Camp

It's that time of year again... girls camp!  Many would run screaming, but personally I love it.  We stayed in a field in the beautiful Treskilling, Cornwall and to break tradition we had mostly sunshine!  Highlights of camp for me was a trip to the beach:

Water slides for leaders to show the girls how it's really done:

And a little archery (I struck a pose... got a bulls eye!):

My favourite part of camp was the overnight hike.  I was randomly assigned to help the level 4 campcrafter leader (who just so happened to be my sister Amy) which meant I had an unexpected night under the stars!  Where did we sleep?  After a couple of miles hiking we ended up in our stake YW president's garden in Trethurgy: 

Where we all slept on the trampoline:

Well.  I say sleep.  Have you ever slept on a trampoline with 8 other people?  It's like sleeping on a steep hill... that is slippery.... so you slide down in your sleeping bag... into lots of legs... I think you get the picture.  Sleep was not to be my friend that night, even though it was warm and dry.  There was a magical moment for me though around 4:00am, when with great frustration I pulled myself into a position that gave me the feeling back in my left leg and I looked over the girls in my care.  I felt so privileged to be their leader, to see them grow and flourish through the opportunity to be with other like-minded girls, to see their testimonies strengthened.  And then I looked up at the night sky and felt my own testimony grow.  For me there has always been something special about being in nature and feeling closer to God.  I finally slept.