- Feathers.
- Stacia's sleeping bag full of purple feathers. They were neverending.There's still purple feathers in all my stuff. MAD props to Michelle for this.
- Dolly Parton.
- The leaders did me up like Dolly for our ward's lip sync performance. There are, unfortunately, many photos of me with my huge boobs, huge platinum hair, and cakey makeup. But we rocked it, I BELIEVE!
- Pop Rocks.
- OHyeah.
- Stake Leaders.
- I loved having Nikki, Barbara, Linda, and Michelle in charge. They always had the Youth Leaders' backs. But man, did they have a lot of announcements.
- The Iron Rod.
- Great object lesson. Although seeing some of the girls cry after being led away broke my heart a bit. I was so proud as I stood there and watched every single one of my girls ignore the "tempters" and press forward, strictly following Becky's instructions. And Pres Beech's talk at the end was mindblowing.
- Holly and Becky.
- Two of my amazing leaders. They are a memory in themselves. Chatting with them while I was doing nails was one of the best conversations I've ever had. They are a riot.
- Damage Done:
- One freaky bite thing on my head behind my ear.
- One gnarly carpet burn on my knee (from our Fireflies skit, which was.. wow..)
- One pinched nerve? Or what ever happened to my left arm.
- One mild sunburn.
- No ichy-scratchies! (Mosquito bites) :D
- The YCL's.
- In general: I loved nighttime with the other Youth Leaders. They had me serenade them with my guitar. I sang Jasmine, Brooke, Brilynn, and Paige to sleep with a VERY extended version of Persuit of Happiness.
- The music leaders: I grew very close to my fellow music leaders. We all became close friends, and I grew to particularly love Emily.
- Ward YCL's: Me, Stacia, Shirah, Paige, Shayla, and Maddy. It was a blast serving with you. I know it was oftentimes a huge pain in the butt, and because it was stake camp we didn't get to spend much time with our girls. But I loved spending my nights laughing myself to tears with you guys. :)
- Ward Cheer:
- "Let's have a moment of silence.. 1..2..3.. EEEEEEEEEEEE!!"
- Dedicated to Holly. :)
- The Toilet.
- I really don't even want to explain. Anyone who seriously desires the details can watch the video.. I feel terrible for our poor host missionaries. That instance in particular, but.. over and over and over.. I do have a message for the person whose masterpiece we captured on video though: There is something anatomically wrong with you.
- The Big Red Dragon.
- A window in Shayla's Excursion (Big Red Dragon) got blown out. Into tiny little pieces.
- Scripture Groups.
- Leaders: Me, Becky R, Shayla, Addie.
- Girls: Wren, Courtney, Sienna, Hannah, London, Sarah, Bailey.
- I have a lot of love for the girls in my scripture group. We all wore our matching dreamcatcher tees on thursday and they looked so cute! Thanks for all the input, smiles, and spirituality you brought to those half-hour powwows!
- Games Played:
- Never Have I Ever..
- The Cold North Wind Blows..
- Cups
- Memorable Quotes:
- "I'm Sammi, Number two.." --Sammi
- "I love feathers!" -- Stacia
- "You marry who you date." --Holly
- "Last time I checked, your butthole is round." --Stacia
- "AHHHHH, get me an epidural!!!!" --Paige
- "Just please make sure I can still breathe.." --Sammi (in preparation for her initiation. She thought we were going to beat her up. Blanket party?)
- "I always have to pee when I'm nervous.. but I just peed like 5 minutes ago.. So I'm not going to. Ok no I'm going to. Nobody move, when I get back we're praying." --Becky R.
- "I don't have time for this." --Kennedy
- "I didn't do it, because they can't prove it." --Maggie
- And most importantly, my girls:
- Kennedy, Savvy, Olivia, Sammi, Jess, Marci, CiCi, Abby, and Sarah even though she wasn't there. (I missed you girl!) I love you guys all sooooo much. There is a good reason our group of YW won the award for "Most United." You know you can all call me whenever you need me. It's been an honour to be your big sister over the years. It breaks my heart that I've completed all 6 years of camp. I will miss hearing each and every one of your testimonies around the campfire, and sitting in bed with you in the afternoons having conversations that should be awkward but aren't, and playing the desert game (Sammi, bless your adorable heart.) I have almost exactly one year left with all of you, and I promise I'll savour every moment of it. You girls are family to me and you always will be. <3
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