Especially For Youth

Especially For Youth is amazing! I was a councilor for it last summer. I have never had more fun in my life. EFY has been around for decades. The best way I can describe it is Bible camp for Mormon’s. It is all Gospel centered and its purpose is to bring youth closer to Christ.

There is a group of all guys with a male councilor in charge of it and a group of all girls with a female councilor over it. These 2 groups together make a company. They can comprise of a group of kids from 16 – 48 kids. It is a challenge to keep control of 48 kids. Even with a co-councilor it seems impossible at times. Most of the kids didn’t know each other before hand. But they all leave friends at the end of the one week adventure.

There is a dance on Tuesday and Friday before the week is over. Every week I would find myself teaching dozens of kids to dance. I country swing so I would teach a basic twirl to spice up a slow song. It’s a very save environment for the kids to be dancing in.

The sessions vary from location. Mostly in colleges with a LDS Institute building. Each location has a 400 kids, give or take. And one adult couple is assigned over the entire week long session. They teach a devotional every morning. They are assigned a topic to speak on. They then teach and inspire the youth.

I won’t be doing EFY this year because I interviewed too late and all the positions I applied for were full. But that is alright, there is next year. EFY is one of the greatest experiences youth who have gone to have ever had. And I am glad to have been a part of it.