The Wall

We have this really cool activity on CC2 called the wall.  It is about 12 feet high and all the girls have to get over it.  We use the scenario that this is the Berlin wall and you want to join your extended family so that you may practice religious freedom.  You have 15 minutes before the guard returns with his guard dog.  Your whole family has to get over before that time.  The problem is that the last girl has no one to help her over.  It is sort of dangerous, so I get right in there and help with the spotting.

I had a really spiritual experience last week, as one of the girls who was last could not get over.  She started crying saying she could not get over and please don't leave her.  The facilitator did an awesome job asking them about doing proxy and doing work for the dead.  They then all gave her a helping hand and helped her over.  I was quite emotional!  The spirit has been very strong this week with girls and even the families.  I have a picture but can't figure out how to blur out the girls faces, so I can't post it.  I will try to add it later.

Saturday looked like a beautiful day, but then all of the sudden it started raining pretty hard.  We thought it would just pass over, so Elder Duerden and Elder Asay just kept balaying and didn't go get their rain jackets.  But it didn't stop and pretty soon they were drenched.  The participants were drenched also, but we always keep going unless we have lightning, and there wasn't any.  I was in the nest with an umbrella propped at the top of the pole, so I didn't get wet. (You can see the large raindrops)  The good thing about the rain is that it makes the zip line faster, and I was able to touch the pole when I came out of the nest.  I have tried and tried and have not been successful until that time.

This is Sister Monfredi having a good time!  We often show the young women how to fly to help them understand how safe it is and help them overcome their fears.