Starting with July 13, I went to Coyote Gulch with the laurels in my ward. We had so much fun! There were only four us (Jessica, Beth, Cassidy, and I) and we were outnumbered by our leaders. We began our trip by heading to my family's cabin where we spent the night. I guess I should clarify that the night wasn't spent sleeping but rather talking and giggling as 17 year olds tend to do. Then early the next morning we set out for Escalante where our hike was. The first part of the trip was along sand and slick rock. My shoes were filled to the brim with sand within 10 minutes of hiking. But everything got better once we hit what was called the Crack in the Wall. We had to lower our backpacks with rope and climb down the a thin crack. The rest of the trip was filled with river running, rock scrambling over boulder jams, pretty waterfalls, and lots of laughs.
The last day we had to rock climb out of the gulch and hike back to the cars. Instead or driving straight home we made a stop at some slot canyons and did a little day hike. The nature and landforms we saw throughout the whole trip were absolutely breathtaking. It was nice to be able to have a break from our busy lives and enjoy the great our doors.
The next week I headed off to Youth Conference held at snow college. It was fantastic! I had so much fun and made so many new friends as we went with the whole stake. We were only there for three days but every second was packed full of fun. We did a ropes course the first day which I came away with many new bruises and feeling like I could conquer anything. I climbed walls, jumped from a balance beam 30 feet off the ground, and many other obstacles. We also had a dance, a gigantic water fight (which the 20th ward dominated), got blasted by a fire truck hose held by our stake president, played field games and went to the Manti pageant. We also ate very well. Youth conference ended with great morningside and another delicious breakfast.
On Sunday we had a fireside about our Youth Conference experience. There was slideshow full of pictures taken throughout our trip, talks by leaders in the stake, and then four youth were called out of the congregation to share their testimonies. Guess who got called out?? That's right...me! It was super scary but I am glad I got to share my testimony with the youth of my stake and share what a great experience I had.
The days I am home are filled with just as much fun. I spend lots of time with my cousin Denali and we always find something fun to do. I am so lucky that she lives so close! We have become pro smoothie makers and have one almost every night. Some of our adventures include a drive in movie, sleepovers on the trampoline, doing my horrid volleyball summer conditioning (yuck), and spending as much time as possible in the sun :)
Glad to be all caught up and I'm gonna try really hard to stay on top!
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