Youth Conference

This weekend was our church Youth Conference weekend. Friday afternoon through Saturday morning was our overnight campout in the mountains.  Kelly and Heather headed up early with Sariah to set up the trailer.  The kids enjoyed the campfire, games, food, speakers and service project.  One of our youth was afraid of dogs, so Sariah didn't get a lot of roaming time. She did get some visitors though which was fun for her.

Saturday afternoon started with a speaker and a scavenger hunt, and then progressed to dinner and games.  The Beehives all found each other at one point and hung out together.  First Youth Conference for them!

We had another great speaker on Sunday morning, and then we gathered at the Bishop's house for his inspiring talk and some refreshments.  Sunday was my favorite day as far as speakers went. We heard a lot about unity and reaching out to each other no matter what.  This was a great message for a new ward where some have really struggled being separated from friends in their last ward.  The changed seemed great for our family, but we felt for those who had a hard time.  I hope the weekend made a difference.

Oh, and the picture of the torn up carpet was courtesy of our dog who was left alone for a few too many hours this weekend while we were wrapped up with Youth Conference.  Although she had food, water, access to the yard and plenty of toys, she was missing us and went a little crazy.  Maybe new carpet is in our future?  Or maybe we'll just wait until she's not a rambunctious puppy anymore.