Canoeing Day!

Last Thursday, the YD Staff took a little excursion out on the lake during our lunch hour.

The kids came along and helped carry the paddles.
(Pictured: Genesis and Caleb Evert)

Janet Evert and Caleb Evert in kayaks, with "Grandma" Phyllis Potts and Will Evert in the canoe beyond.

Our beautiful view!

Tony Evert's family: Tony, Christian, Genesis, Sylvia, and Hannah. (Baby Bethany is on Mom's lap.)

Heidi stretches her out. feet So nice to relax!

In this world, all good things must come to an end. Kezzia Keener and Tony Evert pull the canoe up onto shore.
Soon our lake will ring with the laughter of dozens of campers. See you there!

All photos by Heidi Reinecke.

Memory Texts for June 29–July 5

Happy new quarter! We're excited about the YD lessons for July through September: The Power of Prayer.

Of All the Week the Best: God's Wisdom

“Open the great book of nature and trace therein the wisdom, the power, and the love of the Creator” (Patriarchs and Prophets, page 48).

Those Juniors, Part 6: More Natural Phenomena

by Eric B. Hare

Last week: There are certain actions and habits that are common to most children at different stages of their development. Last week we looked at restlessness, curiosity, credulity, imagination, and imitation. This week we will continue our study of these natural phenomena.

In Touch

Dear Young Disciples,

When I was a little girl, I loved to pick flowers—and I still do! As a child, I’d go out in the fields and come back with bouquets of dandelions or bachelor’s buttons, and stick them in a glass of water.

The dandelions wilted right away, of course. The bachelor’s buttons lasted a little longer, but soon they flopped over and dropped their petals.

Sometimes my grandmother let me pick the pansies and asters and zinnias in her garden; but they, too, faded after a few days.