The Decadent Valentine Party
The party is for the RS sisters to just enjoy each other’s company, but we did include a service activity also. The party had two parts. Part one we met at the church. We carpooled over to our local assisted living facility. The enrichment leader had met with the facility’s activity director weeks before and arranged the day, time, etc.…
Testimony Gloves
My mother is currently working with Sister Oaks (Elder Dallin Oaks’ wife) on a project called “Testimony Gloves.” These are a simple tool that Sister Oaks is using to help leaders teach the concept of a testimony to children across the world. Each finger of the glove has a picture of the five basic elements of a testimony: 1. I…
Christmas Nativity Progressive Supper
LDS Youth Progressive Supper Nativity Story & Hymns Luke Chapter 2 verses 1-20 Reader one:1 AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all athe world should be btaxed. 2 (And this ataxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every…
Provident Living/Emergency Preparedness
As Provident Living/Emergency Preparedness leader for out ward, it was decided that the RS ladies needed guidance as to the what, whens and whys of food storage, how to rotate it and what to do with it. We set up mini classes once a month, (we may go to every other month next year) and someone picked a subject that…
Memories from the Heart
For this month’s activity we had a whole evening planned on KINDNESS,as part of that evening we created a MEMORIES FROM THE HEART ROOM.The room was set up with huge beanbags,soft rugs big throws,plenty of cushions where the sisters could come in remove their shoes curl up on the cushions and blankets and relax as they listened to gentle music…
Market in Zarahemla – YW Activity
We have done this activity in a few wards I have been in, and it has been a success. It can be as big or as small as you make it. Invite members of the ward to donate things they no longer want or need – any “surplus” items. Items are then organized by the youth (Our YW did this)…
Relief Soceity Birthday Celebration
We took a digital phographer of every active and some less active sisters in our ward and put their picture in a power point presentation and added music and comments. The purpose was so every woman had a name….we also tied familes together….(ei. Sister Lush, her daughter Sis Sevy and her grandaughter Sis. Christou.)We put some in groups of their…
My Name Is Icebreaker
Great for any group – even birthday parties for kids Pass out papers and pens and have each person write their first name vertically. Then, they pick a word or phrase that describes something about them for each letter. For example: K – Kids, I have 4R – ReadingI – I actually just finished Isaiah (the WHOLE book!)S – Songs…