Youth Activities
Youth Activities
The MTC Experience Youth Conference Theme
“Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come…” D&C 31:3 During Orientation/Check-in, assign each youth a “companion”. They must attend each workshop with their companion. Each person wears a badge with “Sister†or “Elder†and their last name. During welcome, have everyone repeat D&C 4, inserting “In the (name of ward), (name of stake) 
Teddy Bear Picnic YW Camp Theme
Based on “…that every man might bear his part.” Mosiah 29:34 Each unit selects a “beary” fun name for their “den†(Bear Haven, Polar Bears, Berenstein Bear Cave, Gummi Bear Resort, etc.) The camp director is Mama Bear. Everything is “beary†nice and “beary†fun. Devotionals are “A Time to Pawsâ€, etc. Snacks could be things with honey or teddy…
How Gossip Effects Your Spirituality
Have five youth act out the skit.Take youth outside (must be done OUTSIDE)place 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke(must be diet)in the parking lot away from cars (about 10 feet) tell the youth that the 2-liter bottle represents their bodies, the soda inside represents theirspirits, and the mentos candy represents gossipand hurtful words. Then tell them they are about towitness what…
CTR Hemp Bracelets
We followed the “Living and Learning the Gospel” suggestion to learn how to sing the hymn “Choose the Right” by playing a game. The game was played similar to musical chairs or hot potato, only the “potato” was a chewy candy wrapped in several layers that had the lines written on them. When the music played, the potato was passed…
Achievement (activity) days
We did a service project on Valentines and took around handmade valentines to the widows in our ward, sang them primary songs and gave them a really nice box of chocolates. The women loved it!!
Achievement days
We had the YW come dressed as their Mom’s would have at their age and the Mom’s came dressed like their YW currently dress. The girl’s got to do their Mom’s hair the way that is in style now and the Mom’s did their daughters hair the way that they did their hair when they were their same age. Then…
Egg Drop
Have each team/person build a contraption that holds an egg out of the random objects collected. Drop off of a high place such as a stadium and see whose egg didn’t break. (Make sure you clean up afterwards.)
Storytelling Bonfire
Have young women come to the bonfire prepared to tell their favorite story (of any kind). This activity is related to #7 requirement for knowledge value experience. Have a song and a prayer and then take turns telling stories around the fire while roasting marshmellos and having smores! Good, sticky fun while working on personal progress. Close with a song…
