On the road with my YW

Check out the cute purple shirts that they all made that said " 2 North Carolina".



So I was really nervous to take a road trip since I am not a "driver", in spite of which, plans were made and dates were set. Today was THE DAY.

The girls arrived, without too much luggage, as requested at 7.30. They wore matching t-shirts that were decorated and read "2 North Carolina". We drove for three hours and then turned off the I-95 to take a side trip to St. Simons Island. We ate lunch under a big tree near the beach and then boarded the trolley for an hour and a half tour. The scenery was spectacular, the houses were gorgeous and the guide was interesting. We learned about the wildlife and the people that have lived there in the past and that live there now. I liked hearing about when she was a child and rode the loggerhead turtles back to the beach after they had laid their eggs.

We went to a local church that four presidents of the US have visited including the senior Bush's. The day they came to church over 1000 people showed up to attend services. The preacher went in and told the Bush's that he didn't know what to do. President Bush said to go outside and invite in the people that he recognized whhich he did. I think someday it is going to be like that for each of us.

While we were driving we started talking about Josie Boatwright. The girls were really hopeful that she would attend our upcoming multi-stake youth conference. They decided to call her. After they talked with Josie, I talked with her mom and Josie called her dad right then to try and get permission to go. Her mom said that Josie would call back when she had an answer. Quite a long time went by. Sarah asked if we could say a prayer for Josie, which we did. Not too long later, Josie called, very excited, that her dad had said yes.

Later when we were eating dinner, each of the girls had an apple. They were playing the game where you twist the stem and say the alphabet and then you have to name someone with that name to marry. One of the girls got an L. We were trying to think of boys names that start with L. We thought of a few but the answer was always, "he is not a church boy". Finally, we thought of a "church boy" whose name starts with L. I have to confess that I said, maybe she needed another apple. But the thing that was so awesome was that that boy was clearly preferable to any non-church boy L. And...I got in trouble for my comment! These girls are soooo nice. I love being with them.

After we arrived tonight, we played the Wii for a couple of hours and went to bed with thankful hearts for the blessings of the day and the adventures awaiting!