This weekend I was invited by 2 girls from my flag football team to go River Rafting. They are some of the sweetest girls I know! I love them! When she invited me I was not a 100% sure if I was really going to go because of finals week and not to mention I do not have the best luck with rivers.
Example 1: For one of my first young women's and young men's activity we went floating down the Prove River. I was really excited as you can imagine. We went down on the seven peaks water inner tubes. About 15 minutes after we had been going we got to a deep part of the river and somehow my tube drifted over to the edge where a hug tree log was waiting for me. My tube flipped out from under me and I was sucked under the log and stuck under there. I was scared to say the least. Luckily there was a very nice priest who helped me out.
Example 2: Another ward activity. We went down the colorado river which was so much fun! The last rapid of the day one of my friends convinced we to get in a ducky with her. I thought sure why not, I can handle that. We came up and it flipped and I was gone, being pounded on all the rocks. I felt like I was drowning hahaha. Then I came up and had gashes on my legs. As you can tell not the greatest experiences with rivers.
I ended up going because it is really fun! We started going and I was so nervous!! It ended up being an excellent trip besides the fact that one girl almost drowned and another popped her shoulder out. But they ended up being okay, which we were all grateful for! The rapids her dad said were the biggest they have ever been and they were crazy fun!! If you are ever up in Salmon Idaho go for a ride down the river.
I felt like relating this to real life and how their are many rapids that we face in our future. They make us nervous and you never know what to expect after each turn. But with the gospel you can always have faith that everything is going to be okay. You may fall out but someone will always pick you up and pull you back in the boat.
One of the most important things we learned on the trip was when going through a rapid no matter how big it was to always Keep Paddling.
No matter what we go through in this life we need to Keep Paddling! There is a calm river up ahead and if we can just keep paddling we will get through it. We just need to listen to the guides (the holy ghost, Heavenly Father, and Christ) and everything will turn out how it is supposed to. Just listen and follow and you will receive what you need. :) Just a little spiritual insight for the day.
Lucky this did not happen to us...
Although we did tip haha
This is how you will feel once you have Conquered the rapids that are in your life! SUCCESS! :) Let me be the one to tell you it feels good! :) Keep up the Good Work!
River rafting is an adventure sport which involves steering an inflatable rubber boat or raft on an uncontrolled river filled with rapids.
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