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

Mini-Hikes

There are a series of mini-hikes right from camp that can be done in addition to our hikes on Wednesday during ward time.

The New Young Women Camp Guide is here!

 

The New Young Women Camp Guide is here!

Below is the link:

https://www.lds.org/manual/young-women-camp-guide?lang=eng

"A camp that is planned and organized according to these inspired principles will help the young women grow in the gospel of Jesus Christ, develop friendships, and increase in self-reliance and outdoor skills." From the New Camp Guide

 

 

 

GENERAL CAMP RULES
Check in and out with the camp missionaries. When checking in please provide the missionaries with a map showing which group is in each campsite.
NO animals are allowed, horses, dogs, etc.
NO firearms, fireworks, air soft pellet guns or paintball guns.
NO ATVs, 4 wheelers, motorcycles, exceptions are: medical assistance, camp missionaries or managers.
NO defacing or graffiti on camp properties or trees.
Cook only in designated areas. Use fire only in designated fire rings or fire pits.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints standards will be observed at all times.
Vehicles are to be parked in designated parking only, except when loading and unloading. Do not move barricades, rocks or logs that are protecting pipes, new grass or vulnerable areas.
Everyone is requested to be in their own campsites by 11:00 p.m. Hours between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. are quiet time.
If electrical power is provided, the service is not to be used for stereo, MP3 players, iPad, iPod, game systems, DVD players, cell phones, etc.
All food and garbage must be stored in a secure container every night. Do not put food scraps or grease in the bushes, brush, gravel, or any other area in the campsite. Pouring sugary drinks on the ground will attract wasps and other insects.
The Standards Agreement is to be used for all non-church sponsored activities.
Please schedule a medical person and priesthood brethren for your camp.
To view rules for your specific camp, see camp website.

WEST PINEY CAMP RULES
GENERAL August 2017
1. Anyone staying at the camp must be registered and paid for prior to arriving in camp.
2. This is dedicated sacred ground. All Church standards will be observed at the camp.
3. Fees will be charged for any items or areas that are damaged during your stay.
4. NO pets of any kind allowed in the camp including dogs, cats, horses, etc.
5. We welcome a minimum of two priesthood leaders per ward.
6. If you would like to do a service project, please notify missionaries prior to camp.
7. Missionaries will be available on the day of your departure to check your campsites.
West Piney is a “leave no trace” facility.
SAFETY
1. The health and safety of all camp participants is the responsibility of the stake/ward organization leaders or head of the family group attending.
2. Heaters of any type (gas, propane, kerosene, electric) are not permitted at the camp.
3. Very limited use of 4-wheelers as needed by stake leaders and medical exceptions. No recreational riding is allowed. Exceptions for camp missionaries and manager.
4. Parking in designated areas only. Food trailer only can be parked behind the lodge allowing for deliveries and use of shop.
5. There are NO firearms allowed in the camp. NO exceptions.
6. Fires will be in existing fire pits and must be extinguished every night and upon leaving. Please clean fire pits for next camp.
GARBAGE DISPOSAL & RESTROOM FACILITIES
1. All food must be stored inside bear barns. Garbage is to be disposed of at the end of the day in the Bear Proof dumpsters by main gate.
2. NO food, soaps, candy, (anything consumable) in tents or anywhere around the camp.
3. Cooking grease or oil must be contained in a container and disposed of in Bear Proof Dumpsters or taken home. NO dumping cooking grease or oil on gravel, grass or in bushes. Towels and toilet paper will be provided in the restrooms. Be conservative. Overuse of paper products can plug the system.
4. Directions for cleanup of the lodge are posted on the bulletin board. Camp will provide
cleanup supplies when needed.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN KEEPING THE CAMP CLEAN AND SAFE

US Forest Service Rules
1.) No vehicles may be parked along the roadside leading up to the lodge. One small ~ 14 foot trailer will be allowed at each campsite and no large trailers or other vehicles are to be parked behind the lodge. All other vehicles must park in the designated parking area. The access to the lodge must be kept clear.
2.) Hikes and other activities are to be conducted within USFS rules.
3.) RULES FOR BEAR SAFE CAMPING AT WEST PINEY Bears are attracted to campsites by food and food odors, additionally bears have a different concept than humans as to what constitutes food. Toothpaste, deodorant and other scented hygiene products may attract bears, and should be treated as food for storage purposes. With these facts in mind the following rules have been  developed. Keep a clean camp Do not keep food, candy, snacks or toiletries in tents Food, toiletries to include toothpaste, deodorant and scented hygiene products must be store in the lodge or a hard sided trailer overnight. Garbage must be hauled away daily or stored in a hard sided trailer The Bear Safe rules are posted in the lodge and near the pavilion, please follow them.
4.) As a result of West Piney Camp affiliation with the U.S. Forest Service and in accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (in education and training programs and activities), age, disability, or retaliation. To file a complaint alleging discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call, toll free, (866) 632-9992 (voice). TDD users can contact USDA through local relay or the Federal relay at (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (relay voice users). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Priesthood at Camp 2019

Priesthood at Camp 2019

We only will require 4 priesthood brothers be assigned to be in camp at a time. They will minister to all of the needs of all the wards at camp. They can stay at the lodge or in your camp (when a member from your ward is scheduled). Priesthood are always welcome! We have regretted asking men to take time off of work if they didn't necessarily have to be there. But again, they are always welcome!
All men at camp will be required to check-in and have a lanyard identifying them.

Priesthood 2019 Schedule
Each ward will need to have one priesthood brother to come with the girls on the hike (See below)
**When your ward is assigned, please have 2 priesthood brothers attend camp.
(Please note that you are welcome to split this assignment time up as necessary for your ward.)

Tuesday (This shift would start with Camp and end at 7 PM)
R8
R10
Wednesday (This shift would start at 7 PM on Tuesday and end at 7 PM on Wednesday)
R16
R18
Thursday (This shift would start at 7 PM on Wednesday and end at 7 PM on Thursday)
L2
L3
Friday  (This shift would start at 7 PM on Thursday and end with Girls Camp Friday morning)
R2
R3
   

Priesthood Leader Hike Assignments
(Each ward please provide one priesthood per hike assignment-please note that some wards have 2 assignments so that we can have 3 priesthood on each hike-please arrive 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled departure time)
Our hike meeting is June 11 at 8:30 PM in the RS room at the stake center, please ensure that all leaders coming on the hike are in attendance:)

First Year/Monument Hike Priesthood Leader Assignment

R3 & R2 & L3

Second Year/Lower Palisades Hike Priesthood Leader Assignment

R16 & L2 & R3

Third Year/Devil's Staircase Hike Priesthood Leader Assignment

L3 & R18 & R16

Fourth Year/Table Rock Hike Priesthood Leader Assignment

R10 & R8 & R2