Richmond Virginia Stake Youth Conference - July 17-19, 2025

We are so excited about our upcoming 2025 Youth Conference, taking place Thursday, July 17 – Saturday, July 19. We’re centering the conference around the theme “Oh Youth of a Noble Birthright” ✨ with an overall Cruise-style setting 🚢 as we take on exciting challenges at ACE Adventure Resort (Concho Road, Oak Hill, WV 25901).

Waiver:

ACE Adventure Resort requires each camper to fill out and sign a waiver.

Waiver for Ace Adventure Resort HERE

HOW TO FILL OUT FORM: 

• Date is July 17, 2025

• Choose “Waterpark”

• Choose “Half-Day Waterpark”

• Enter Full Name and Birthday

• Enter Group Name “Richmond LDS”

• Fill out the rest as directed

**IMPORTANT: Once this is filled out, the email confirmation needs to be sent to your Ward Representative (Ward Reps Listed Below)**

Permission & Medical Forms:

This form must be filled out by all youth and adult leaders attending, and emailed to your Ward Representative (listed below) using the following format: firstnamelastname.pdf (for example, dericnance.pdf).

Permission and Medical Forms HERE

Contact:

Representatives from each ward have been called to help with registration, transportation, and chaperoning during Youth Conference.

See List Ward Representatives HERE

Transportation to West Virginia: 

Parents and chaperones from each unit will be responsible for transporting their youth. Arrival time at ACE Adventure Resort will be between 3-4:30 PM on Thursday. Your Ward Rep will let you know your unit’s time of departure.

What to bring:

See Packing List HERE

Schedule: 

See Daily Schedule HERE

Accommodations:

Some of the young women will sleep in cabin tents with 5 other YW from their wards. 👉 They will need to bring sheets and a sleeping bags for the cabin. Others will be sleeping in tents. We will let your Ward know more details about accommodations as we get closer. 

All the YM will sleeping in tents they need to bring and set up on a designated tent site.

There will be separate bathroom facilities for the YW and YM

Meals will be held at an open-air pavilion. 

Prepare Spiritually:

Please take some time to read or listen to Brad Wilcox’s talk, "O Youth of Noble Birthright," from the October 2024 General Conference. You can access the talk here: O Youth of Noble Birthright - Brad Wilcox

Transportation:

We will be traveling to and from West Virginia in Ward groups.  Each Ward has assigned representatives to coordinate transportation to and from Youth Conference. If you have any questions about transportation, please reach out to your Ward representative or Ward youth leaders. The departure to travel home will be around 10am Saturday morning. 

Lunch on Thursday:

Please bring a sack lunch and snacks with you on Thursday. We will be eating during the drive, but dinner will not be until 7:00 PM, so make sure to bring enough food to stay full throughout the day.

This is going to be a ton of fun! We can’t wait to gather with all of you for an uplifting, adventurous, and unforgettable Youth Conference! 💚✨ This will be a time to strengthen our testimonies, build lasting friendships, and have a whole lot of fun along the way. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Ward Representative or Youth Leaders.

All youth ages 14 and up are invited to come. 

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