Just two
days ago we kicked off camp by celebrating the birthdays of two people we
love. Remember the candles and the way
they each burned with their own light. Birthday candles are not very big and their flames don’t reach very far,
but even one candle can give us a feeling of celebration and pleasure. And, if that one candle were surrounded by
darkness it alone would be enough to guide us to a place. One small candle can make a big difference.
I know
that sometimes you may feel like your light is small and maybe not worth
much. I feel that way about myself
sometimes too. But those feelings are
very, very wrong. Just like a small birthday candle when lit, our light can
make a big difference for someone. Our
little light can be the source that turns sad to happy, lost to found, alone to
loved. Your light is unique. If it’s not
lit, there is none to replace it and darkness expands its territory.
Even
better, think of what our little light can do when combined with the light of
those around us. Sister Dalton said that
you are the ‘‘one bright shining hope of the future” and that “these are your
days, and now is the time for young women everywhere to 'arise and shine forth
that thy light may be a standard for the nations.'”
Your
light matters greatly in a world that is growing darker by the day.
Sister
Blake and I will be with you this afternoon. To find the camp site again all I have to do is look for your light.
Love you!
Sis Chris
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