Heber Valley Camp Mission --Week Two

This  was our week of training.  The week started out with a Mini-MTC --a day filled with inspirational talks.  Such a great feeling to be here serving the Lord

.  The next day we started outdoors, in our camp uniforms.  Aren't we such a great looking group.  Notice the bald, and grey haired missionaries.  Grandpa is pretty darn cute.

We did all kinds of team building activities.  These are things that we can share with our families.  In this one, we all had to sit down and stand up together by pulling out against the rope.  Some of the other activities were much more challenging.  Lots of fun!  Each one tied into a gospel principal.

Notice all the great minds working at building this big tower.  I really think ours was the most beautiful of all when it was done.

This is Sister Deakins.  She and her husband are our team leaders down at the lake.  This will be our assignment this summer.  We will be in charge of putting 2500 girls and an equal amount of family members into canoes and paddle boats each week. 

Here is our lake team. The Millers, the Kenyons, the Deakins, Us, the Rhees's, and the Bournes.  They are the greatest of people.  I think we're all about the same age.  I am finding out us oldies are just old in age,not in spirit or the desire to have fun, and to serve the Lord.

This was our afternoon of ATV training.  I probably had the least experience of anyone.  I learned alot and our teacher was very patient.  I think I will be able to master this.  Notice the snow covered mountains in the background.

Doesn't Grandpa look like a very interested, ATV classmate.

At church I started to think:  I know why there is such a special spirit up here among the missionaries.  It is because we are old folks, and we have seen alot of life, had a lot of experiences, and have hung in there between the good times and the bad times.  We know Heavenly Father loves us, and we know the gospel is true.