Klamath Falls, OR to Bend, OR.
Today was a first for me as I am sure it was for many other members of the team. We had the opportunity to go White Water rafting! When we got to the resort they drove us down to the river in a bus. Once we got there they had 4 different rafts we could get into, each with an experienced guide. This was such a fun activity and the day had only begun.
After rafting we drove to our next venue in Bend, OR. Once we unloaded the bus we went and had dinner, provided by a gracious Young Single Adult Ward. One of the highlights of the dinner would have to be the amazing cake they had for us for desert. Thank you for making our stay so special!
Stories and Experiences:
Alex Ashby
Today we got to go White Water Rafting!!! It wasn’t anything to intense (only class 2 + rapids) because we wanted to be ready and able for our second to last performance that evening. It was about an 1 and ½ run on the Dechutes river with the 7th Mountain river guides.
After we got the rafts into the water we had a short orientation where our guides told us the different commands they would use and what we should do in case we got dumped out of the raft (which would come in handy later!). We got to hit several different rapids including Big Eddy ,Bone Crusher and The Three Stooges. My raft was the first to go through the biggest rapid (Big Eddy) and we got to stop on the other side and watch all the other rafts come through with everyone screaming and gasping when the chilly water hit them. After the rapids there was a section of smooth river where the guides had a bunch of us do “trust Exercises” and we got to do dives and flips into the water. The trust exercises consisted of getting the girls to try and balance on the edge of the rafts, or having the guys lock paddles and try to touch their heads to the water and then shoving them into the water when we weren’t expecting it!!! Aside from aching shoulders and some sun burnt knee caps we all had a blast on the river. It’s defiantly going to be one of my favorite tour memories!
David McNary
Today has been really good experience for me yesterday I hurt my back, to the point where doing mundane tasks was grueling. The performance last night was probably the worst I have ever done due to the pain that I was in. I was heartbreaking, thought I wasn’t going to be able to dance normal for the rest of the tour and that really made me upset. Well through the prayers of my family and personal prayers my back today is normal, it doesn’t even feel like I had hurt it at all. The lesson that I learned from this is that the lord can give and he can take. I ability to dance Is not a given, at any moment’s notice it could be taken away. Before this I would not have given this gift a second thought, I am so thankful for the lord in being a master teacher and helping me to appreciate the gifts that he has given to each of us. We should never take them for granted.
Jamie Myers
Ok, not to get all churchy or anything, but I really felt some help from the other side on this particular day of the trip. So here’s what went down. We had a PACKED schedule. First, we went river rafting all morning (three plus hours), then we quickly showered at a health club and taught/performed at a hip hop workshop of 200 kids for over an hour. I don’t know about you, but the sun DRAINS me and children also DRAIN me (in a good way), and our nearly 2 hour Broadyway show DRAINS me! So, I was definitely worried about doing all these things in the same day, especially since I was SUPER tired the day before (when we were practically sitting all day long). However, as soon as the music started and the prayers had been said, I was filled with energy, enthusiasm, strength and excitement to perform like never before. It was my best show of the tour. A lot of us felt connected to each other by the Spirit, especially during Wicked, and I just have to thank Heavenly Father for being so aware of us and answering our prayers. We were given the strength and energy we needed to push through after such a long day of activities.
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