Thursday, June 23, 2011

Day 140–Youth Conference 2011

What do you get when you mix 25 teenagers, 4 leaders and 3 cowboys with 32 horses?  A beautiful 2 hour horseback ride through majestic mountain scenery! 

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“Through the Eye of the Storm”  this year’s Youth Conference theme.  Just as the eye of the storm is the only peaceful place found in a real storm, teenagers today likened that to their own lives.  They seek that peace in a stormy, tumultuous world where evil influences surround and tempt them.   They were taught that this could be achieved by keeping their “eye single to the glory of God”.   

Youth Conference is a time for youth of the LDS church to remove themselves from the outside world to be spiritually fed.  It’s also a time to get to know those of your same faith and values a little bit better.  What a better way to do that than experiencing high-adventure sports such as horseback riding, zip-lining and rock repelling together?  Through facing our fears, whether it was horses, heights, or camping,we grew together as a youth group.      

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