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There is a lot of helpful information on the Church’s music website
lds.org/churchmusic – has instructions on how to conduct and methods for teaching children, adding variety, and also has the 2006 Sharing Time Presentation music that is not found in the Children’s Songbook.
lds.org –> Serving in the Church –> Primary – has information relating to Primary teaching. Be sure to click on the Sunday Primary link at the left for instruction especially for music leaders.
Primerrily.com – is a forum style website run by church music leaders that has help and ideas that may help you.
Hope this helps!
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Oh wait — I see what you meant. There was a typo on the VT workshop page that made the link broken. It’s fixed now.
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I’m not having any trouble downloading this file. Make sure you are downloading either the PDF file or the RTF file. In order to open the PDF you will need Acrobat Reader. There are instructions at the top of the
Celestial Visiting Teaching page for PDFs.
The RTF file will open in any word processor, like Office, Word, WordPerfect, or Wordpad.
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This sounds like a fun group! Here are some quick ideas:
– share and write histories to pass along to those that left the nest
– humanitarian service
– walking, other low-impact exercise
– coordinate meetings with your local Senior Citizens luncheons
– bring baby pictures and guess who is who
– have a class on using the internet for family history
– start a reading group (scriptures or whatever)
– learn to use instant message programs to chat with the grandkids online and with a webcam
– ask younger mothers if you can come provide group service to them. Remember those days???
– plant and take care of a group garden
– learn to speak Spanish
– have everyone bring their “oldies” on record, tape, or CD and have a Granny Jam Session
– try to learn about some of the young folks in the ward, especially the transitioning Laurels to help them feel welcome in Relief Society
– go together to buy things to make delicious meals, split them into small amounts that will serve one or two and freeze. Homemade dinners without the waste that comes from cooking for one or two!
– invite knowledgeable people to speak to your group about things relating to seniors, like the new Medicare program, estate planning, grief and loss, and health topicsLet us know the fun things you do!
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This sounds like a good idea, especially if you have a large group of YW. I haven’t seen an interest survey for YW before, so let me know what you work out.
You may find that your class presidency will be better equipped than any of us old women at creating a survey that relates to their classmates. Since the YW should be doing most of the event planning with leaders merely supervising, your activities may suit the needs and interests of the girls you serve by default. In the case of a large group, however, some girls’ needs and interests may be unknown or ignored, so a survey would be useful for making assessments.
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PS – Remember that a survey should not be used to replace the inspired direction that will come to you and your class presidencies in planning mutual activities. Only YOU have been set apart to receive that special inspiration as a stewardship for those in your class. Use it! :)
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Did you check out the Young Women Handouts pages? That’s where all the handouts are organized by lesson.
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Thanks for the compliment, Doc. This forum does not have discussions on LDS theology or doctrine — I love to talk about it myself — odd for a chick, I know, but I always hesitate to do so on this site.
There are a few other forums that might be more on the lines of what you’re looking for, though I should mention that having a link appear below does not show or imply my endorsement of these sites or their content:
BordeGlobal.com Deep Doctrine Forum
FAIR LDS Message Board – probably the best one
Blogs are often a good place to go chat about LDS beliefs, but be prepared for some wackiness and talk not really appropriate for gospel newbies or kids. Here are some LDS Bloggers:
Jeff Lindsay’s Mormanity Blog See also JeffLindsay.com
The Times and Seasons – a number of attorneys blog here, so it’s not necessarily doctrine, but more social-type commentary.
Millenial Star – random stuff, with some doctrine thrown in
Hope this helps
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Thanks, Sue — but I can’t take all the credit! As the website has become more popular, more and more people are submitting ideas and help. I’m just glad to be able to facilitate the sharing of ideas!
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Even though I grew up in the South, I don’t know of any speakers in the area. Robert Millet, a former dean of Religion at BYU, is from Baton Rouge, Lousiana, but he’s back living in Utah again. He travels quite a bit with a new calling — something about explaining our beliefs to teachers of other faiths — and it’s at least _possible_ you could schedule something with him if he were in the area at a good time for your event. I don’t know how to contact him, but you can probably find him online somewhere. He rocks, if you could get him.
I do know that a friend of mine, JoAnn Hibbert Hamilton, has created a DVD with youth fireside talks that deal with the subject of pornography and listening to the spirit. They are very good, and in lieu of a “live” speaker, might work for you. You can get her DVDs at Envision Entertainment or Deseret Book. JoAnn is a former seminary teacher and now runs the non-profit group Citizens for Families. Her website is http://www.strengthenthefamily.net/.
There may also be other popular LDS speakers making similar DVDs — I just don’t know of any others myself.
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Phew — this is a nasty one. I’m glad you didn’t post too many details; I’d hate for someone to stumble on this website and find themselves described in the text. But I think the general situation is a common problem.
Girls can be so spiteful, thinking they are being “mature” by confronting others, when in fact they are demonstrating immaturity and pride. I hope that parents have been made aware of the problems. I would sure want to know about something like this if my children were involoved.
It may be that the only thing you can do as leaders, besides praying and setting a good example, is focusing lessons and activities on unity, courtesy, and friendship. Hopefully the influence of the Spirit can help the girls understand why thier behavior is unacceptable. Girls don’t have to be best friends, just respectful of others as children of God.
There are a number of lessons in the YW manuals that might be of use to you. Here are links to my lesson help pages that also have references from the Ensign and New Era:
Manual 2:
Lesson 7: Living in Love and Harmony
Lesson 8: Improving Communication Skills
Lesson 9: A Young Woman as a Peacemaker in Her Home
Lesson
40: Self-Mastery
Lesson 49: Valuing and Encouraging People with DisabilitiesManual 3:
Lesson 43: Associations with Others
Lesson 40: Loving Ourselves and OthersThere are some object lessons that deal with the theme that when we hurt others we hurt the Savior in the database:
Christlike Love Object Lessons
Contention Object Lessons
Unity Object Lessons
Judging Object Lessons
Hatred Object LessonsHope this helps!
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From an email:
Quote:I found a source on the internet. http://quiltatemple.com/orderinfo.htm I ordered what I needed for a wedding gift that will go to England. They have patterns for many of the temples and kits with fabric if you don’t want to use your own. Thanks for your reply.
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February 16, 2006 at 6:11 pm in reply to: trouble downloading tribute to Relief Society Presidents #244725
I’m not having any trouble downloading that file — can you tell me exactly what is happening?
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That sounds like a fun thing to do at a dance! Here are some related links:
Dance Cards – has history of dance cards, some scans of antique cards, and a description of what was inside them
Image of a Moder Dance Card
Firemen’s Dance Card from 1911 – This card is fun because in addition to the dances, it has information on the people throwing the dance. It serves as a combination dance card and program.Hope this helps!
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Here is a link to a card I made to go with a white handkerchief gift:
Jenny’s White Hankerchief Dress Card
The card looks like this when completed:
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An old Irish tradition is for the handkerchief a woman uses on her wedding day to be kept and then used as a baby bonnet to have her first child wear. Then the handkerchief is passed to the future daughter-in-law (if the child was a boy) or daughter to use on her wedding day, and so on.
You can get instructions on how to do this along with poems at the following websites:
Carol Duvall’s hanky intructions
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