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Remember that program we did for Girls Camp called "Women of Light"?  Well, we were asked to perform it again last week for the Stake.  I loved digging out and ironing the costumes, tweaking the script, and seeing the girls again.  The inspiration for this program came to me one night after prayer and study, right before bed.  And then it just evolved into something with scripts, lights, costumes, stage directions, music, video, slides, sound, choir mics and choirs…with many, many people playing important roles.  One of my mottos in life is "Go Big!", but even I didn't foresee or predict that it would be "this big".  Seeing the Young Women put their hearts into their parts was one of the things that I will never forget.  I love those girls and have a deep appreciation and reverence for who they are and how they conduct themselves.  Seeing Dana, Kristan, Rachel, Julie, Bro Warner, Bro Ellison, Bro Frederickson, Pres Dotter, and others all dedicate themselves to it and do whatever it took to support me and the program was heartwarming and uplifting.

I have to say that doing it inside was much easier than doing it outside at Camp!  Wow – what a difference A/C makes.  But the experience was the same – reverent, special, spiritual. 

One sidenote:  One of the things I told the girls many times was that it didn't have to be PERFECT.  They had worked hard and studied their lines, and had prayed for guidance, but in the end I knew that imperfections wouldn't lessen the experience.  So I told them to do their best and the rest would fall into place.  Last Monday, as I was beating myself up over the mistakes I had made (muting the video and having to start it again, the PowerPoint slides boucing out midway through, etc.) I was discouraged and frustrated that it wasn't perfect because of my failures.  Then I remembered my own words and had to swallow hard and realize that the same applied to me (as much as I didn't want it to).  It didn't have to be perfect – the message was still the same, the Spirit undeterred.  It's funny when you're own words come back to bite teach you, isn't it?