At our last Stake Conference one of the speakers talked about the strength of the ward will be dependent upon how much you allow the youth to lead it. I've thought a lot about that counsel and have really tried to implement it. Amazing things have happened in our program from doing this.
A few months ago the Laurel Class President told me she would really like to see us do some kind of slumber party and do personal progress so that the girls could bond. I thought the bonding idea was really important, however since we have been counseled to not have slumber parties we brainstormed on different ways that we could achieve the same results. The idea for a "Personal Progress Retreat" was born. My friend owns a lake house and graciously let us hold our retreat there.
We scheduled the day around completing the value experiences from Virtue.
All the girls were asked to pack a sack lunch, bring their swim suit, personal progress book, scriptures and were assigned an ingredient to bring to make chocolate chip cookies.
My secretary got copies made from the Young Women Fun-tastic Personal Progress Motivators book by Mary H. Ross and found some inexpensive binders with a clear plastic cover and pencil pouches.
All the girls were asked to pack a sack lunch, bring their swim suit, personal progress book, scriptures and were assigned an ingredient to bring to make chocolate chip cookies.
My secretary got copies made from the Young Women Fun-tastic Personal Progress Motivators book by Mary H. Ross and found some inexpensive binders with a clear plastic cover and pencil pouches.
10:00 am met and drove to the lake house
11:00 am arrived unloaded played get to know you game (ooga booga look)
11:30 am ate sack lunch
12:00 pm passed out personal progress binder. Watched video virtue value 1
1:00 pm craft
2:00 pm virtue value #3
3:00 pm lake/swim
4:00 pm virtue value #2
5:00 pm made cookies object lesson about each of us an important ingredient
5:30 pm finish craft
6:00 pm dinner
7:00 pm virtue value #4
8:00 pm camp fire
9:00 pm drive home
12:00 pm passed out personal progress binder. Watched video virtue value 1
1:00 pm craft
2:00 pm virtue value #3
3:00 pm lake/swim
4:00 pm virtue value #2
5:00 pm made cookies object lesson about each of us an important ingredient
5:30 pm finish craft
6:00 pm dinner
7:00 pm virtue value #4
8:00 pm camp fire
9:00 pm drive home
The Laurel Pres. came up with the craft.
We did it as an individual worth value experience. Each girl received their initial. They got to paint it any color and then decorate it with gems. On the back each of the other girls wrote something kind about the young woman that made them unique. They turned out really cute/
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