SNAP....Girl's Camp

 This year our theme for Girl's Camp was "Frozen".  We did some fun things and had some good talks.  Some of the things we did each day:  We had coloring pages out so the girls could color any time they wanted.  A few of the girls really loved coloring. We played Bingo a lot since Stephanie had a box full of fun prizes.  We played other card and dice game.  The girls really like playing games.  Some of the girls liked going for walks too.  Our days were filled with fun!

We decorated our T-Shirts by using markers and rubbing alcohol.  The rubbing alcohol made the markers bleed which looked pretty cool.  We traced Olaf's head on the front of the shirt and then the girls decorated the rest of the shirt however they wanted.  It was fun and all the shirts turned out so cute.  We had one gal draw a princess since she likes to do things her way.

I gave a talk the first night before our Testimony Meeting.  I talked about how Olaf is kind of like the Holy Ghost.  He is with us and doesn't leave us.  I talked about how the Holy Ghost is a spirit so that he can dwell in us.  I gave them "melted snowman" as part of their handout.  The next part of my talk was about "letting it go".  I wrote things on a balloon that might hold us back from being happy and then I let it go.  I also talked about Smiling and how important smiling is to being Happy!  The girls each got a "smile pin" to remind them to let things go and to smile.  The last part of my talk was about doors....like the doors in Frozen they need to be opened for things to change.  We need to open the door to Heavenly Father and to do His will which is to serve others.  When we serve others we are also blessed.  That's the jest of my talk and I felt good about it.  Many girls bore their testimonies.  I am so impressed with these gals...they DO have strong testimonies...they bless me so much!

We sang and a few of us danced.  A gal came up and taught us camp songs which the gals really enjoyed.  There was a karaoke machine if anyone wanted to sing.  Joann sang for over an hour.

Wanda did a devotional on working together and pushing ourselves. (helping our brothers and sisters) She talked about a challenge coarse that her son did that is sponsored to help the wounded soldiers.  It was a really good talk and she set up a slide show that kept the girls interested.

We crafted and painted blocks of wood and Mod Podged a Temple on them....their Castles!  The girls loved their Temple Blocks!

 We shot balloons with Nerf guns.  We stood in the river, and we painted our nails while we drank soda and ate pop corn.  We had such a wonderful time.

We were lucky enough to have camp cooks.  The meals were simple but good.  I didn't hear the girls complain.  I loved the lodge we were in.  It had a separate room with tables for eating.  It was nice not worrying about the food.  (I think Wanda worried...at least before camp)  It was really nice having Heidi and Lea back as cooks since they have both been released.  I know the girls were especially happy.  Heidi is a favorite of theirs and they are going to miss her.  One gal (Jessica D) was even crying because Heidi was released.  I gave her a balloon to write on and told her to "Let it Go" and to be Happy.  She did and was pretty good after that.

We went to a concert in Huntsville Park.  The group National Tribute sang and they were really good and had great messages that they shared.  I think the girls really liked it.

Virginia did the devotional before we left.  She talked about being good sisters like Anna and Elsa were.  She told of how she saved her little sister from drowning when she was only 5.  She gave the girls book marks Elsa and Anna on them.

It was a really fun camp.  I want to remember Heidi and Kaye calling me Beautiful every night.  They seriously made me smile.  I want to remember the "warm hugs" that so many of the girls shared with me.  I want to remember that so many of these gals attend the Temple every Friday Night.  I was so impressed that so many of these gals are endowed and love to go to the Temple.  I want to remember how kind everyone is to one another.  I want to remember how I invited Hope to come and how we had to chase her and really keep an eye on her.  (everyone watched out for her...especially Krystal)
I want to remember that I felt the spirit many times.  I want to remember that I was reminded over and over that We are Daughters of God and that He Loves Us....We are all SPECIAL!!!