One of my favourite things to do with my kids every year is to attend Youth Leadership Conference.It’s a yearly conference put on by our church for youth ages 14-18 at the University of Waterloo. I volunteer as a “house … Continue reading
For the past several years, I have had the chance to go to the Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) put on by our church (LDS) in our region. This year it included all of Ontario, which means about 600 youth between … Continue reading
I think it’s a hard thing to wrap your head around the concept of teenage kids coming together from the same religious community and attending a 4 day conference, in the middle of summer…. and them LOVING it. They spend … Continue reading
The next day we made our way to the Trail of Hope – which is where the Saints walked for the last time as they headed to the Mississippi river. Along the trail are all the plaques telling stories about … Continue reading
Nauvoo has historical significance in our LDS faith, which is why we made the journey out there. The Mormons were persecuted and forced to leave their Missouri homes and settled in Nauvoo for a period of time. While there, our … Continue reading
Following YLC, we had a very quick turnaround to unpack, get all the laundry done, then repack for another youth trip to Nauvoo. Of course I had to squeeze in a whole bunch of work and clients on the Monday. … Continue reading
Every year our church puts on a Youth Leadership Conference for our region. It has been a longstanding tradition for our region; young men and young women, aged 14-18 attend this conference for 3-4 days. By the time they are … Continue reading
Oh boy. We are heading into a couple of crazy, but exciting weeks. The kids have already started their crazy summer weeks with the boys adventure of not going to Rio, but heading to Costa Rica instead. I’ve loved … Continue reading
We have a busy summer coming up… Boy do I wish I was a teenager for this summer. The youth program at our church is a fantastic program. I grew up involved in the program, and while I drool at … Continue reading
Gabe attended a great youth conference this weekend hosted by our church. It was for 16-17 year olds only this time. The focus was on service. The LDS youth theme worldwide this year is all about service. What a great … Continue reading