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SAN DIEGO<\/strong> \u2014 Every summer, a growing group of teens drives from Utah to the Pacific Ocean for surf camp.\u00ad<\/p>\n

But surfing isn\u2019t the most important part of the week. It\u2019s what else happens while they are there that sticks with them for life. On a beach near San Diego, dozens of teenage boys met for the first time this summer. They got put onto teams, and for five days they learned how to surf but also had drills, games and devotionals and learned leadership, teamwork and service.<\/p>\n

There was even yoga at night on the sand.<\/p>\n

\u201cBroga. It\u2019s yoga for guys,\u201d explained Jarrett Edman of American Fork.<\/p>\n

Edman will be a senior in high school this year. He went back for a second year of\u00a0Lucky Sevan Expedition Surf Camp<\/a>\u00a0because he loved it so much.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to get out past where the waves are crashing, but when you catch that first wave it\u2019s like, whoa. It\u2019s weird, it\u2019s like you are floating on nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do get up, there\u2019s that rush of accomplishing something, so there are life lessons there. But as you hang out waiting for the waves with the mentors, you get to talk,\u201d said Steve Jensen, who was one of the mentors this year at the camp.<\/p>\n

Jensen is one of Edman\u2019s Young Men\u2019s leaders in their ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in American Fork. The young men had to convince leadership to do this experience instead of another high adventure camp or experience in Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes there\u2019s surfing, but it\u2019s a backdrop for these other things. There\u2019s a tie-in that this would be a spiritual experience to help them at the crossroads of their life,\u201d said Jensen.<\/p>\n

The camp<\/a>\u00a0was started 11 years ago by Evan Rogers of Tempe, Arizona. He says it\u2019s for all faiths, and he co-founded it as a way to help teenage boys without a father or a strong role model. Now they have a\u00a0camp for girls<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n

Edman says it was a full five days unplugged, without his phone or electronics, and it was incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned how to respect others more, and how to listen more to other people and open up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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