Ward Auction Questionaire
The following questions were used at a Relief Society Enrichment activity. Women brought stuff from home or offered services that were “auctioned” using the play money that women earned from this form. ————————– If you have gotten up on time regularly for the past 3 months $5 If you have read the scriptures regularly for the past month $5 If…
FHE lesson on the First Vision
Begin by telling your family a little about the Great Apostasy using Preach My Gospel page 35. This will give a little background information about why a restoration was needed. Then describe Joseph Smith, and how he was confused by the different churches and their different religions. Then use Preach My Gospel pages 36 and 37 and read some of…
Family Home Evening Lesson Group
We do this once at the beginning of each year. The group meets twice: once to receive instructions and choose lesson topics (so there aren’t repeats) and once to distribute the lessons to group members. We have a few rules. Each lesson must include a lesson plan, song, scripture, story (with visual aids colored and laminated), game idea or family…
Service Groups
Those who are interested are put into groups of 4-5 sisters. Each sister thinks of a project at her house that will take 1 ½ – 2 hours for the group to complete: clean out the pantry or a couple of closets, weed or plant the garden, straighten the basement, paint the shed, clean the house. Do one sister’s house…
Garden Group
Get together monthly to learn what to do with your garden. This can be anything from how to lay out your garden to ordering heirloom seeds to canning peaches to weed control secrets to starting seeds indoors to a plant swap.
Freezer Meal Group
A group of 10 sisters gathers monthly for three months. (Other numbers work, too.) They prepare two each of four meals to take home and freeze. They pay $40 ahead of time; each meal costs about $5. Responsibilities like choosing recipes, making the grocery list, shopping, and preparation are assigned. Assembling the meals takes about 2 hours. Email me for…
Cocoa Night (or Pink Lemonade Night, depending on the season)
Meet at a sister’s home monthly from 8 pm – 9 pm to explore new ways to study the scriptures. The late hour is so moms with young kids can get them to bed before they come. The moderator guides the sisters as they take turn sharing their ideas on each month’s topic: women in the scriptures, finding charity in…
Chocolate Appreciation Night
There is more that one “Reisen” to get together with your fellow RS sisters. (That’s what the invitation says, with the candy attached.) This is a “speed-dating” activity. Set up long tables in a row with chairs on both sides. Sprinkle various chocolates down the center of the tables. You can even make chocolate bouquets if you want. Sprinkle get-to-know-you…