Elder and Sister Tucker August 2014 - July 2016

The two winters we were there, we were able to cover the 5 miles of trails with wood chips. These chips made the trails easier to follow and more passable during the wetter times of the year.. Elder Tucker created a new, smaller island in the pond when he dug a deeper trench underneath the zip line. This was done for safety reasons, allowing a deeper fall off the zip line pad. He also made a sitting bench out of the old Douglas fir tree that was taken down from the shower area. One of the most memorable events was when Elder Tucker's neck was broken from being hit on the top of the head by a falling tree limb while cutting down a large alder tree along the hiking trail. Many blessings came from that event, as hard and scary as the whole experience was at the time. We also developed a good working relationship with the Monroe Fire department (partly because of the broken neck incident) and began inviting them out each year for a barbecue, as well as some training on pumping water from the pond. Karen helped instigate what we hoped would be a semi-annual training seminar for Young Women leaders at the camp. This was a time for leaders of Stake YW to come together and share ideas and/ or concerns that might help others leaders. She also remembers many hours of frustration as she was learning the computer system for reservations and reports. Sister Tolman earned a gold star for her patience as a teacher. We loved meeting and associating with the YW and Priesthood leaders from the many Stakes. Those leaders love the YW and will do anything to help them gain and strengthen testimonies. Something we learned from a sister was what to do in the case of a bee sting.  ASAP put an old copper penny on the sting area and cover it with a Band-Aid. This would be a penny from before 1980. Leave for 24 hours and relief is there. The mission was a great experience, filled with some struggles and many blessings. It will be remembered with smiles on our faces.