Youth Conference

I loved the beginning of Youth Conference--because I got to go. We all split up and went to different houses in our neighborhood to do some service. Our group went to a house with lots of sticks. While most people were chopping up trees and stuffing the smaller pieces into multiple garbage cans, I was entertaining the kids who didn't feel like getting their hands dirty. It was great fun. After we got the yard cleaned up , everyone loaded into cars and I had to watch from the window.

They were on their way up to Brighton Camp at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon. The youth and leaders did lots of neat things on the ropes course up there.

Heidi trusted the youth to catch her in the free fall. Gerrit was the first to successfully walk the tight wire.Heidi learned his technique and was also successful.They also spent time cheering the kids on, trying to help them behave, and capture them doing amazing things.
A highLIGHT of the conference was the sunrise hike. It started at 5 AM underneath the moon. As the sun got closer to rising the clouds turned amazing shades of pink.
It was brilliant.On the way back to camp they saw countless wildflowers in grassy meadows.
Heidi and her mom found out that the early bird catches the most amazing views.After a great time in the mountains the trip was sealed as they drove out of the camp and saw a great big moose.