Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
For our joint (all-girls) activity this week we had a special Sister Missionary night! We had heard from several recently returned Elders (and a newly called Elder on his way to the MTC) within the past few months, but nothing specifically for the girl…
In my previous post, “4 Group Date Ideas for LDS Teens,” I talk about some of the major obstacles for LDS Teens who are trying to follow the FTSOY standards for dating (like transportation issues and money concerns) and how to help overcome them. If yo…
This is a follow-up to a previous post, entitled “What to WRITE to full-time missionaries” (CLICK HERE to see that post, or look in the “missionary” section on the right side of the blog page)Sending a care package to full-time missionaries serving fro…
Sending letters/packages to missionaries serving in the field is a common service activity. As a returned missionary myself, I can tell you that mail is a vital part of a missionary’s life. What seems like a simple letter to us is a big deal to a missi…
In trying to plan class activities that we could do in the upcoming months, I was thinking that it would be nice for the girls to be able to make gifts that they could give to friends or relatives. Most of our girls are not what I would consider “craft…
Step One: Assemble your YW Bracelet materials: What you need to make a Young Women Values Sparkle Bracelet: one jewelry cord with clasp nine rondelle 8mm spacer beads with clear crystal rhinestones eight fiber optic beads in value colors (Get all of the above items in my NEW Young Women Values Sparkle Bracelet kit) scissors needle-nosed pliers super glue (optional) Step Tw0: Thread the Beads: String the young women value beads in this…
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My cousin taught me how to play Froggy Murder at a family reunion. Froggy Murder doesn’t take any set up, and it’s a fun activity you can use to fill up time at the end of a Wednesday evening or camp activity. All ages can play the game, and it’s lots of fun to see how dramatically people act out when they’re dead. Variation of: Wink Murder Safer form of:…
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Our ward held a combination leadership/planning meeting last Sunday before Conference. This handout contains some of the information that we discussed during our training. Plan an amazing mutual activity with these tips. Your activity does not need to match all of these items, but it Purposeful Planning: Amazing Mutual Activities Ministering Who in our class needs help or support? How can we include everyone in this activity? Administering Do we have…
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I read about this awesome game at https://howdoesshe.com/how-to-play-human-foosball/ It sounds like it’d be so much fun for mutual! Human foosball is a game to be played in the gym or out of doors inside of a fenced in or boxed in area. It’s basically like kickball, but you play while holding on to a PVC pipe and only move horizontally to the goals. This is a great activity for mutual, because…
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Here is something that I tried during a Group Family Home Evening with our Branch. It is in PDF format. – Mark S. This is a PDF of a slideshow that originally played the hymns. The clues are great. Thanks for sharing, Mark!
From Susan: Hello fellow Leaders :) I have attached a few documents which I designed for this game. First, there is a document called “FOR THE STRENGTH OF YOUTH GAME by Susan van Scheltema”. This is the actual game that I made and can be played as is with your own fun way of scoring, or to fit with any theme for an event or activity. Its quite versatile as a stand alone…
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Check out these fantastic tips from LDS leaders on how to plan a lip sync battle! Set up Here is how one unit set up a “stage”. It looks like they used plastic tablecloths from the dollar store and pinned them to a chalkboard in a classroom. Awards Look at these cute microphone awards made from tinfoil and spray painted paper towel holders! Awards are for Entertainer of the Night,…
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