Lillie was able to participate in a church youth conference this past week. There was over 500 youth from all across the area who all came to the University of Maryland for a one-week conference filled with classes, games, dances, and devotionals. The theme was Trust in the Lord!
We dropped her off early Monday morning. Here she is with her best friend Lilly, from the ward. Lilly’s sister is behind them. Her dorm room seemed a little primitive, but it worked for them! And the food was pretty good, she reported. Lots of variety and chocolate ice cream too!
Day two was full of fun classes, activities, and a dance! Lillie met many new friends, learned many new things, and got to dance with a lot of nice boys.
Day three was more classes and then game night! Be One won lots of the games. Lillie and a few of her friends helped make a banner for their company. They drew a bee and Lillie wrote “Be One” in her fancy calligraphy. They even made a chant to show off to other companies. The night ended with a pizza celebration.
Day four was the spiritual day that consisted of many devotionals, more classes, the variety show, and a musical program. Lillie was able to play violin duets with Blythe, a girl from the stake, in the musical program. Some of her friends also participated and sang in the choir with her.
The five and final day was the most exciting and sad. There were even more activities, a slideshow, more music, another dance, and goodbyes. It rained as the kids were walking to the dance haha. When Lillie came home, she said she had so much fun at FSY. It was an answer to a lot of her prayers such as wanting to meet new friends, learning more about the gospel, touring UMD (a college she was interested in), and getting a feel of the BYU environment and college life.
