Girls Camp

Several months ago I was called to be the camp director in my ward. At the time, I was okay with this. Camp fell the week after I finished teaching CORE and I felt it was something that I could do. I only knew one of the YW in the ward (because I was her 6th grade teacher) and that worried me a bit.

Summer became very busy with teaching and I didn't put a lot of thought into camp. There was very little communication from the ward leaders about camp and that made things frustrating as well. I was beginning to wonder if I could quit a church calling.

Camp came last week and I gave it all that I could considering the circumstances. It was a wonderful experience. The stake used the theme: Oh the Places You'll Go (Dr. Seuss) and focused on integrity. They had planned some wonderful activities for us to participate in.

We went to Lake Lyman in the Uintas. There is a girls camp up there owned by the 11 stakes in Layton. It took us about 3 hours to get there but it was beautiful. It is nice to get away in the mountains and to be able to feel the spirit.

I went to camp with a bit of a chip on my shoulder but came home humbled, amazed and having my testimony strengthened.

Here is a slide show of pictures from camp if you are interested in looking at them:
http://www.slide.com/r/QWp_fw-T6D-agp145fhShjxe5XjFLbnf?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original

My Future Husband...

While we were teaching CORE in Cedar City, I was able to spend some time with the Penrod family. I was teaching with Holly and Sam and the boys were staying with her. One night we went to dinner and Jefferson (Jeffie) asked me when I was getting married. I watched the blood drain from his mother's face. I told him that I was just waiting for the right person to come along. He informed me that he was taken (by Emma, the next door neighbor) just I could have Max, his little brother.

Here are Jefferson and Max...

CORE Academy

This summer I took on a job working for the State Office of Education teaching CORE Academy. I started working on lesson plans back in Oct/Nov and just finished teaching last week. I had meetings once a month through the beginning of June and then taught for 5 weeks throughout the summer. It made those five weeks VERY long but I really enjoyed teaching.

I taught second grade...which is something that I have never taught. I loved it! I worked with some amazing people and this is an experience that I will always remember. I am not sure if I would do it again, but I am glad that I did it this year!