Holy cow. Youth conference was basically life changing for me. Not only was I excited to draw closer to my savior, but I was excited for the adventure. The first day I was ready for a three hour drive to Starvation Lake, but our leaders surprised us with a bunch of activities on the way. We pulled into a church parking lot in Alpine to a trailer full of mountain bikes. I probably have only been mountain biking once before, and knowing Brother Garrett, this was gonna be a tough trail. Needless to say, I crashed a few times.
My youth leaders had us relate mountain biking and this tough trail to life and hard times. Sometimes the trail gets a little rocky. Sometimes you crash, and you get back up and keep going. My leaders gave me tips like "bend your knees and stand up to absorb the bumps!" and "use both brakes not just one!" If we learn from our leaders and parents we can avoid crashing all together. And if we do, they can help us.
After the ride, I was a little embarrassed that I had crashed. I didn't want anyone to know that I was kinda hurt. But as I looked around, everyone had scraped up elbows, knees, and scrapes and bruises. EVERYONE had crashed at least once or twice. This can also be applied to the gospel. Don't be ashamed of your mistakes or your trials. Everyone has them.
We also went surfing at provo beach, and repelling in American Fork canyon. Both of those things gave me a huge rush of adrenaline. I was so grateful to get out of my comfort zone and try new things. :) Also, we were trying to take a picture by the hippie van outside provo beach, and the alarm went off. *crying laughing emoji* It was hilarious.
Once we got to camp, we had so many fun games and activities. I was grateful to hangout with my good friends and do things like tell scary stories around the fire, go stargazing on the dock, and go paddle boarding.
Even though all of these things were fun, I was most grateful for testimony meeting. I was able to hear everyone's testimonies and I was also able to share my own. But the neatest part about this whole trip was after testimony meeting was over, this guy named Brother Maughn stood up and said, "I know testimony meeting is over, but I have a strong inclination to share something." And immediately I felt physical hands turn my body to face his direction and a small but firm voice say "listen." I felt the spirit head to toe. He shared experiences that were exactly what I needed to hear. I'm so grateful that people like Brother Maughn are willing to listen to the spirit. I hope I can be like him and be that close to the spirit. The church is true people, I'm very grateful for the opportunity to go to youth conference. ♥
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