LDS Standards Night Programs and Skits

I'm compiling some Standard Night programs here. Do you have LDS Young Women Standards Nights Programs I can post here? Send them to me!

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Standards Night Activities

Young Women Court

Jen Franklin shared this cute script for a mock trial where the young women share experiences and are found "guilty" of living the gospel and new YW theme. Very cute way to spotlight the girls for doing good things.

Download the Court Script

Temple Block Craft

Glass Block Temple - step by step instructions for making a beautiful reminder to help girls set a goal of attending the temple.

Sally Ann the Modest Princess

Julie O. shared this cute skit that teaches modesty. She says, "I wrote this skit to go along with a modesty activity idea I saw on your website. We used the idea of the funny immodest clothing ideas and made a skit out of it. We had the leaders be the models and the young women really had a fun time laughing at the immodest clothing, for example the "bear" tummy, wearing a teddy bear around the waist over clothing. We had a lot of fun with this skit and hopefully others can use it to teach the importance of modesty to their young women, especially with summer coming and the end of year dances."

Sally Ann the Modest Princess - script.

Ten Virgins

This product from LDSGrand.com features a songbook completed with script and DVD for a super easy spiritual program perfect for your a Standards Night Activity.

Ten Virgins - script and songbook.

Jenny Phillips' Be Steadfast & Immovable - New for 2008!

You loved it last year, and Jenny has done it again for the new mutual theme! Follow the instructions below for a super easy Standards Night or theme introduction skit.

The PDF document includes a script and sheet music. You can buy also Jenny Phillip's CD to provide accompaniment, or if you prefer piano, there's a songbook you can buy as well. She even has free posters you can print to go with the theme!

There are 5 youth narrator parts, and one adult narrator part. A small class might perform it with as few as 2 people. Steadfast and Immovable requires no special scenery or costumes, and no memorization.

Here's the stuff you need:

• Download and print the Rehearsal Songbook and Script - (JennyPhillips.com)
• Here's the Rehearsal Book in Spanish or Portuguese.
• Download and print Jenny Phillip's ready-made poster - just write in your peformance information at the bottom. (JennyPhillips.com)
• Be Steadfast and Immovable: Music for the 2008 Mutual Theme CD - Use the music on the CD for a super easy theme introduction. Also includes a Young Men track for youth conferences. $10.98 (LDSGrand.com)
• Be Steadfast and Immovable: Music for the 2008 Mutual Theme SONGBOOK AND DVD - This songbook with the accompaniment music includes 2 bonuses -- the script and rehearsal book AND a DVD of the short movie clips suggested in the script. $12.98 (LDSGrand.com)

Related Steadfast and Immovable Products

• Be Steadfast and Immovable - Bookmarks - An inexpensive handout for introducing the theme. 65 cents each


• Be Steadfast and Immovable - Flower Bookmarks Set - Set of 25. $8.13


• Be Steadfast and Immovable - Poster - 12 x 18 inch classroom size $4.95


• Be Steadfast and Immovable Wristbands - Great for Camp or Youth Conference $1.50


• Be Steadfast and Immovable Magnet - They stick to LDS chalkboards!!! Great for lockers,too $4.99


• Be Steadfast and Immovable Stickers - 72 Acid Free stickers $2.49


• Be Steadfast and Immovable Pencils - Set of 7. $2.99

Kryptonite Dating Standards Night

Kim A. compiled several ideas to create this Standards Night activity idea. It uses a kryptonite object lesson to teach dating standards: run, don't resist. It also includes a list of celestial dating rules said to have been passed out at BYU by Gordon Hinckley by ywconnection.com. (I have no way of verifying this claim, but I have no special reason to doubt it either.) Sounds like a good activity.

Download the Kryptonite Standards Night compilation here.

Snow White and the Seven Values

Kathy P. wrote this fun script for her unit's New Beginnings program, but it could be used as a standards night activity, too. It uses alternate lyrics for the songs in the Di&ney version of Snow White (included) as music. As Snow White tries to reach the temple, she receives help from the Seven Values.

As decorations, Kathy's group used apples placed on mirrors as centerpieces.

Download the Snow White and the Seven Values script here

Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Temple Virtues Skit)

The author of this play, Brenda H., submitted her script in January 2007 that uses the format of the movie The Wizard of Oz, to teach the virtues that one must have in order to go to the temple.

The entire script is written in rhyme, which would make it very easy to memorize. In addition to Wizard of Oz costumes (Dorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, etc.), you'll need the following props:

• Bean Bag with signs for obstacle
• Temple Backdrop
• Sign that says (Path of Virtue with Young Women Torch)
• Balloons to represent the values
• Brain, Medal, Heart Necklace (big plastic heart on string)

Following are some images submitted by Brenda H. to let you know how their unit set up the gym for this production (click each to see it larger):

Download the Follow the Yellow Brick Road script here.

American Idol Standards Night

The author of this play, Jechelle S, submitted her script in January 2007 that uses the format of the popular television show, American Idol, to teach standards from the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet.

The script calls for 10 contestants, 1 narrator, and 3 judges. The scene should look something like the show, with a stage, mic, and table for the judges to sit at. The production could be whittled down to suit a smaller cast, or it is big enough to be used for a stake Standards activity.

Download the American Idol Script here.

Jenny Phillips' Daughter of a King

There are 6 young women's speaking parts, and one adult speaking part. A small class of young women could perform it with as few as 3 people. Daughter of a King requires no special scenery or costumes, and no memorization.

The PDF document includes a script and sheet music. You can buy also Jenny Phillip's CD to provide accompaniment. She even has free posters and invitations you can print to go with the theme!

Here's the stuff you need:

• Download and print the Script and Songbook - (mormonshare.com)
• Download and print Jenny Phillip's ready-made invitations - 2 per page, color. Print the invites, then flip the paper over and run it through your printer again and put your invitation information on the inside. (JennyPhillips.com)
• Download and print Jenny Phillip's ready-made poster - has white space at the bottom for you to write in your peformance information. (JennyPhillips.com)
• Download and print Jenny Phillip's prgram flyers - 2 per page, has (a little) space at the bottom for your talk, prayer, performers names, and song information. (JennyPhillips.com)
• Buy the CD - includes words and accompaniment tracks. (LDSGrand.com)
• Buy the Songbook - includes the piano accompaniment plus the script and instructions. (LDSGrand.com)

Click for more resources on the 2007 Mutual Theme, Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts, including clipart, articles, and more downloadable music.

Modesty Matters

History of the Modesty Matters Program:

This skit was first performed January 31, 2002, in the Payson West Stake as a Standards Night activity.

The author of this play, Lisa T. Hansen, submitted the script in March 2005 to share with all of you! The program puts news words to Disney songs to teach about modesty. I LOVE it! It is intended to be a Standards Night activity, but could be modified for use in many kinds of Young Women activities.

Here is what the author says about the script:

Our stake produced a 45 minute play titled "Modesty Matters." It features four scenes from Fairy Tales. The heroine of each tale learns a lesson about modesty while a King and Magic Mirror observe and narrate the play. The short musical numbers support the lessons learned. For example, Snow White receives a strapless prom dress instead of the poisoned apple, but she surprises the audience by emerging with a cute little jacket over the dress, and the song accompanying the scene goes like this: (to the tune of "Be Your Best" from Beauty and the Beast) Look your best! Look your best! Put your prom dress to the test! Put a jacket 'round your shoulders POOF! You have a modest dress!" Topics covered include short shirt solutions, remembering your royal heritage, dealing with immodest clothing gifts, swimwear, the perils of too much focus on "looks," preparing for the temple, the "For the Strength of Youth guidelines."

This program is a big production, but parts of it could be taken (especially the cute songs) and used in smaller units or as a last minute Standards Night or even as fun camp songs.

Here is the Modesty Matters Script in PDF -- looks best or the Modesty Matters skit in text format.

Here is the music from the skit in PDF or in text-- if you don't look at anything else from this skit, definitely look at the music!

Here is a short, easier Modesty Matters script by Gina D. Read about how to perform it here.

User-submitted ideas

Be sure to visit my activities database for more ideas posted by leaders.

You might also try the New Beginnings Programs page for ideas.