Channel 2 came to check out our camp and interview some of our girls. This is Jane Tidwell from Nome. She was a darling representative of our young women and gave such a fabulous interview.
Sister Marriott was with us from Tuesday to Friday. She did some adult YW training and also met with just the laurels, and was our main speaker Thursday evening. She was outstanding! So personable and fun with the girls. Sister Jean Stevens and Sister Carol Stephens came for just Thursday afternoon for several hours. Their messages were fabulous! (I know I keep saying that word... ) At one point, Sis Marriott called them up with her and had them put their heads together and said, do you know what we are?
A chocolate Oreo... and I'm the filling. She was so fun.
On Thursday evening, Sister Marriott left her talk in her bag and held in her hand 8-10 questions the girls had written on slips of paper. She read some of the sad and serious questions out loud, most of them were things like why do bad things happen to good people, why do my parents fight and argue all the time, why do I feel sad, how can I know God loves me, I'm trying to be good, but it's hard when all my friends make fun of me.
She took the story of Nephi... valiant, faithful Nephi tied up on the boat with his mean and evil brothers belittling him and threatening him and him having to watch his sorrowing parents and wife and children suffer and she likened Nephi to us today and told of how faithful and true Nephi was.... yet he was subject to awful things that tried him over and over again. She told the girls Heavenly Father knows them and loves them and she just went on and on. It was very very sweet.
During the closing song she was so moved.... she asked me if it would be too disruptive if she were to video the girls singing. She said she wanted to capture and remember the feeling right then, and always remember them singing the closing song The Spirit of God.
I treasure this picture... oh I love her!
A map showing where the girls are from
Classes : here are just a few of the classes that were offered
Water color painting
fly tying
metal necklaces
making bracelets
basket weaving. See Elder Call in the back ground
This is Charity Manwaring who chairmanned the service project to make pillow cases, back packs and quilts for the orphanage in Haiti.
Here are those sweet stake yw ladies again delivering their goodies.
One of their treats was a tiny package of 4 salt water taffy's with a note that said STAY SALTY
(Matthew 5:13)... so darling!
This is a cute song these ward yw made up to sing each evening before dinner to thank their leaders for dinner.
Free time dancing... just for fun (it is almost midnight)
one evening just strolling along seeing the sights and sounds of girls camp late at night. :)
Tuesday night, after Matt spoke we had a brother in one of the stakes who had volunteered to take some of our guests in his private small plane and fly them over the Knik river and the Knik Glacier. It was about 10:00 at night and the cloudy sky was just parting with a piece of blue sky that made for a spectacular view and experience for these sweethearts.
Matt, Brother Walther, President Chadwick our Stake President, Sister Marriott, Andy and Stephanie Horton.
I love this picture of Matt
This is just before Sister Marriott got in for the ride... she was a bit nervous, bless her heart.
This is an arial view of our camp
