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Clips from the Article in the Church News
“What we hope will be one of the major changes with using the Young Women Camp Guide is the involvement of the youth camp leaders," Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women general president, told the Church News. "We want to see them take a major role in both determining what needs to happen at camp and in leading camp activities.”

Sister Neill F. Marriott, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency, added, “Because the new guide is principle based, it allows the youth camp leaders space to receive personal revelation for their own camp. They aren’t just told what to do. They are practicing the leadership principle of counseling together and learning to seek direction from the Spirit to meet their needs. These skills will bless the young women, their families, and the Church for years to come.”

Most important, the presidency said, is for leaders to “keep it simple” and let the young women help plan and execute the details. They encourage leaders to “reduce and simplify” activities, decorations and even food.
“Youth camp leaders should have the primary responsibility for planning, directing and evaluating camp,” the guide says. “They counsel with the Young Women presidency, ward and stake camp leaders, and priesthood leaders.”
Stepping back from all of the planning and letting the youth play a bigger role will take “a lot of faith and humility on our leaders' parts,” Sister Oscarson said. She also encouraged young women to make camp a priority amid their busy schedules."


While we wait to receive the New Camp Guide 2018, please refer to the tab "New Camp Guide" for the information we currently have from this article.

We are excited for this new direction!!!