morning I was part of a panel. The topic was friendship. The girls wrote down some questions anonymously (and us leaders snuck in some questions, too). We drew those questions out of a bowl and then the four of us on the panel did our best to answer the questions. I was nervous I would have nothing to say, especially compared to the other three wonderful leaders sitting next to me. I prayed fervently before we began. And what do you know I ended up with lots to say, the same as the others, and stories to tell about high school and lessons I learned. So when it was over I, of course, worried if I had made any sense. I hope at least something I said did.
We also prepared for Camp Kick-Off in a few weeks. We have changed the words to a Katy Perry song and made up our own little flash mob dance to perform at the kick-off. Pretty awesome. It was a fun collaboration.
To
the tune of Firework
Do
you ever feel like sleeping on the ground
In
the great outdoors
With
all your friends around?
Do
you ever feel like hiking in the woods
Canoeing
on the lake
Running
from a snake
Do
you ever feel like you’re all alone
Life
is hard on you
You
know you need a different view
Do
you know that there’s still a place for you
‘Cause
there’s a spark in you
You
just gotta ignite your light
And
let it shine
Just
choose the right
Like
a daughter divine
‘Cause
girl you are glorious
Come
on show ‘em what your worth
Stand
steadfa-a-ast
As
you join us at girls ca-a-amp
Girl
you are glorious
Come
on show ‘em what your worth
Stand
steadfa-a-ast
As
you join us at girls ca-a-amp
Clearly, it was a fun, edifying retreat. And now a part of me is so sad that I will not be able to go to girls camp this year (since we will move before the big encampment) and that in a few weeks, after camp kick-off, I will be handing all of my girls camp responsibilities over to someone else.
I love YW camp!!
Super cute! I bet those girls just LOVE you!
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