Tag Archive: preparing for missionary service
CARE PACKAGES – What to SEND to full-time missionaries
Group wall post by Kathleen Hemphill
By Kathleen Hemphill Kathleen Hemphill : If any of you are doing the ‘missionary lessons’ #dandc32 there is a great video on YouTube by Elder Rasband that is 5 minutes talking about missionary call procedure that is pretty interesting. 6 (46 minutes ago) Christy Elliott Vogel : Follow for D&C 32 (31 minutes ago) Source:: LDS Seminary Teacher Group
Group wall post by Shauna Hostetler
By Shauna Hostetler Shauna Hostetler : I am adapting this object lesson as there are several missionary themed lessons. One of our discussions based on this object lesson is the difference in preparation of missionaries then and now and the similarities. Refer to D&C 24:18 about going without purse or scrip back then and compare to the list a missionary now receives with his/her call. Always emphasize the similarity of…
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Missionary Week Ideas
By Gabrielle West Gabrielle West : As I wrote on Friday, our kids worked separately to answer several created missionary opportunities in honor of the “mission call week” we are reading about in D&C. Today, they learned the benefit of companionships, as they studied together the created challenges I presented them with classmates struggling with scripture study. The benefit was twofold; they worked together much like a mission companionship would…
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Personal Preparedness Jeopardy
Downloaded from: http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2014/01/personal-preparedness-jeopardy.html My husband and I recently team-taught a lesson for the youth (combined ym/yw) about personal preparedness. This was specifically focused on temporal preparedness and life skills for teens. We felt like lecturing them about getting a 1 year supply of food (which is important) would just go in one ear and out the other. We did talk briefly about storing food, but our goal was to get…
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DIY Mission Address Cards
This week I decided to make some simple cards you could pass out to family and friends before your mission!They are simple to make and a fun way for your loved ones to keep track of your mailing address(and a reminder to send you those much needed letters!!!) I created 4 simple designs for both sisters and elders as seen below. To finish off the cards, all you will need to do…
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Missionary Purpose Bookmark (English, Spanish, & French)
In Preach My Gospel every missionary’s purpose is clearly outlined. It gives them a goal, a direction, an understanding, and fills their hearts with love for the people they are serving. I decided to create a bookmark that includes the Missionary Purpose from Preach My Gospel. I also created them in a few different languages including English, Spanish, & French.Each bookmark also includes a front and back that you can print…
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Sister Missionary Night!
Downloaded from: http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2013/04/sister-missionary-night.html 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 girls. Since there are so many more girls going on missions now, I thought it would be good to have a special night focusing…
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What To Send To Full-Time Missionaries
Downloaded from: http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2013/04/what-to-send-to-full-time-missionaries.html 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 from your ward is a good activity for the youth because it helps them think about those who are serving (and hopefully appreciate them a…
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