Girl's Camp

This week was my last year at Girl's Camp. It's sad and weird to think about that, but I tried not to, and had the time of my life. Our theme was, "Oh, What Songs of the Heart." I absolutely love music so this theme was perfect. Our ward's musical was 'The Little Mermaid,' and our theme was, 'Part of His World.' The whole week was filled with fun and craziness that only Girl's Camp can bring. Some of which included: blueberries! cute crafts, insanely awesome and hilarious skits, doobners, delicious food, badonka donk shimmy, ride that pony, the best cheer invented, emotion-filled firesides, a super steep hike, billy goats, flashing mirrors, crazy hairstyles, adorable paper covered Hymn books, late night talks, awesome ward and stake leaders, secret sisters, beautiful testimonies, shakes at Dick's, and so much more. You haven't lived until you've gone to Girl's Camp. And it's definitely a bonus when you have 11 best friends who act like doobners without a single care of what other's think. I love Girl's Camp.

Laurel's Hike!

From June 13-16, the Laurels in my ward, along with our leaders, headed down to the Escalante Grand Staircase to Coyote Gulch for our backpacking trip. The weather was perfect, the nature was beautiful, and the company was wonderful. We had a fantastic time.

{At the bottom of Coyote Gulch}

{Jessica & Melissa}

{We are dorks}

{Coyote Bridge-- on our way to our second night camping spot. We got to river run this day.}

{Carrying our packs through "The Key Hole." Scary at first, but fun.}

{We made it through!}

{Very pretty waterfalls were along the entire hike. This picture doesn't give them justice at all.}

{I carved a flower out of my cup holder in these cool sand formations that made great seats.}

{Melissa carved out an "I Love You"}

{Melissa also carved a hole a little bigger than a quarter, and carved a cute little heart as well.}

{Dad and the Bishop making hip prints for when they sleep. tee hee} 

{Our hike out on the last day. We had to climb out on a huge rock/cliff thing.}

{Hike after the hike at 'Peek-a-Boo and Spooky.' This part was Peek-a-Boo.} 

  

 {This part was 'Spooky' because it was very narrow. For most of this hike the sides of the rocks were high above your head.}

{The girls. (except Elizabeth and Pam)}

{This little critter crawled into my pack and I found him when I got home! Along with his buddy! Ah! Two scorpions! I didn't touch my pack after that. Dad emptied it for me, bless his heart. This wasn't all either. Melissa had to get one out of my pack with a fork at the trail head. That's a total of three scorpion hitch-hikers!} 

Overall, we had a great time! P.S. I might be posting more pics from Dad's camera once he gets home from work. :)

General Young Women Meeting

Be strong and of a good courage. -Joshua 1:9

The exciting opportunity to go to the Conference Center.
Thousands of young women from around the world.
Going with my mom and sister.
My last time going as a young woman. :(
Beautiful music.
Never, never, never give up.
Be of a good courage.
Have the courage to stand out.
Remember who you are.
I am a Princess, destined to be a Queen.
One of the best talks I have ever heard, given by President Uchtdorf.
A delicious home cooked meal at The Lion House Pantry.
Renewed perseverance.
Spiritual upliftment.
A daughter of God.