Funny TV Commercials – Mutual Activity
This is such a fun activity for a Combined YM/YW Mutual night. I got the idea from SugarDoodle and took it a step further… I created some images that I could glue to items, told the youth they had to come up with a 30sec. – 1min. commercial to help sell the item, then video taped each one, watching them…
“We Believe” Script by Jenny Phillips
Jenny Phillips has created a great script titled “We Believe”. It features music and videos that you will need to pay a small fee to use, but you can alter it to suit your needs. You can download the script here:http://www.jennyphillipsmusic.com/wp-freedownloads/WeBelieve-Script.pdf REMINDER – 2011 is Jenny Phillips’ last year to sell her CDs and music through Deseret Book. I STRONGLY…
Bucket Game
Everyone stands in a circle (alternate boy/girl if possible). Everyone holds hands. There is a bucket or a large trash can in the center (just short enough to jump over if needed). Everyone can try to pull each other so that someone either touches the trash can (which gets them out) or get two people to let go of their…
New Beginnings Super Bowl Theme Ideas
Here are some ideas for a football themed New Beginnings: ———— We invited all the Young Women’s families. We used the Salem Utah Stake’s idea of Kick-off and tailgate party. We had our Opening and then did a skit with the Young Women on teamwork. Using their playbook (personal progress manual) and values for the presentation on teamwork. The rookies…
Let the Holy Spirit Guide New Beginnings
This is the New Beginnings Program which I wrote and was presented in two different wards in Spring Creek, NV, during February 2001. Hope it will be of help to someone. Enjoy. “Let the Holy Spirit Guide” by Ann Louise Alger Each angel is dress in color of her value wearing a satin sash with her value written on the…
Patty and the Personal Progress Operator
We had a fun New Beginnings evening with a 50’s theme. Decorations included old LP’s with labels on them going with the different values. We had helium balloons of the different value colors also attached to glass ice cream sundae dishes as centerpieces at the tables. We also had Skittles in the centerpieces. We called it the “Heavenly Sweets Ice…
Mother/daughter game – Newlywed Game Style
We summarized the talk given by Elder M. Russell Ballard May 2010 Ensign “Mothers and Daughters.” We played a game like the newly wed game, my Mia Maids came up with the questions for mothers and daughters they did not think they would know like: (for girls) 1. All mothers know what their children weighed when they were born so…
Mother’s Day Service: Youth Teach Primary
I accidentally got cc’d on a unit’s service activity email list for a youth service activity: teaching Primary for Mother’s Day so that the women can attend Relief Society. I’m sharing it here without last names so you can use it as a template to plan a similar event in your area. I always like this event when it’s done…