FSY

The week after the 4th of July, the kids went to a 5-day church camp called For the Strength of Youth (FSY) on a local college campus.  They got to stay in the dorms, meet new people, eat lots of food, and have a week with spirit-filled devotionals, dances, activities, and hanging out with friends.  I only got some pictures from Savannah and snagged one collage from Owen's Instagram (so his pictures aren't great resolution).  When I asked them what they liked the most, the first thing they said:

Savannah:  Testimony Meeting, then meeting new people and the classes
Weston:  Food, then the counselors
Owen:  Camp Counselors (he wants to be one later), and then the hanging out with friends

They came home on a spiritual high and most importantly with things they wanted to change.  Savannah had already been reading scriptures and taking notes.  She learned about pondering and making scripture study more about quality and not quantity.  I have also been impressed that Savannah wants to read scriptures with me, so we've been reading a chapter together every day.  Owen was inspired to make some changes in his life, and he also came back with the desire to be a camp counselor after his mission.  He came back singing the FSY music and has a play list with church music that he listens to.  Weston came back with a stronger testimony of Jesus Christ, as his friend, someone he wanted to be like, and to be a disciple of.  He also wanted to get better at sharing the gospel with friends and wanted to make more effort to talk to people.  Before FSY, they had the chance to pick a roommate.  Owen roomed with his friend Joshua.  Savannah tried to line up a friend to be her roommate, but it didn't work out.  However, she ended up being roommates with another one of her good friends, so that was a fun surprise for her.  Weston purposefully didn't choose a roommate, because he wanted to make a new friend.  This shows the mentality he has been in and a desire to be more social.  That's pretty big for Weston, who is independent and content to do his own thing.  I like how these camps are changing them for the better.  They had a great week!