When high schooler Samantha Dalby was accepted as the Georgia delegate for the National Youth Science Camp—a prestigious four-week science and outdoors program in the West Virginia wilderness—she was overjoyed.
There was just one thing that dampened her excitement: having to miss church for three weeks.
Luckily, not long into camp, she met Utah delegate Benjamin Chiu, who she recognized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she saw his backpack bearing the For the Strength of Youth logo.
Dalby said finding other members of the Church at camp was an answer to prayer.
“I was over the moon.”
Soon Dalby also met Virginia delegate Breanne Graham, who had contacted Chiu before camp to ask if he is a member of the Church. Graham said she figured he was when she read his introduction stating he was from Utah and played the organ.
Lastly, the trio met Ellie Kinghorn, the West Virginia delegate who is also a member of the Church.
“It was meaningful to me that I wasn’t the only member of the Church at camp because it not only showed me that I wasn’t alone but that the Church has such a wide reach,” Kinghorn said.
Together, the four youth taught other campers about the gospel by serving, sharing testimony, and keeping their standards.
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