Jacque - Book of Mormon Retreat

December 3rd and 4th
Jacque joined about 75 other young adults and traveled up to Payson, where they stayed at the Barney Ranch (she said it was absolutely beautiful!)....for a very special retreat.  These young adult took the "President Barker Challenge" to read the Book of Mormon in 100 days.  They were treated to a much needed weekend of spiritual nourishment and pampering.  Jacque had just finished the week before her last final and was looking forward to a wonderful weekend (her last final was the Friday morning before they left).  Friday was filled with a special fireside given by Elder LeSueur of the quorum of the seventy, a game of live clue, and chatting until 3 in the morning.  The fireside she said was incredible as well.  She also said she was a large contributor to clearing out the oreo stash.

On Saturday, they had a testimony meeting after a wonderful breakfast prepared by the bishop's wife, played games and enjoyed the wonderful weather.  One of the activities was "Sumo Wrestling".  As soon as the kids walked outside, guess who ran to the suit first and quickly put it on to compete?  Yup, a girl put it on first!

....and as you can see the gear was a little large for our petite Jacque!  But that didn't stop her from a challenge from one of her very good friends, Blake....

However, as you can see, her hands didn't even come out of the suit and the helmet was just too much to put on.

So, off came the helmet while competing with Blake.....wrong choice.

After the first bang against each other, Jacque was knocked down and hit her head.  She noticed that it hurt, but since the game was "2 out of 3" and she has never been one to back down, she was pulled back up by the bystanders to challenge Blake again.  That is all she remembers....

From others telling the rest of the story, she and Blake hit again and she went flying, took a bounce, and landed again knocking her head on the ground instead of the mat.  She was out for about a minute.  She awoke to many people around her, confused and wondering why she had been napping outside.  After assessing the situation, it was determined that Jacque probably had a concussion.  She was taken to the Payson hospital, we were called, and Brad immediately headed up to bring our daughter home.  There were so many who called and expressed concern and worry for this adventurous daughter of ours.  Jacque woke up the next morning to a wonderful headache and spent most of the day "relaxing".  Even 2 weeks later, she still suffered from bouts of dizziness, headaches, and aches of other sorts. 

We feel very blessed that Jacque didn't suffer anything more serious.  Another tender mercy from our Heavenly Father and answers to prayers for her safety!