July was a fun month for us here serving at Heber Valley Camp. Our days are still filled with tasks of converting fluorescent lights to LED, taking inventory of lights still to be converted, and removing tiny o-rings from propane fittings and inserting tiny new o-rings back into the tiny groove inside. Luckily we enjoy doing several presentations called “I Feel My Savior’s Love” to groups of youth throughout each week, sometimes 3-5 a day.
Over the 4th of July weekend, 5 of our kids with spouses and grandkids, came to visit and stay a couple nights in a pavilion by the lake. We were able to take them on a high challenge course where they all climbed up and went across the different routes to get to the crows nest to come down the zip line. Parents even took Haven (6), Tillie (4) and Remi (3) along for the adventure and then those kids had to go on their own down the zip line which they all bravely did! We also got to go on a big swing where you are harnessed and pulled clear up into the sky, then once you let go of the pull rope, you go flying back and forth several times. It makes me squeal so it was amazing to see our 6 and 4 year old granddaughters get pulled way up, then swing so high and even let go and wave their arms around! We climbed the rock wall with several making it to the top to ring the siren, even 4 year old Tillie! We did several low course challenge games such as swinging all the kids from one mat to the other, then getting several adults and the grandkids all over the big wall. The kids all threw tomahawks and this was where 4 year old Kora stuck 7 stars in a row! Everyone loved our time paddling around the beautiful lake. We enjoyed several meals together, a little down time for the adults as the kids happily explored or rode their scooters around the big open pavilion, playing volleyball and 9 square, and evening time on the lake shore playing with remote control boats. We joined about 30 sets of missionaries by decorating our side by side and joining in the parade we put on for anyone in camp on the 4th of July. Our adult kids got the bonus outing of going on the “Faith Walk” which is such an amazing experience.
One night we went with our friends, the Hendricksons, for a long ride in our side by side to explore beyond the camps and get to some backcountry. Lots of fun, lots of dust.
We celebrated our 38th Anniversary by going to a buffet dinner and outdoor musical of “Little Mermaid” put on here in Heber out in the middle of a big field. Earlier in the month we went to the musical 1776 held in the old Social Hall in Heber. We enjoyed both these productions.
Our final fun was helping our Activities Committee put on a Hawaiian Luau. We collected decorations, gathered Amazon boxes to cover and paint with Tiki faces, and made up Aloha Awards to give to our “Tiki-riffic mission leaders” and other prizes for the Shark Bait Award, the Walking Volcano, and Cast Away awards. Luckily the food was catered so it was all amazing.
Now we start into our 5th month here on the mountain. Suddenly this is the last full week of girls/youth coming to camp as many will begin school soon. We will still host groups but the numbers begin to drop and things will begin to change for all of us.
We are feeling good and will continue strong through the end of September when we will move back home to find ways to serve in our area for 6 months before coming back for our second season
Much Love for you all, Love Elder and Sister Jerman
Grandkids team work games
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After a fun (and dusty) ride in the back country
