Just before girls camp my parents celebrated their 40th anniversary! They are such a great example of how marriage should be. Thanks mom and dad for being awesome!
It got to go to my 3rd girls camp as a "leader" in June. It was so much fun. I love getting to take my niece Johnnie with me. She keeps me on my toes!
This years theme was Girl on Fire and each ward chose a value and a woman from scriptures, or history to represent that value and how living the values and standards helps them to be "On Fire!" It was a great theme! Our girls chose Integrity and Abish from the Book of Mormon.
Kayla stole my camera.... can you tell...
We had some fun games one day and this was the most exciting part when our team WON!!!
Johnnie and I did the zip line! weeeeeeee
This was on our hike with the 1st years! It was a lot of fun. I love those girls! (Not all of them are 1st years in fact we only had one 1st year the rest were our older girls that were there as helpers!)
I had to hold Jessica down for this picture!!! She painted I love 1st years on her face.... while looking in the mirror. She was pretty embarrassed but it was a highlight of my week! She laughed so hard she cried and fell on the ground!
Showing posts with label young women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label young women. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Young Women's New Beginings
I am blessed to get to work with the young women in our ward. I am the second counselor and get to work with the Bee hives (girls 12-13 years old) They have blessed my life for a little more then 3 years and this has been my most favorite new beginnings program so far. It truly was inspired by the spirit and it came together beautifully!
We did one table for each value decorated in it's color. White is Faith (above) Blue is Divine Nature. Since this years theme for the youth is Stand in Holy Places we did the whole thing in shoes.
I had seen on a blog (I found on pintrest) where someone used this idea for some other theme a few years ago and thought it was perfect for our theme so we used it! It was fun finding all these shoes. With in the presidency we actually had most of them. I only had to track down a few.
In January's New Era there was a new Mormon add (Posters that help the youth remember what they stand for or like an object lesson in one picture) This new add was for the theme and the boy was standing some where and the temple was his shadow. Sister Jackson and I saw it and both got so excited about it and thought it would be amazing if we could do that with all our girls. It all developed into this amazing night! We asked a wonderful couple in our ward who are photo shop wizards, we took the pictures and they fixed them up with the words and the temple shadows. It was truly a miracle that they did such an amazing job and we got ALL the girls done on time! They really did turn out beautifully and the girl got to take them all home to hang on their walls. My pictures of their pictures may not be as great but in person they were amazing. Our idea was for them to each choose a place where ever they wanted, and they were going to think about how the Young Women Values help them stand in holy places where ever they are. Then during the program they each took a turn and said how the values help them do that. They all did an amazing job. They amaze me all the time but this night they knocked it out of the park.
We have some very amazing girls. I am sure I said that already, but I was so touched as they all shared how they stand in holy places. Because they truly do strive to make everywhere they are a holy place and it fills my heart with love and pride for these girls! The program and the pictures were all great. For our dessert we had foods of every color of the values and a chocolate fountain to dip them in! MMMMM!
We did one table for each value decorated in it's color. White is Faith (above) Blue is Divine Nature. Since this years theme for the youth is Stand in Holy Places we did the whole thing in shoes.
Red is for Individual Worth
Green For Knowledge
Orange Choice and Accountability
Yellow Good Works
Purple is Integrity
Gold Virtue
I had seen on a blog (I found on pintrest) where someone used this idea for some other theme a few years ago and thought it was perfect for our theme so we used it! It was fun finding all these shoes. With in the presidency we actually had most of them. I only had to track down a few.
In January's New Era there was a new Mormon add (Posters that help the youth remember what they stand for or like an object lesson in one picture) This new add was for the theme and the boy was standing some where and the temple was his shadow. Sister Jackson and I saw it and both got so excited about it and thought it would be amazing if we could do that with all our girls. It all developed into this amazing night! We asked a wonderful couple in our ward who are photo shop wizards, we took the pictures and they fixed them up with the words and the temple shadows. It was truly a miracle that they did such an amazing job and we got ALL the girls done on time! They really did turn out beautifully and the girl got to take them all home to hang on their walls. My pictures of their pictures may not be as great but in person they were amazing. Our idea was for them to each choose a place where ever they wanted, and they were going to think about how the Young Women Values help them stand in holy places where ever they are. Then during the program they each took a turn and said how the values help them do that. They all did an amazing job. They amaze me all the time but this night they knocked it out of the park.
We have some very amazing girls. I am sure I said that already, but I was so touched as they all shared how they stand in holy places. Because they truly do strive to make everywhere they are a holy place and it fills my heart with love and pride for these girls! The program and the pictures were all great. For our dessert we had foods of every color of the values and a chocolate fountain to dip them in! MMMMM!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Girls camp 2012
Last month (June) I spent a week with the Young Women in our ward at girls camp. Thanks to my wonderful mom who came and took care of my family while I was gone. This first picture was taken as we packed up to leave. Sorry it is taking so long to get this up here but I have been slammed since I got home... I keep thinking maybe I will take a nap today... hasn't happened yet. I did I guess on Sunday but that was super short, and NOT restful with 4 kids wanting something every minute and a half, so I guess I really didn't get one then either.
This is a "snake" braid that Kylie made up on Johnnies hair.... it quickly cam back out.
One of our sitting around the fire evenings... I didn't take many pictures. I had my camera all week and hardly ever took it out... most of the pictures taken were by the girls.
We got all "geared up" to go play some Olympic games in the RAIN!
Love her garbage bag, duct tape outfit!
Rain soccer and javelin throwing.
Hanging out at the archery range... these were ALL taken by Kayla. And yes that is my sticking my toung out in the back ground. Somethings never change!
Some super cute girls! We had a great week except for that rainy day... but we still had fun. I didn't take pictures of all the naughty things I did but I know some of the girls took pictures of the naughty things I told them to do... I think it might have had something to do with toilet paper... but no pictures of bras on the flag pole, or hanging on the Olympic rings, snakes in beds, or the likes... probably best not to show those things, guess I shouldn't mention them on here either.... to late. No one was harmed in my pranks so I guess that is a good thing.
I wish I had pictures of all I have done since camp but I don't. Larry and I canned 50 some jars of chili and meat, I have taught dance camp every morning for 2 hours, grocery shopped, baby sat 7 kids (not all at the same time.) weeded my entire garden by hand, picked 50 lbs of strawberries, made jam from said strawberries, and a few other projects that are slipping my mind right now... but don't worry I am still running 3 miles a day and have taken a few 12 mile bike rides too. My eyes close the second my head hits the pillow and the next thing I know it is morning... I love my life!
This is a "snake" braid that Kylie made up on Johnnies hair.... it quickly cam back out.
One of our sitting around the fire evenings... I didn't take many pictures. I had my camera all week and hardly ever took it out... most of the pictures taken were by the girls.
We got all "geared up" to go play some Olympic games in the RAIN!
Love her garbage bag, duct tape outfit!
Rain soccer and javelin throwing.
Hanging out at the archery range... these were ALL taken by Kayla. And yes that is my sticking my toung out in the back ground. Somethings never change!
Some super cute girls! We had a great week except for that rainy day... but we still had fun. I didn't take pictures of all the naughty things I did but I know some of the girls took pictures of the naughty things I told them to do... I think it might have had something to do with toilet paper... but no pictures of bras on the flag pole, or hanging on the Olympic rings, snakes in beds, or the likes... probably best not to show those things, guess I shouldn't mention them on here either.... to late. No one was harmed in my pranks so I guess that is a good thing.
I wish I had pictures of all I have done since camp but I don't. Larry and I canned 50 some jars of chili and meat, I have taught dance camp every morning for 2 hours, grocery shopped, baby sat 7 kids (not all at the same time.) weeded my entire garden by hand, picked 50 lbs of strawberries, made jam from said strawberries, and a few other projects that are slipping my mind right now... but don't worry I am still running 3 miles a day and have taken a few 12 mile bike rides too. My eyes close the second my head hits the pillow and the next thing I know it is morning... I love my life!
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