For Girls Camp 2009 we went back to Little Sioux Scout Camp....
Last year, for some reason, we decided to go to Camp Cedar, just for a change of pace for the Omaha Stake Young Women. We have been going to Little Sioux for at least 12 years (well, that's how long I have been going as a leader anyway!)
I've served on the camp committees many years and this year was difficult trying to bring a sense of peace and renewal to Girls camp after such a stroke of nature had intruded on our happy camper experiences!
I have served in many capacities at camp...as a ward leader (favorite) Stake Camp director (shhh least favorite), nurse and YCL leader (most fun)! This year I was the YCL leader for the most AMAZING group of YW! These girls ROCKED! They were the most responsible, take charge, spiritual group of women I've come across! They rose to the leadership positions they were trained to become...I love them!
We hiked to this sacred place on the bluffs of Little Sioux to this spot, where the tornado touched the earth and we learned how it touched our lives as we read from our scriptures the strength of our God.
The National Weather Service said it was an EF3 on the 1-to-5 Enhanced Fujita scale of tornado intensity, with an estimated wind speed of 145 mph. Meteorologists said the twister cut a path about 14 miles long.
"The devastation was massive through the campgrounds," Gov. Chet Culver earlier told NBC's "TODAY" show, calling it "horrific."
The Dean family is grateful to be alive. On June 11th, their home, located on the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, crumbled from the force of a tornado. They were trapped under a pile of rubble. But two young scouts came to their rescue and pulled them out to safety. Now one month later, the Deans credit their lives and their future to those scouts.
Nathan Dean shared his families experience with us...we were honored to hear how his faith has grown much larger than a "wimpy F3"!
One evening Paul Clark and his parents came to speak to us at the site of the previous shelter, that many boys had fled to. Paul was at Little Sioux on the night of the tornado. He is among the best and brightest of Scouts invited to the Leadership training camp.
'"There were some real heroes at this Scout camp," Culver said, adding that he believes the Scouts saved lives while they waited for paramedics to cut through the trees and reach the camp a mile into the woods.' msnbc report
Paul shared his story with us and his parents' shared their story. Families ARE forever, they said.
We honored those boys and our young women the week of Girls Camp. We were Women of Virtue and we grew in our testimonies of preparedness, virtue, strength and experience.
I LOVE Girls Camp!
Last year, for some reason, we decided to go to Camp Cedar, just for a change of pace for the Omaha Stake Young Women. We have been going to Little Sioux for at least 12 years (well, that's how long I have been going as a leader anyway!)
I've served on the camp committees many years and this year was difficult trying to bring a sense of peace and renewal to Girls camp after such a stroke of nature had intruded on our happy camper experiences!
I have served in many capacities at camp...as a ward leader (favorite) Stake Camp director (shhh least favorite), nurse and YCL leader (most fun)! This year I was the YCL leader for the most AMAZING group of YW! These girls ROCKED! They were the most responsible, take charge, spiritual group of women I've come across! They rose to the leadership positions they were trained to become...I love them!We hiked to this sacred place on the bluffs of Little Sioux to this spot, where the tornado touched the earth and we learned how it touched our lives as we read from our scriptures the strength of our God.The National Weather Service said it was an EF3 on the 1-to-5 Enhanced Fujita scale of tornado intensity, with an estimated wind speed of 145 mph. Meteorologists said the twister cut a path about 14 miles long.
"The devastation was massive through the campgrounds," Gov. Chet Culver earlier told NBC's "TODAY" show, calling it "horrific."
The Dean family is grateful to be alive. On June 11th, their home, located on the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, crumbled from the force of a tornado. They were trapped under a pile of rubble. But two young scouts came to their rescue and pulled them out to safety. Now one month later, the Deans credit their lives and their future to those scouts.
Nathan Dean shared his families experience with us...we were honored to hear how his faith has grown much larger than a "wimpy F3"!
One evening Paul Clark and his parents came to speak to us at the site of the previous shelter, that many boys had fled to. Paul was at Little Sioux on the night of the tornado. He is among the best and brightest of Scouts invited to the Leadership training camp.'"There were some real heroes at this Scout camp," Culver said, adding that he believes the Scouts saved lives while they waited for paramedics to cut through the trees and reach the camp a mile into the woods.' msnbc report
Paul shared his story with us and his parents' shared their story. Families ARE forever, they said.
We honored those boys and our young women the week of Girls Camp. We were Women of Virtue and we grew in our testimonies of preparedness, virtue, strength and experience.
I LOVE Girls Camp!
Editors note: Thank you Laurie for helping me to edit my blog format...I love the new look, but have noticed my photo's are cut off on the right???
I am working to center or 'fit' my photos to my post, but have waited to blog for so long, I thought I would get this post up! Sorry girls if you were "on the right" in my photos :(
3 comments:
call me, there is a way to fix the photo thing.
I loved this post and the pics are lovely.
what beautiful pictures, awesome format, and touching experiences. i got choked up about reading about the tornado that went through. amazing the numbers of lives spared. i especially loved a few pictures of my baby sister here and there. unexpected, but very welcomed.
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