Oh! I have spent the last two weeks glorisously working at efy! It has been a huge blessing, and also a ton of fun! But it has seemed more like 2 months than 2 weeks! Each week is beautiful...
It seems like I have never left efy. On my first week back it seemed like i had just had a wonderful week off and came right back to it! Except that I have grown A LOT since last summer!
Madeline (one of my co-cos from last year, and a BC this year) and I were talking about that tonight. This summer is a lot different because of who I am now.
Okay, so recap for week one....
I was assigned to amazing co-counselors, Spencer, Ryan and Stephanie! I was so hyped to be with them! Then, about 11pm on sunday night I got
I was assigned to amazing co-counselors, Spencer, Ryan and Stephanie! I was so hyped to be with them! Then, about 11pm on sunday night I got
a phone call saying that I was being moved to a different building, that I would have a new co and that I had all new girls!!! Two girl counselors had been unable to make it to work the week, so I ended up getting their girls! I had 16 total, all to myself!
It was insanity, but at the same time I worked really hard to know
each of
them and to spend time with them. They are amazing young women! Each is fighting her
own battle, and, hopefully winning it! I had a girl who gained a testimony of prayer and the love
that her Heavenly Father has f
or her. It was a wonderful, touching moment. There were some difficult moments as well through the week, but thanks to the Lord and Jessica and Aaron's wonderfu
l team, I was able to make it thr
ough in one piece!
Our session director, Brother Searle, was also incredible! He and his wife were so focused on working with the youth!
Week 2......
I was so excited to only have 10 girls this week! I rem
ember last year that I thought that was a lot of girls! No longer..... :D The apartments we stayed in for the week made a world of difference in our devotionals and in how much time I was able to spend with my girls. Devotionals were 100 times better in the living room of the apartments than in the dorm halls!!! I felt that focus was a lot better than it has been. So that is a plus to the apartments! They do have some negative aspects, but for the most part they do just fine :D My girls were wonderful this week!! I was very impressed on monday night when we got back the apartment and they started talking about modesty...having a real discussion on it! I felt like I was going to pass out! They were amazing! Brother Rob
ley was our session director and was he amazing! I felt that he really worked hard to be with the youth and reach out to them. But he also reached out to the counselors as well! One other highlight
, I got to sing a song from the efy cd to 800 people! I wa
s grateful to have the opportunity to bear my testimony through song! The song is titled "I Will".
Melissa, Colby and I!
Brother Robley!
Week 3...
Begins in 2o hours!!!!
2 comments:
Oh my gosh ANNE!!!! So, i never went to EFY, but i've heard funny stories from my sister and brother, but one thing i'm going to do when i'm an efy counsellor is something i heard that was done to my sister, and i think YOU should do it! :D
SO! The counselor was like this. "alright, we are going to do some deep, spiritual meditation. Alright? [waits for the group to agree] Ok, so the first thing is, stand up. [the kids stand up] Now, i want you to stand up on your chair. [kids kinda look confused but get on their chairs.] [reassure kids that this will be something that if done right, they will never forget.] now, you bend your knees, and kinda squat down as such. [bend your knees and squat down.] now, here is where things get tricky, stick your arms out. [they stick their arms out] Now, this is so important, start flapping your wings like a bird. [they start flapping their wings like birds] NOW LET OUT A SOUND LIKE A BIRD, "KKKAAAAAAAAAWWWWW!!!!!" [kids are standing on chairs, legs bent, flapping thier arms, and crowing like a bird, looking like TOTAL FOOLS!!!!] Now tell them that they are done, and they did a good job, and make some funny joke to cement this experience for them. :D
If you do this, and don't laugh, you are a cyborg! I'm totally going to do this to my primary class.
Oh my goodness....that is so ridiculous!!!! I don't know if i would do that....it's a little to crazy!
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