Course sights

 

HVC Arrival Day & Graduation

Tuesday morning a lot of the missionaries gathered by the Welcome Center to see the girls started out the HVC season. Some of the girls were cheering loud and others didn't know what to think. Then we headed off to our courses/assignments and had a great first day!

This is Elder Sevy

And this is Elder Sevy and his cute wife. This is there second year.

There are only a couple sisters younger than me here, and Sister Sevy is one of them.

This is Elder & Sister Bishop. This is also their second year and they are camped right next to us. I keep an eye on them and make sure they get in before curfew.

The cars are getting backed up clear back around the corner.

You figure, if there are about 2400 girls, there will be a lot of cars.

This is our first group of the season.

Then on to graduation. We felt really bad that we couldn't attend Brookelin's High School graduation but we were able to watch it via the internet.

CONGRATUALTIONS, Cookie!!!

Memorial Day & snowy ride

On Memorial Day we had a flag ceremony down at the Point/Welcome Center. There were quite a few missionaries gone for the day because it was everyone's Pday. Tuesday, the first group of girls will be coming.

We then honored those that were there that have served in the armed forces.

Our new President Pitcher of the Camp spoke.

After the ceremony, a few of us went riding.

We started up one trail and it was just too washed out to continue.

Elder & Sister Hansen was able to join us this time!

Then we went a different route, up Timber Lakes road. We went as far as we could before we ran into too much snow to continue. Some of the "boys" will do what boys do best. Test "the waters".

A few of them got stuck and had to be pulled out.

Remember a few posts back when I said I need to THINK first.

Well it was just about killing me not to ride like the big boys.

So just before we headed down, I just HAD to give this a try or I would regret it.

And YES, I did THINK first. 

I did it! And I'm happy I did.

Our Buggy has a name

 First day of church on the mountain we rode our buggy and it has a name!

Think before you act.

After our course gets set up, then the ropes and zip line is tested. Someone will go down by the ladder and hook up their harness to the zip line and hang to see if it is still in good shape. Well Elder Shelley and I walked down with Elder Ellis while he tested it. HOWEVER, he just climbed the ladder and grabbed the zip line and hung on it. Weeellll, I wanted to try that as well. Back in my mind I am thinking, Jody, you know you can't hold your body weight like strong Elder Ellis did. But I was foolish enough to try anyway. I told Elder Shelley to be ready to catch me. Well it didn't take long. As soon as I grabbed the zip line and stepped away from the ladder, I was going down. Problem was, Elder Shelley wasn't close enough and fast enough and I slipped off the zip line but got tangled up in the carabiner on my way down. I felt most of my fingers crack and also gouged up my pinky.

What did I learn from this besides already knowing I am not strong enough to do it?

THINK before I ACT!!!

And this is the song that goes through my mind WAY TOO OFTEN!!!

I need to be a little lot more humble.

On a good note...

The flag in our campsite was put up.

Buggy Ride and Zone Devotional

Our next Zone buggy ride and devotional...

We celebrated birthdays and half birthdays.

Elder Shelley got some cookies.

We got home just in time for the hail. We sat in our buggy for a few minutes while we waited for a break.

 

Deer Creek Reservoir

This was taken on our way down to Provo for Pday.

Deer Creek Reservoir 

 

Brookelin's certificate & Pday

May 24 we headed home for our Pday on Thursday the 25th, after our assignments on our course. We made it home just in time to go see Cookie get an award at the High School.

Chelsea has been watering the plants while we were gone, and the plants seem to like us gone because they are just flourishing. Either that or she waters them better.

When we got back to camp, we had our Challenge Course (CC) District Leader make us another sign for our trailer so we could put the other one on our buggy.

For Mother's Day, all the Sister missionaries got a necklace. The 2nd year got one style and the 1st years got this one.