Indiana teen attends Youth for Christ conference

Morgan Mitchel, an 18-year-old from Monroe, Ind., joined 20,000 other teenagers who packed airports and metro stations as they journeyed to hotels throughout Washington, D.C., last week.

From July 19-23, these students from around the country will learn how to be better leaders, athletes, sons, daughters and friends at the sixth triennial Youth for Christ “DC/LA” conference in the Washington Convention Center. Other students attended a similar conference in Los Angeles, Calif., in June.

Mitchel said the conference has taught her a new leadership style. “I've begun to recognize people's gifts and I will begin to ask people to use those,” she said.
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