Tag Archives: Youth

Brighton LDS Girls Camp 90th Year: Already Memorable

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1921-2011 Celebrating 90 Years

This summer marks the 90th Anniversary of the Brighton LDS Girls Camp, located in Big Cottonwood Canyon, east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Brighton Camp began in the summer of 1921,  and has the distinction of being the first and oldest continually running Latter-day Saint Girls camp in church history. It has welcomed girls ages 12-14 uninterrupted each and every summer since its dedication, [except one, due to a forest fire which destroyed most of the original buildings].  This summer also marks two more memorable “firsts” for Brighton. Continue reading →

A Word Worth Defending

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During the LDS 2008 October General Conference, Elaine S. Dalton delivered an address entitled ”A Return To Virtue“. She explained that “Virtue is a word we don’t hear very often in today’s society“, but it is needed more than ever before. Continue reading →

A Cheerleading Victory Like No Other

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This is a story about how one unlikely girl fulfilled her dream of becoming a cheerleader. It’s really a story about hope, and love, and what’s still right with the world. Continue reading →

Everywhere I Go: A Song Of Courage

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Each year the Young Men and Young Women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (ages 12-18) receive a scriptural theme which will be a focal point for lessons, activities, youth camps, and firesides. The Theme for 2010 is

“Be Strong and of A Good Courage“

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His Love: Especially For Youth

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Each year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in conjunction with Brigham Young University, offers a week-long summer program for teens ages 14-18 called “Especially For Youth” (“EFY” for short). The first EFY program was held in 1976 in Provo, Utah. Continue reading →