Stand Together And Remain Steadfast

Ricky and I had the priviledge of attending Youth Conference this year with the youth from our stake. The conference started in dowtown Salt Lake City where the youth spent the day on a scavenger hunt. They toured many of the historical landmarks around dowtown looking for clues that would help them complete a puzzle. The solution to the puzzle would unlock a safe full of really cool prizes. For our part, Ricky and I spent the day welcoming each group of youth as they made their stop at the Salt Lake Cemetery. This cemetery houses the bodies of almost all of the latter-day prophets as well as many other prominent church leaders.

Here are the Youth from the rockin' Harvest Hills 6th Ward at the cemetery:

Between groups we were able to visit the graves of President and Sister Hinckley. I am grateful to have been able to spend the day in such a peaceful place. We will definitely be bringing our family back here soon.

After camping in beautiful Cache Valley, the youth spent the next day at the American West Heritage Center. Here, they got to live the life of a pioneer for a day.

Here is President Evans throwing a hatchet at one of the youth, I mean a stack of logs.
6th Ward youth enjoying the shade and the kittens.


Dana broke her foot the week before Youth Conference. She was such a trooper the whole time. Here she is sitting out during the "farm ball" game.A very sweet girl dressed as a pioneer showed us how the pioneers used to make butter.

Who knew making butter could be so much fun?



I have to say that our Stake Youth Leaders are incredible. Every part of the Conference was planned perfectly with so much work and inspiration involved. The youth in our stake are so blessed to have leaders who care about them as much as they do. And I am thankful that I was invited to come. Also, a HUGE thank-you to Grandma Irene who came to visit us from AL at just the right time. She held down the fort here and made it possible for us to go.