Girl's Camp

I have been to Girl's Camp 7 times as a Young Woman, and this summer I completed my first year as a leader. It was a different experience but excellent, nonetheless. I thought I might regret missing the annual trip to Newport beach with the Nielsen's, or going to Marissa's softball tournament in Waikiki...surprisingly, I am glad I went to Camp instead. This is a picture of me sporting our tye-dye pants that we all made. Look at the concentration!

I really got to know the girls a lot better and we had tons of fun. Pictured here is the Bachmann sisters holding our ward Dragon they named Earl. Everyone else had horses...how boring!

One night we had a competition. The winner would be whichever team could make the most creative suit of armor out of tin foil in ten minutes. The winner was the midget with the true breastplate on the right.

Our camp Daddy showed us how to make blue fire by adding copper and rubber hose to the flames. It was awesome-this picture really doesn't do it justice.

Congratulations to the girls for staying up all night and guarding the knight...which we legally stole from another ward. Whichever ward had the knight at the end of Camp, won a "huge prize". The prize ended up being "maintaining your virtue." Pretty lame, but I was glad the girls won it for us in the end. I just wanted the title.
The best part of Girls's Camp is always the testimony meeting. I was blown away by some of the girls' testimonies. I forgot how strong the spirit is when you're up in the mountains surrounded by Heavenly Father's creations. It was a great night and I know that my testimony was definitely strengthened. I love Girl's Camp and was so glad that I had the opportunity to spend time with the amazing girls and leaders in my ward.