During the 3rd year hike for Girls Camp this year I wanted to include something that went along with the theme for camp, "We are all enlisted." In my search I found lots of talks and articles about being "enlisted" but somehow none of them seemed just the right fit. I was looking for something that would convey to the girls what being 'enlisted' meant. That they should be enlisted in doing good things and being examples of righteous young women. I finally found the perfect talk and it was from President Monson. It was from a General Conference Address that was given several years ago. It is the story of him telling a story at a previous General Conference about his friend Arthur Patton and the after effect of him giving that address.
The girls read the talk during the hike and then each of them had a yellow and blue star to remind them of the story and what it means to be enlisted in the service of God.
A couple of weeks after the hike I got an email in my inbox from lds.org that there was a new Mormon Message. I hardly ever take the time to actually watch these. Usually if someone recommends it to me I will but not typically. But for some reason the title got my attention, "Until We Meet Again." I opened it up, clicked on it and there to my amazement was the same story we learned from on the hike. I love President Monson. I love his way with words and how he can tell a story like no other. He puts such a vivid picture in my head of the events he is describing. I feel like I'm watching it unfold from a window. I also am grateful to the Holy Ghost. It felt like a testimony to me that I was led to include this talk in the hike. What were the chances that this one lone talk would be chosen to have a video made of it? It was wonderful to watch and I hope you enjoy it.
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I loved that video. They do such a great job with those! What a great idea to use that talk, and give them each a star. Wonderful.
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