FREEDOM CAMP

Taylor with a few of her cousins.
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Working hard!

The Uncles roll call!
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Duty schedule.

ancestor posts youth leaders

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What an incredible experience we have just participated in. Steve had a great idea last year to hold a camp for our family. We planned out an itinerary and named it FREEDOM CAMP inspired by his great grandfather John Robinson's farm in FREEDOM Wyoming. The name was so appropriate as we also wanted to teach principles of freedom to our children. Freedom camp was a success with our family and our kids really enjoyed the strict routine of a real camp. We had cabins- roll call and flag ceremony- personal scripture time- lots of hard work- devotionals on freedom and our heritage(including where they each got their names)- and lots of fun!!!

One year later with a lot more people involved, we had our 2nd annual FREEDOM CAMP!!!!!! Our theme this year was FAITH, FAMILY, and FREEDOM. As the campers arrived they were given matching shirts with our theme, and around the camp they found special posts highlighting some of their ancestors(pictures and stories). That night we had a fun barbeque and firepit with smores and a slideshow on the side of the house of the 2010 campers. Camp would begin the next day. 6:30a.m. Rise and shine, 7a.m. personal time!!! The first day the devotionals were about the Freedoms we enjoy in America, our founding fathers, and The Constitution. We also started to build a small animal enclosure adjacent to our new red barn. The 2nd day our devotionals focused on freedom of choice, or free agency and we finished the small animal enclosure and started painting it, we also went to a fun waterpark about 45 minutes away!. The 3rd day(Johnny's 1st birthday) we had wonderful devotionals on Freedom from Satan's grasp- we learned more about the saviors atonement. I am so thankful for all those that prepared such great devotionals that I know helped these kids gain a better understanding of who they are and the things that our Heavenly Father has in store for them. This is one of the main goals we had for freedom camp. We then finished painting and also moved a ton of rock to our orchard. It was fun to see the sheep in their new home. (There was a lot of excitement as the sheep escaped from their old pen earlier that day and we had to catch them- Steve ended up carrying the sheep to their new home, which btw was built just in time!) My personal favorites were: seeing all the kids reading their scriptures together in silence, the reverence at flag ceremony as the kids were in charge of it, Seeing Steve's face working with his nieces and nephews and brothers, The adult men's roll call:), when everyone was full and there was food left over, cabin skits, our awesome youth leaders who were such great examples to the kids and the highlight of it all-testimony meeting. Oh and can I add the fireworks show!!!!!!