2019 Mutual Theme for Youth

"If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments" - Elder Robert D. Hales, April 2014

"If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments" - Carole M. Stephens October 2015

Solo Experience

The Solo Experience is a special opportunity for the girls to communicate with Heavenly Father through prayer. The beauty and solitude found in the mountains is reverencing. The YCLs will use this handout to help the younger girls understand the experience. Truly, it is simply praying to Heavenly Father. Each girl will have a different experience.
In past Girl's Camps we have had parents write their daughters a letter and we gave them this at this time. We have also found out their favorite hymn and printed it for them to sing.
This experience has become one of the girls favorite and most impactful experience at camp.
Enjoy!

Camp Chore Schedule

Camp Chore Schedule
	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Slide Area/Meadow/Pavilion	L1	R18	R8	R3
Toilets in Main Bath House	L2	L1	R18	R8
Clean Showers in the Lodge	L3	L2	L1	R18
Clean Lower Portable  Toilets	L4	L3	L2	L1
Showers in Main Bath House	R2	L4	L3	L2
Clean Toilets in the Lodge	R3	R2	L4	L3
Sinks & Mirrors-MainBathHouse	R8	R3	R2	L4
Clean Upper Portable Toilets	R18	R8	R3	R2

Camp Activities

“I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know how to act” (D&C 43:8).

Ideas for Camp Activities (From the New Young Women Camp Guide)

Following is a list of possible spiritual, social, physical, and intellectual activity ideas to consider as you plan camp. Additional activity ideas can be found at the Youth Activities site (lds.org/youth/activities).

Preparatory Activities

Activities for camp may begin before you depart for camp and continue after camp is over. Consider planning activities that will enhance preparedness, increase learning, and build anticipation for camp.

• Hold a preparatory activity for the young women and their families. Share the theme and details of camp.

• Have a planning activity where you develop a schedule of assignments. Some of these assignments could include cooking, cleaning, setup, and trash disposal.

• Create a camp menu within budget that includes nutritious recipes.

• Learn ways to protect the environment, such as avoiding waste, keeping water pure, or restoring natural areas after they have been damaged.

• Practice using camp equipment and cooking outdoors.

• Begin learning outdoor survival skills.

• Make a physical fitness plan and participate in hikes, bike rides, or other activities that will help you prepare for camp.

Spiritual Growth

• Plan a time each day for personal scripture study, journaling, prayer, and reflection. You could focus on the scriptures that are related to the camp theme.

• Plan daily camp devotionals.

• Go on a nature walk or treasure hunt.

• Prepare and give classes or devotionals that share gospel principles and standards. See Handbook 2, section 21.1.20 for instructions on guest speakers.

• Hold a testimony meeting and help young women understand the nature of a true testimony (see True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference [2004], 178–80; Gospel Topics, “Testimony,” topics.lds.org; and M. Russell Ballard, “Pure Testimony,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2004, 40–43).

• Memorize a scripture, poem, hymn, “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles” (Ensign or Liahona, Apr. 2000, 2–3), or “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2010, 129).

• Prepare for a mission through activities such as a missionary study or missionary role-play.

• Participate in family history by sharing stories, making traditional recipes, or participating in scrapbooking.

• Prepare to receive temple ordinances through activities such as a faith walk or standards games.

• Have a sacred music night.

• Play a game or create a presentation or skit that teaches a scripture or gospel principle.

Physical Activity and Health

As you choose from this list or select other activities, remember that all physical activities should be appropriate for the age and physical and mental condition of the participants. Involve appropriately trained specialists or certified guides for specialized activities, such as river rafting or rock climbing. Abide by all safety policies for activities and insurance regulations for facilities being used.

• Plan sports or physical health activities around the interests of the young women attending camp.

• Play a group sport, such as soccer, volleyball, or basketball.

• Plan and participate in a long or overnight backpacking trip.

• Participate in a hike, bike ride, or nature walk.

• Go river rafting.*

• Participate in water activities, such as swimming, snorkeling,*scuba diving,* canoeing, sailing,* and so forth.

• Go rock climbing* and rappelling.*

• Invite someone with training to teach personal safety and self-defense.*

• Make a health plan and practice and develop good exercise and eating habits.

• Study the Word of Wisdom and learn about nutrition. Learn about behaviors or attitudes that may lead to unhealthy habits, including eating disorders.

• Invite an expert to teach about mental health, emotional health, and coping skills.

• Learn the dangers of the internet and pornography, and learn how to protect yourself and your family.

* These activities pose above-average risks and require the help of an appropriately trained or certified specialist.

 Emergency Preparedness and Survival Skills

• Invite trained professionals to teach basic first aid or emergency response, including what to do in life-threatening situations, bandaging wounds, and rescuing victims.

• Learn how to make and maintain a first aid kit.

• Learn and practice techniques for building and maintaining

a fire safely.

• Invite someone with training or experience to teach you about the potential natural disasters, resource shortages, and pollution that are common to your area.

• Learn to navigate in unfamiliar places by using a compass, different types of maps, and the positions of the sun, moon, and stars.

• Learn about cloud formations.

• Learn basic outdoor survival skills.

• Build emergency shelters.

• Learn how to find and purify water.

• Invite an expert to teach you how to identify harmful wildlife, insects, and plants. Also learn how to identify plants and animals that are safe to eat.

• Practice environmentally friendly ways of camping. Learn to set up a camp.

• Learn and practice the different types of knots and lashing techniques.

• Try different methods of outdoor cooking, such as reflector ovens, Dutch ovens, or campfire cooking.

• Learn how to store food and water.

• Learn knife skills and safety.

Friendship and Leadership Skills

• Assign each young woman attending camp a “secret sister,” whom she will serve during camp. She can serve by leaving kind notes or by making sure the “secret sister” is included in all the activities.

• Invite a panel of Church leaders to teach about building trust and resolving conflicts.

• Plan a talent show where each young woman can participate.

• Participate in a humanitarian or environmental service project.

• Show your appreciation for your adult camp leaders.

• Hold a simple awards ceremony to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of everyone at camp.

• Hold evening campfire programs.

Talent and Skill Development

These ideas are not traditional outdoor camping activities, but they may help you meet the needs of your young women.

• Learn and develop musical talents, such as singing or playing an instrument.

• Practice different types of arts and crafts, such as basket weaving, painting, sculpting, or knitting.

• Practice leading music.

• Invite an expert to teach you basic carpentry, home repair, or other homemaking skills. Use these skills to serve others.

• Learn the basics of budget and resource management.

• Invite a mother with small children to teach the basics of child care.

• Learn how to grow and preserve your own food. This could include how to plant and cultivate a garden.

• Learn the basics of sewing by making a simple piece of clothing. You could also learn how to mend clothing.

• Learn how to recognize and identify different constellations, planets, and other features of the night sky.

• Prepare and perform a short play or skit for the camp.

• Practice writing and giving talks for sacrament meeting. Share your talk with others.

• Take a tour of local educational or vocational training facilities. Make a plan to continue your education. Learn about the Church’s Perpetual Education Fund.

• Learn how to recycle and repurpose items.

Young Women Camp Leaders

Young Women Camp Leaders

Women in the ward or stake must be called by their priesthood leaders to be Young Women camp leaders. These camp leaders work with youth camp leaders to organize and conduct the camp under the direction of the Young Women presidency.

Youth Camp Leaders

Camp is an opportunity for the young women to develop and practice leadership skills as they plan for and lead at camp. Young women ages 16 and 17 can be called as youth camp leaders. These youth camp leaders should have the primary responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating camp. They counsel with the Young Women presidency, ward and stake camp leaders, and priesthood leaders. If a ward or stake does not have young women this age, young women of other ages can fulfill these roles. Class presidencies may also have leadership responsibilities at camp. For resources to help the young women prepare for these leadership roles, see Handbook 2, section 3.3 and the class presidency leadership lessons under the “Leader Resources” link at youngwomen.lds.org.

Typical youth camp leader responsibilities include conducting the planning meetings, choosing and planning the activities, directing and conducting specific activities, and evaluating camp.

Minister to Others

“And they taught, and did minister one to another” (3 Nephi 26:19).

When we minister, we serve and teach others. Through ministering, all leaders have the opportunity at camp to strengthen relationships with and develop trust among the young women. Ministering requires love, sincere friendship, and a desire to strengthen others. Camp provides an environment where young women can become more like the Savior as they learn to minister to one another. As a leader, you can be an example of ministering as you lift others, build confidence through words and actions, choose to be patient, act as a peacemaker, avoid complaining, share testimony, and reach out to include all.

If you are a youth camp leader, you have an even greater opportunity to minister to the young women at camp because you are more closely involved in their experiences. As a youth camp leader, you can minister to the young women at camp in the following ways:

• Meet with each young woman individually. Get to know her and help her understand what to expect at camp.
• Pray for each young woman by name before camp and each day during camp. Make sure each young woman is included and feels loved.
• Perform simple acts of kindness and service.
• Teach the young women about ministering. Invite them to minister to one another. At the end of each day share your experiences with one another.

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.

Parent Handout & Medical Release Form

From the New Young Women Camp Guide
Inform and Include Parents
What a young woman learns at camp should strengthen her and bless her family. As you prepare for camp, you may invite the parents to share what spiritual needs and hopes they have for their daughter and also contribute ideas for the activities and skills that would benefit their families. Some parents may have expertise and skills to contribute. Inform parents of the dates, location, cost, theme, and activities that you have planned for the camp. Explain to the parents and the young women the standards of dress and behavior that are required (see 1 Timothy 4:12).
Before camp, ask each parent to fill out and turn in a Parental or Guardian Permission and Medical Release Form for each young woman. The form can be found at safety.lds.org. You should provide detailed information about the camp and the activities so that the parents can give informed permission for their daughter’s participation (see Handbook 2, 13.6.13).

In Handbook 2, 10.2 it states "The bishopric and Young Women leaders support but do not replace parents in this responsibility."

Optional - You can have the parents of the young women fill out the following form and use it to plan for camp. We hope that this form will help us "support" the parents while at camp and throughout the year

Flag Ceremony Ward Assignments

Flag Ceremony Ward Assignments

R8 - Tuesday AM Flag Ceremony

R2 - Tuesday PM Flag Ceremony

L3 - Wednesday AM Flag Ceremony 

L1 - Wednesday PM Flag Ceremony 

L2 & L4 - Thursday AM Flag Ceremony 

R18 - Thursday PM Flag Ceremony 

R3 - Friday AM Flag Ceremony   

YCL Hike Devotional 2018

2018
YCL Hike Devotional

“I Feel My Savior’s Love”

Each YCL will have the opportunity to bear testimony of the love of the Savior felt in nature on the hike(2-3 minutes).

Note: YCLs please come to camp with this prepared.

Note 2: The First Year Hike, Monument Hike to the Darby Wind caves will have a different devotional. Please study the story and prepare a scripture and a quote that goes with this experience. Then bear a simple testimony and turn the time over to the next YCL.

Monument Story:

“LIVE EACH DAY AS THOUGH IT WERE YOUR LAST” - Bethene Richmond


Hiking the Darby Canyon Trail To the Wind Caves and Ice Cave