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Feast upon EFY? Why, yes I did!

This past week was my first week of EFY this summer at the U of U and it sure was a blast! My kids were SO fun and SO insightful with the gospel...it was mind-boggling! The first day of meeting all of them I knew the week was going to be incredible!

By the time Wednesday rolled around, I already felt as if I had 33 younger siblings, which was great. I've missed having youngins around, especially boys (since I don't have a younger brother). Games and pizza night were fabulous. The huge pizza we got from The Pie was so tasty! And to my surprise, I found out that Spencer was Jon Schmidt's son! Wahoo for talented kids! He and Chantel were asked to sing in the Friday night fireside, and they did one heck of a job!

On Thursday afternoon, Emily was able to perfrom in the variety show. Who knew she had so much talent?! Thursday night was testimony meeting, which meant many tears passed. The Spirit was incredibly strong and it was great to see and hear how much the youth had learned and grown over the week. I love seeing the effort I've put forth (which MUCH of the Lord's help) was worth it.

When Friday came and I realized it was my last day with my new friends I did everything I could to make it the best day yet (which wasn't hard with such great kids!). Dinner and the dance were hilarious, and I became engaged to my co-counselor, Sam. I didn't expect to find a husband at efy!!!

Needless to say, this past week was one full of fun, new friendships, and the Spirit. I hope I can make it through the rest of my summer not being too disappointed if I don't get the same caliber of kids...which might be hard to do!!! They rocked it and I cannot wait until I get to see them again!