Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Ward Campfire Sharing



 Ward Campfire Singing & Sharing was meant to be a fun time singing from the Camp Music Book and sharing from the heart. It is a great way to end the day. As leaders you can ask what the girls learned that day, you can also invite them make their own spiritual connections to those experiences. Encourage the girls to share openly with one another, and allow the YCL's in your ward to lead out during this time.
Campfire Singing and sharing time will end each night with a Spiritual Devotional on the theme, given by a YCL from your ward.

"When the Savior taught, He did more than just share information. He gave His disciples opportunities to ask questions and share their testimonies. His pattern for teaching and learning invites us to “teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom” so that “all may be edified of all, and that every man may have an equal privilege” (D&C 88:77, 122). As a teacher, you can encourage uplifting discussions enriched by learners’ experiences and testimonies. Even small children often have much to contribute. A robust discussion is not your primary goal as a teacher, but it can support that goal—to help learners increase their faith in Jesus Christ and become more like Him."
(Teaching in the Savior’s Way, 2015)

Music

Please let us know your favorite fun & spiritual camp songs that you would like to have put in our Camp Music Book.

Sunday, February 26, 2017



Golden Hour

This time was set apart to allow the Ward Young Woman Presidency to reinforce the purpose of camp.

Teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ

All camp leaders are teachers by example and testimony. Camp should be rich with both spiritual and temporal learning. As you plan what to teach at camp, pray and ponder about each young woman. Provide each young woman with opportunities to feel the Spirit. Help her apply the doctrines of the gospel to daily experiences. Teach her skills that will prepare her for her future and protect her and her family in an emergency. Whatever principles you choose to teach, keep in mind that everything you do at camp should help each young woman accomplish the following outcomes (see also Handbook 2, 10.1.1):
  • Strengthen her faith in and testimony of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
  • Understand her identity as a daughter of God.
  • Live a worthy life as she obeys the commandments and lives gospel standards.
  • Receive, recognize, and rely on the promptings of the Holy Ghost.
  • Prepare for her divine roles as a leader, wife, and mother.
  • Understand and keep the covenants she has made.
  • Develop friendships and have fun.

**With this direction in mind.... Please plan on having Ward Family Prayer and Scripture Study daily. Whether this is done in the morning or evening is up to the individual wards. This will be in addition to their 15 minute personal scripture study.



Flag Ceremony

Flag Raising Ceremony
The Color Guard leader walks to the front of the room and face audience.
Color Guard leader: "Color Guard attention. Audience Attention.  Will the audience please rise."
Give the audience time to rise.
Color Guard leader: "Color Guard, forward march.”
YW carry the US flag to the flag pole.
Color Guard leader: "Halt. Remove the halyards"

      Wait until they have been undone.

Color Guard leader: "Post the colors of the United States of America"

     Wait until they have clipped the first part in.
  
Color Guard leader: "Hand salute."


     Wait until the flag is at the top of the pole. 

Color Guard leader: "Please follow me in the Pledge of Allegiance."

     Repeat the Pledge.

Color Guard leader: "To."

    Wait for everyone to put their hands down.

   Color Guard leader: "Color Guard reassemble."

    Wait for them to get back in line. 
Color Guard leader: "Forward march."

    Wait for them to get back to where they started from. 

Color Guard leader: "Color Guard dismissed. Audience at ease."


Flag Closing Ceremony
The Color Guard leader walks to the front of the room and face audience.
Color Guard leader: "Color Guard attention. Audience Attention.  Will the audience please rise."
Give the audience time to rise.
Color Guard leader: "Color Guard, forward march.”
YW carry the US flag to the flag pole.
Color Guard leader: "Halt. Remove the halyards"

      Wait until they have been undone.

Color Guard leader: "Retrieve the colors of the United States of America.  Hand salute"

Wait until they bring down the flag and un-clip the top and bottom. 

Color Guard leader: "To."

    Wait for everyone to put their hands down, and the for the color guard to fold the flag.

 Color Guard leader: "Color Guard reassemble."

    Wait for them to get back in line. 
Color Guard leader: "Forward march."

    Wait for them to get back to where they started from. 

Color Guard leader: "Color Guard dismissed. Audience at ease."

2019 Hikes



 Start preparing your girls now for their hikes by encouraging them to follow the Word of Wisdom by exercising daily and eating a healthy diet.

The Lord promises that if we keep these commandments we “shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint” (D&C 89:20; italics added).


Year          Hike Name               Hike Leader
1st Yr          Monument Hike          Shelly Peterson
2nd Yr        Lower Palisades Lake  Rebecca Wall
3rd Yr         Devils Staircase            Tammie Harris
4th Yr         Table Rock                     Tina Youngstrom


*We are hoping for the leaders of the girls to join with us on the hikes. Please let us know if you will be able to come :)



Monument Hike - Leaving camp at 7:30 AM
5.o Miles - 2020 ft Elevation Change
Lower Palisades Lake Trail - Leaving camp at 7:00 AM
8 Miles - 500 ft Elevation Change
Devil's Stairs - Leaving camp at 6:00 AM
8.0 Miles




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Table Rock - Leaving camp at 5:00 AM
9.0 Miles - 4219 ft Elevation Change
http://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/wyoming/table-mountain


"President Boyd K. Packer has taught “that our spirit and our body are combined in such a way that our body becomes an instrument of our mind and the foundation of our character” (“The Instrument of Your Mind and the Foundation of Your Character” [Church Educational System fireside, Feb. 2, 2003], 2; speeches.byu.edu). Therefore, please use good judgment in what and especially how much you eat, and regularly give your body the exercise it needs and deserves. If you are physically able, decide today to be the master of your own house and begin a regular, long-term exercise program, suited to your abilities, combined with a healthier diet. Spiritual confidence increases when your spirit, with the help of the Savior, is truly in charge of your natural man or woman." (Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence

Letting the Laurels Lead



https://www.lds.org/new-era/2012/01/learning-to-be-a-leader?lang=eng

This is a great article that may give you some ideas of how to use the YCLs/Laurels to help plan and implement Girls Camp.

Don't forget to use your YCL's :) 

Here are some ideas from the camp manual on what they could do to help:
• plan menus
• purchase food
• pack camp gear
• Set up the campsite
• Set up schedules for cooking, cleaning, and fire building.

 Plan and carry out assignments at camp, such as:
• devotionals
• flag ceremonies
• presentations on the camp theme
• campfires
• testimony meetings
• recreational or sporting events
• adventuring activities
• crafts
• music
• activities that protect the environment
• service
• hiking
• Serve as a camp specialist in an area of expertise. 
• Teach and approve certification requirements.

YW Camp Manual

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Packing Checklist

WHAT TO BRING TO YW CAMP:

Scriptures
Journal/Pen or Pencil
For the Strength of Youth Booklet
Personal Progress book
Day Pack or Back Pack (for the hike on Tuesday)
Water bottle
Warm Sleeping Bag
Warm Sleeping Pad 
Pillow
Flashlight and extra batteries
Watch
Shirts (one for each day)
Pants/Jeans (enough to change at least twice) - No Shorts, Capris are okay
Close-toed shoes (2 pairs if possible), 
Socks (1 pair for each day plus extra)
Underwear (1 pair each day)
Warm Pajamas
Warm Jacket
Raincoat or Poncho
Camera (optional)
Compass (for orienteering activity)
Sunglasses (optional)
Camp Chair
Swimsuit- Modest or you will be asked to wear a shirt and shorts over it :)
Washcloth
Bath Towel
Flip-flops for showering

PUT THESE TOILETRIES IN A ZIPLOCK BAG W/YOUR NAME ON IT:
Soap
Shampoo/Conditioner
Toothbrush & Toothpaste
Deodorant
Wet Wipes (optional)
Hair Brush
Feminine Napkins/Tampons
Lotion
Sunscreen
Bug Repellant
Chapstick/Lip Balm 
Prescriptions (YW refer to Parental permissions)

Camp Map


YCL Leadership Training for Camp

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“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” —James 1:5–6



https://www.lds.org/youth/theme/2017?lang=eng