Do you know how wonderful the Suntrails Ward Young Women are? How sweet and funny and valiant and virtuous these girls are? Spending an hour or two in their presence will give you a hint of their amazing qualities, but spending 24 hours at a cabin, away from the distractions of the world, will confirm that we have some of the best in all the world.
Last weekend marked our first ever Personal Progress Retreat. We drove to a cabin on the south shores of Bear Lake Friday evening (after stopping to eat dinner and for shakes at Le Beau's).
After unloading our gear in a torrential downpour, we settled in for story time with Brother Bingham, who read us Tiny Snail. We talked about perseverance and taking things one step at a time.
We worked on a few of the Personal Progress value experiences and set goals for what we wanted to achieve over the next few months. We laughed and giggled, we ate, we stayed up waaayyyy too late playing marathon games of Phase 10, progressive rummy, and nerts. And when it was all over, we came home a little happier and (hopefully) ready to tackle Personal Progress and move toward earning our Young Womanhood Medallions. Our only regret is that not all of the girls could make it; they were sorely missed.
A shout-out and great big thank you goes out to Brother Bingham and Brother Rebeterano, who accompanied their wives as our priesthood watchdogs. They endured a cabin full of giggly girls and may have induced a few of the giggle fits themselves (*cough*Ray's funny story voices*cough*).
