The Harris Lakers

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Day Five

This is a picture from day 4 that has some of the boys with this fish they caught. That is 11 of the 46 fish that they caught that day.

The Mountain man challenge consisted of a number of challenges. The following pictures show these challenges. The first one was drawing a picture of one of the instructors.

The boys wait in S.T.E.M. during the impossible challenge

The impossible challenge.

Working on the knot challenge.

First aid challenge

I honestly do remember this challenge, but hey they are sure working well together

The riffle challenge. As a side note: the instructor said that he had the best form and technique he had seen all day. Way to go.

Dinner on the last night. At one point during the

Just before the fireside on the last night. We sure were tired, but it really was a great week. Thank you for letting us take your boys and letting them experience this.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Day Four

Polar Bear Plunge!!!

Ready..... Set...... GO!

They had to swim to the other side and back

Yes, The water was cold.... Well coldish

The boys doing the plunge

This is what happens when you give the boy your camera to take pictures of the adult's polar bear plunge

The leaders who did the Plunge

Leather working again

Catching fish

All of our boys and most of the boys boys from 931 were able to catch fish and gut them.

Getting ready to cook their fish

Even Colby showed up today!!!

Thursday, July 2, 2015

There are pictures below, but I mentioned in yesterday's post that I would tell a small story.

Tuesday night Joel had the opportunity of having a a leader from another troop come up to him and introdunce himself, "My name is _______, and I am looking for a Melchizedek Priesthood holder." This man was here from Texas with a non-LDS troop and his son was having respiratory problems. He is a member and so he asked the staff if there was a LDS troop in the camp and then set out to find us. We are the only LDS troop up here this week and we were lucky enough to be the first camp site in a very long row of camp sites. Joel knew that we had consicrated oil, but didn't know where.

Both of them started to look for us. They looked high and low and one of the scouts we were with found out and he started to run all over camp trying to find the rest of the leaders. We were finally found. We then administer to the young man. A few other thing transpired, but to make a long story short, the following morning as we were eating breakfast the father came in. He reported that his son was doing miraculously well and that he would be allowed to do things again.

The reason I told you this story is to help you understand the kind of boys we as leaders get to be around on a frequent basis. The young man who ran did not need to, but he choose to magnify his priesthood by helping a fellow brother in need. He went far above what was expected. During the campfire on Tuesday night we talked about how important it is to be ready to serve and be worthy when called upon to administer. This young man was an example of this to your boys and to us as leaders .

NOW FOR THE PICTURES!!!!!

He actually admitted that camp was "Awesome." Don't tell him we told you.

We had heard the the food here was sub-par, but all of the leaders feel that it is pretty good stuff. Especially our special leaders lunch yesterday. Fresh trout, hush puppies, corn. potato salad and banana pudding for dessert.