Our stake held a camp out for the 16- and 17-year old boys this summer in Hanna, Utah. For those who'd like to know where Hannah is, drive like you're going to Kamas and take a right on main street and go through Francis, then Woodland, then another 40 miles east until you hit Hanna. If you hit Tabiona, you've gone too far.
This was a high adventure camp as well as a spiritual feast for these young men. These pictures will tell a great story.
The tire challenge which crossed the river. VERY few actually made it across.
The small pond/lake which was quite frigid. These two die-hards were bright red when they got out of the water.
This was a boat-building competition. Each team has to build a boat out of this Styrofoam and then paddle it around the island.
We even had a shooting range with six 9mm pistols. I was a shooting coach and had boys come through that had never touched a firearm in their entire lives.
This was the 180 foot cliff that the boys rappelled down. WHOA!
They were very smart and brought a popcorn machine and the boys snacked on it all day long, as 16-year old boys do.
...and a slushy machine.
Aaron decided to try the rope swing that went out across the river. We all heard a "ploop" when we was swinging. Turned out to be his 2-way radio. It was still alive when he pulled it out of the water, but quickly died.
It was a great experience. It was meant to help these boys gain stronger testimonies and make more firm commitments to serve a mission. I think it worked very well!
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