Opening Keynote: On to the Victory in So Great a Cause! (Thomas Blackwell)
Are our words and actions congruent to achieve the mortal and eternal victories we desire? We will explore together the power we all posses to bring about what we talk about.
Thomas Blackwell
You Wanna Dance With Somebody? (Fall Retreat YCT)
More Meaningful Prayers (Lisa Smith)
Prayer has been called "the single-most mentioned commandment in all recorded scripture and the most basic form of personal worship." Yet most of us struggle with prayer. Why is that? Come discuss how we can better understand why and how we pray, and unlock the powerful blessings and opportunities that prayer can provide in our lives.
Lisa Smith
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Nicole Freeman)
This will be an interactive instruction and discussion about friendship: the importance of good friends, how to choose them, how to be a good friend, and why we need them.
Nicole Freeman
Emotional Literacy for Youth (Shannon Bohon)
We all need the skill of emotional regulation for healthy relationships with ourselves, God, parents, siblings and friends. We will learn about the tools that will help us build greater connections, enhance our emotional awareness, and strengthen our confidence in our ability to have personal revelation and bring peace into our lives every day.
Lunch Break
Games, Team-Building, and Dancing, Oh My!
Along with traditional LDSHE games, we'll be participating in Team-building activities and dance instruction.
Introduction to Whittling (Andrew Housley)
Learn how to unleash the creative potential of the random pieces of wood that you find in your life! This course will cover how to safely start whittling and carving today. Contents include knives, the basic cuts, safety, and project design. *Requires pre-registration
Andrew Housley
Swords and Sandals: Likening Scriptures to Everyday Life
We read the scriptures and find wonderful people like Ammon, Captain Moroni, Esther, Joseph Smith, and Paul, to name a few. But how often are you wielding a sword in protection of a flock of sheep, putting your life at risk by addressing your husband, or leading a battalion of youth into war? If you have ever wondered how the scriptures could possibly relate to your mike-dropping life, this class is for you! Join us as we learn how to relate ancient and modern scripture to modern day life as an amazing youth of God living in the 21st century. You won’t regret it! (unless you have an aversion to swords…)
Spencer Marsden
Solving Real World Problems with Real World Solutions (Nephi Zufelt)
Knowledge is cheap. We are living in world where information is at our fingertips every day. Even very complex information and knowledge is now cheap and easy to acquire. So if we will not be paid for knowledge, what can we offer the world that is valuable? The answer is creation, innovation, problem solving, and differentiation. Come and join us as we talk about why problem solving is so critical and learn a framework that you can apply to your real problems.
Nephi Zufelt
Navigation - Where the Heck Are We! Finding Places and Ourselves (Derek Bohon)
Come learn how to use old-school and modern techniques to navigate our way around this crazy world. Maps, compasses, and a GPS app on your phone can help us find our next adventures. Let's make sure we know how to use them and find ourselves in better places!
Derek Bohon
Afternoon Activities
Join us for lawn games, scavenger hunts, hikes, and other fun. Take advantage of the park's available activities. Or spend the afternoon with your friends and family doing whatever it is you like to do. We'll be running optional loosely organized games and activities until 5:00PM.
Dinner Break
Family Dance
A treasured feature of LDSHE events, join us for some boot-stomping and partner-twirling at the Fall Family Dance
I Can do All Things Through Christ which Strengthens Me (Thomas Blackwell)
Life's experiences provide all the opportunities for growth to become what the Lord has in store for us. Everything always works out for our good.
Thomas Blackwell
Games, Team-Building, and Dancing Oh my!
Along with traditional LDSHE games, we'll be participating in Team-building activities and dance instruction.
Appalachian Ethnobotany: Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Ryan Huish)
Have you ever wondered about what wild plants you can eat or use as medicine? How do you know you’re identifying the right plants? Come learn how plants have been traditionally used in the region and how you can actually identify and use them too! They’re more than just an emergency supply for food or medicine—incorporate them into your everyday meals and improve your health. We will discuss details of proper plant identification and will meet some of these plants on a hike together.
Ryan Huish
Enriching Family Life with Writing (Stephanie Morgan)
Come and be inspired to use writing as a tool to bring the family together in the pursuits that build our character and enrich our earthly experiences. The best way to ensure your children learn to love writing is to make writing fun and relevant to their lives. In this workshop we are going to brainstorm fun ways you can add writing to your family homeschool as family projects everyone can contribute to. These projects will be meaningful to your kids at all ages and leave behind a legacy that will be meaningful to your family story forever.
Stephanie Morgan
The Power Struggle: Are You Shoulder to Shoulder or Face to Face? (Sonja Brooksby)
Exploring the power struggle between parents and children is an important topic that resonates with many families. In the journey of parenthood, understanding how to navigate this dynamic and foster cooperation is key. We will delve into the challenges both parties face, the reasons behind the power struggle, and how communication and empathy play crucial roles in resolving conflicts. By discussing real-life examples and strategies for effective communication, families can learn to build stronger relationships and create a more harmonious home environment where parents and children work together to achieve mutual understanding and growth.
Sonja Brooksby
Lunch Break
Games, Team-Building, and Dancing Oh my!
Along with traditional LDSHE games, we'll be participating in Team-building activities and dance instruction.
Introduction to Whittling (Andrew Housley)
Learn how to unleash the creative potential of the random pieces of wood that you find in your life! This course will cover how to safely start whittling and carving today. Contents include knives, the basic cuts, safety, and project design. *Requires pre-resgistration
Andrew Housley
Closing Keynote: So, You Want to Be an Influencer? (Sonja Brooksby)
Do you dream of becoming a voice to the people, someone who can create fun and inspiring content for the world to enjoy? Do you love the idea of being able to change the course of someone's life for the better? Perhaps we can answer the call to action given in 1844 “Shall we not go on in so great a cause?” If you are willing, you can and will become an Influencer in the world. How can you make that happen? What are the characteristics, motivation or goals of an influencer? What is an Influencer today, yesterday and anciently? Let’s explore these questions together, and “Go forward not backward. Courage, and on, on to the Victory!”
Sonja Brooksby
Afternoon Activities
Join us for lawn games, scavenger hunts, hikes, and other fun. Take advantage of the park's available activities. Or spend the afternoon with your friends and family doing whatever it is you like to do. We'll be running optional loosely organized games and activities until 5:00PM.
Dinner Break
Campfire Evening
Unwind by the campfire with your LDSHE family and wrap-up the Fall Retreat with skits, music, and dancing.
