Youth Conference in the heart of Texas...well El Paso anyway.

A lot of the younger couples in our stake got asked to volunteer at the Youth Conference activities last weekend.


Growing up, I LOVED Youth Conference, so I was way excited to help out.


On the TX Themed Friday night, we led 250 kids teenagers in get-to know-you games, had a BBQ dinner and a 3-hr. dance with yes, surprise bull riding! I'd never done it before, but I tried it and actually stayed on for a good amount of time. Jeff was the first to try it out while the kids were on the opposite side of the gym for a fireside. Timing being perfect as it was, Jeff was riding the bull really fast when the wall separators opened up, the youth came through, and screamed with excitement to see Jeff on the bull.


It was great fun to be a chaperon for the first time at a church dance and to remember what it was like at that age, standing in a circle with all your girlfriends when a slow song came on, wondering who'd ask you to dance, doing the electric slide and the Cotton-Eye-Joe, and being the first few people to start a train and then have the entire group join in. And Jeff and I did all of this...except for the wondering who would ask you to dance part ;)
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Yee Haw!