First 4 Weeks of EFY

I thought that I would have time on the weekends to update my blog and let you know about how EFY is going. Turns out I am still always busy, and especially exhausted come the weekends. I'll tell you this though, I have had a ton of fun! Currently we have a week break before our last two sessions of EFY in Tacoma, WA. It is a much needed break. Through and through I feel just drained. I slept about 12 hours last night but still need to rest. Let me tell you about my "family" from the last 4 weeks.

This is a picture of the NorthWest (NW) team.


Our session director the second week is a photographer and took this (as well as many others) picture for us. Everyone in this photo I work with constantly everyday and we all will be working all 6 weeks. The Coordinators, Health Counselors and the other BC's, like me. Ryan and Tyler would be the ones jumping on the sides... pretty much we are all showing our personalities in this photo. Love them all! It has been great.

EFY is not only filled with a great team, but some amazing counselors! I took a few pictures yesterday with some of them.







One of the COOLEST parts of being at EFY is actually the youth.


Being sick for so long really put me in a funk. I was nervous to do EFY, and to be a BC even because I knew physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually what it takes. I definitely did not feel up to the task. I guess I might never feel up to it, but I feel a whole lot more confident now. My health has been good I guess for the most part. During week 3 though it really took a nose dive and I was ordered to bed (during pizza night too!). Luckily I was able to recover by mid morning Friday. In fact, that was over a week ago and I have been feeling FABULOUS!!!! Yeah, I know earlier I said I was exhausted, but as far as my random sickness I've had for 6 months goes, I've been great! I've had so much energy and really got to show everyone how crazy I am. Friday afternoon, after our service activity, I was genuinly thoroughly happy! Like every little thing in life was fantastic and I felt good and amazing. I'm still mostly that way and I love it. I guess I just had an experience Friday that tipped the scales :) No, you don't get to know. It's for my reflection only. haha

One session director admonished us at our Sunday Fireside before the week started to be Servants, not Celebrities. That phrase has sort of been our anthem this summer. I think it has helped so much and I can definitely testify how much of a difference it has made. Even in my life and in the growth of my testimony I have felt a change. I love how I can have my personality and be crazy but serve others through that. It is comforting to know the spirit is with me so strongly and is able to help me understand principles of the Gospel I have previously not understood or known about. I have learned so much from the scriptures and from all of these wonderful people I have been around.

I don't know what lies around the corner for me in my life, but I feel more prepared and excited for it than ever before. Two more weeks of EFY. Bring it on!