—– CAMP LIAHONA SUMMARY —–

• What: Camp Liahona
• Theme: “Fight for the Light” (I.e., know who you are and whose you are, be proud of your heritage, be converted, stand up for your faith, write it down, own it!)
• When: Meet at Stake Center on Friday 7/8/22 at 11am. Back at Stake Center on Saturday 7/9/22 between 1-1:30pm
• Kickoff (Friday): Meet at 11am at Stake Center to get instructions, receive T-shirts, and divide into camp groups
• Camp Agenda (Friday): Fun activities and service opportunities on Friday afternoon, then water games, followed by evening fireside with a special guest speaker, and concludes with Bishops’ campfire chats
• Camp Agenda (Saturday): Spiritual workshops followed by a Morningside presented by President Kent to wrap up camp
• Food: Participants will be provided lunch at the Stake Center, and dinner & dessert, and breakfast up at camp. If you have a participating youth or adult leader with food allergies, you will need to coordinate with them so that they can bring their own food.
• Transportation: Buses/transport vehicles are not in the budget. Each ward must ensure that all participants have transportation to and from the event. Please ask one priest and one young woman from each ward to coordinate this.
• Headcount: Please let us know as soon as you can how many people will attend from your ward.
• Bishop’s Assignment: conduct a breakout “Bishop’s Campfire Chat” with your ward youth (combined YW & YM) for approximately 45 minutes. Bishops choose format (whether a prepared message, testimonies, and/or participation by YW President. It’s up to the Bishop)
• Sleeping Arrangements: YM will be in separate campsites from YW. Individuals are to provide their own tents/camping gear for the overnight stay. Aspen Lakes does not have cabins but it does have enough campsites to host us comfortably. We recommend that Bishops and Young Women Presidents assign one priest and one young woman to coordinate equipment and tent assignments.

—– CAMP LIAHONA DETAILS —–

THEME

Fight for the Light! We are beloved sons and daughters of our Heavenly Parents, with a divine destiny. They have a work for us to do, so let’s… 

1) Find out what we’re up against in this fallen world, 

2) Realize we are influenced by others for either good or for bad but we also have power to influence others for good or bad,

3) Keep our covenants & keep a record of our life experiences! Let us stand up for who we are and Whose we are. Let’s defend the faith. Jesus Christ is our Model. He is the Light of the World. Let’s Fight for the Light.

PERMISSION FORMS

Please have a parent of each youth attendee complete and sign a safety/waiver form and deliver them to Chris Crump (Stake YM’s Secretary) or Lisa Johnson (Stake YW’s Secretary).

CAMP LIAISONS

Two missionary couples, Elder & Sister Veenker and Elder & Sister Williams oversee camp operations and are delightful people.  If you have specific concerns about the facility, please reach out to President Russ Larson (stake YM president) at 801-815-6600 (mobile), and he can contact the camp liaisons, if necessary.

INVITEES

Youth:

·      Ages 15+ as of 1/1/2022 (i.e., turning 16 this year, and older)

·      Note about visitors: Please make us aware of any friends or family of your youth who will be visiting and would like to attend Camp Liahona with your ward youth. As long as they are old enough, we welcome them to come but we need to know beforehand for headcount purposes

Adult Youth Leaders:

·      Stake Presidency (and their wives)

·      Bishops (and wives, if desired)

·      Ward Young Women Presidents (and husbands, if desired)

·      Stake YW/YM Presidencies

·      Selected leaders, as invited

DAILY ITINERARY

Friday Agenda: Begins at 11:00am at the Stake Center

·      Welcome, Announcements, Introduction to theme: Dom Wilkinson & Zandri Killpack (SYC Chairpersons)

·      Lunch: Hoagies & Chips

·      Assignments into groups: Dom & Zandri

·      Handout t-shirts

·      Instructions for travel to Camp Aspen Lakes

·      Load up & head out

FRIDAY ARRIVAL AT CAMP ASPEN LAKES

·      1:00pm to 1:15pm: Arrive and park cars

·      1:15pm to 1:50pm: Locate assigned campsites and set up your tents!

·      1:50pm to 2:10pm: Camp Orientation and instructions for activities

·      2:10pm to 2:20pm: Walk to Service Activity Stations (activity #1)

·      2:20pm to 2:50pm: Service Activities (activity #1)

·      2:50pm to 3:00pm: Return to Camp Pavilion for Water Sports!

·      3:00pm to 4:30pm: Water Sports! (activity #2—Zipline dunk, 9-square wtih water balloons, canoeing, swimming, etc)

·      4:30pm to 4:40pm: Rotate to First Dry Activity Station (activity #3)

·      4:40pm to 5:25pm: First Dry Activity (activity #3) 

·      5:25pm to 5:35pm: Rotate to Second Dry Activity Station (activity #4)

·      5:35pm to 6:20pm: Second Dry Activity (activity #4)

·      6:20pm to 6:45pm: Return to campsites, dry off, and clean up for dinner & evening devotionals

·      6:45pm to 7:30pm: Dinner – Costa Vida!

·      7:30pm to 8:30pm: Special Fireside Guest Speaker — Dr. Kerry Muhlestein, BYU Director of Egypt Excavation Project

·      8:30pm to 8:45pm: Walk to ward Bishop’s Youth Chat sites (each ward will have its designated spot)

·      8:45pm to 9:30pm: Bishops Youth Chat

·      9:30pm to 9:45pm: Back to Pavilion for Ice Cream!

·      9:45pm to 10:15pm: Ice Cream Party! (with music!, ends with group prayer)

·      10:15 to 10:30pm: Back to campsites for wind-down and teeth brushing

·      10:30 to 11:00pm: Quiet time, bed prep, bathroom visits, personal prayers, journal entries, etc.

·      11:00: Night night!

Saturday Agenda at Camp Liahona

·      7:00am to 7:15am: Wake Up!

·      7:15am to 7:50am: Breakfast (cold breakfast for speed and budget)

·      7:50am to 8:00am: Return to campsites

·      8:00am to 8:30am: Break down tents, load equipment on vehicles

·      8:30am to 8:40am: Walk to Workshop Station #1

·      8:40am to 9:20am: Workshop #1 – (Scouting Report, Influencer, Covenants & Personal Journal)

·      9:20am to 9:30am: Walk to Workshop Station #2

·      9:30am to 10:10am: Workshop #2 (Scouting Report, Influencer, Covenants & Personal Journal)

·      10:10am to 10:20am: Walk to Workshop Station #3

·      10:20am to 11:00am: Workshop #3 (Scouting Report, Influencer, Covenants & Personal Journal)

·      11:00am to 11:15am: Meet at Amphitheater, hand out snacks/drinks

·      11:15am to 12:00pm: Concluding Devotional by President Kent

·      12:00pm HEAD HOME!

·      1:00pm to 1:30pm Arrive back at Stake Center

PACKING LIST

Please make sure that each youth packs the following:

·      Overnight toiletries

·      Personal medications

·      Sleeping bag and pillow

·      Roll up sleeping pad

·      1 change of outdoor clothes for Saturday, i.e. shorts, pants, shirt, and/or sweatshirt/jacket

·      Rain poncho, just in case

·      Shoes / sandals, to get dirty & protect feet

·      2 pairs of socks

·      Modest swimsuit, cover-up (if desired), towel

·      Small sunscreen/bug spray/chapstick

·      Fanny pack

·      Small flashlight·      Optional: hydroflask / water bottle
Please let a member of the Stake YM Presidency know if you have any questions. 
Thanks. 
Stake Young Men’s Presidency