Lesson #35/36 lm1 Living righteously/living a virtuous life

Lesson 31 lm1 Group Activities and wise dating

For this weeks handout I thought the April 2010 the New Era Magazine would be perfect. It is a special issue: dating for beginners. I thought it had some really good topics, and talks.

It is $1.50 a magazine. They can be ordered HERE or call the LDS Global Service Center 1-800-537-5971

You can view a pdf of the magazine HERE. If you wanted to just print a few articles from the magazine. But I thought for only $1.50 it would be fun for them to have the actual magazine

Lesson 23 lm1 Forgiveness

Sorry i've been slacking lately. We just welcomed a beautiful baby into our home.

I saw this quote on sugardoodle. I made alittle handout to attach to a little bag of bit-o-honeys. I thought about attaching it to alittle empty plastic honeybear jar. They had them at a local grocery store for $0.69 but I couldn't think of what to fill the jar with.

Lesson #16 lm1 Women and Priesthood bearers

We talked about ways we could support our priesthood holders. I had the girls fill out the handout with things they could do to help the young men their age honor their priesthood. The girls came up with a great list!!

I gave the handout with Big Hunk candy bar

Lesson #11&12 lm1 Growing and Muturing in Self Reliance

We talked about what it means to Grow and Mature in Self Reliance. I related it to Planting and Taking care of Garden.

I thought "seeds" would go great with the handout. I found these cute little sunflower seed packs at Winco they were 3/$1.00

Lesson 7 lm1 Homemaking

I attached this handout to a card. I had the girls write their moms a little thank you note.



Lesson # 3 lm1 Following the Example of Jesus Christ

I loved President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk "You Are My Hands" see HERE.  It was a suggested talk for this lesson on lds.org

I bought these gloves at the dollar store they were 2 for $1!



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 My SIL bought these cute lil hand sanitzers at Bath and Body works when they were on sale 2 for $1.

Here is a 4x6 printable

Lesson #47 lm1 Encouraging the Development of Talents

I had given the girls their Christmas gift this week so I didn't want to spend any money on the Handout. I just looked around the house for something i could tie into the lesson. I found some powerades we had bought when they were on Sale at Macey's and this is what I came up with? At the beginning of class I had each girl cut out a snowflake. They were all unique just like real snowflakes. All of us are unique and have unique talents. Sometimes we can have similar talents as people just like all snow flakes are similar in that they are white, cold, wet, and fall from the sky.

I also had each girl write 2 talents each of the other girls in the class has.

the 6 steps to develop our talents
1- we must discover our talents. We should evaluate ourselves to find our strengths and abilities. Our Friends, and family can help us do this. We should also ask Heavenly Father to help us learn about our talents.
2-Be willing to spend the time and effort to develop the talent we are seeking
3-Have faith that Heavenly Father will help us, and have Faith in ourselves
4-Learn the skills necessary to develop our talents. (taking a class, asking a friend, read a book etc..)
5- Practice using our talent. Every talent takes effort and work to develop
6-Share our talents with others. using our talents is what helps them grow.

YW lesson #46 lm1 The purpose and Value of Education

"Some are inclined toward formal university training, and some are inclined more toward the practical vocational training. We feel that our people should receive that kind of training which is most consistent with their interests and talents. Whether it be in the professions, the arts, or the vocations; whether it be university or vocational training, we applaud and encourage it" (Spencer W. Kimball, in Conference Report, Oct. 1977, pp. 4-5; or Ensign, Nov. 1977, p.4)
they have these clipboards at the dollar store and Walmart. I mod podged cute scrapbook paper (with each girls favorite color) and tied a pencil with matching ribbon.

We talked about the importance of education in 3 areas of our lives: Church, School, & Home. We made it a class goal for the upcoming year that Every month we will set goals in each of the 3 areas we discussed. Each month we will follow-up with each other and I will print off the next month's calendar to put on their clipboard.
Examples they gave were:
School- To study for tests all week instead of the night before.
Home- Have their moms teach them how to make their favorite dinner, etc...
Church- to memorize scripture mastery's.

For a treat I brought sliced up apples with cinnamon.

Lesson #43 lm1 Righteous Living

Isaiah 57:20-21
"Troubled sea, when it cannot rest.... There is no peace....to the wicked"
I wanted to do a message in a bottle for their handout this week. I looked everywhere for cheap bottles but wasn't having much luck. I found a six pack of Orange Crush bottles. The bottles were really plain and the "orange crush" stickers were easy to remove. The six pack cost me about $3 so each bottle only came to $0.50.

I printed this quote on each of the girls favorite colors. Just added an initial sticker and a little ribbon to make them cute.

SIMPLE*EASY*CHEAP

Lesson #42 lm1 The Courage to Try

My mom called and told me she saw some really cute felt fortune cookies. I thought they would be perfect for this weeks lesson.

I found a pattern HERE.

They were REALLY easy and felt is so cheap! I took some of the discussion topics from the lesson and tried to make them sound fortune cookie-ish.
Each bag had 5 felt cookies, and 4 real fortune cookies. I ended up putting the quote inside the bag with the fortune cookies.

YW lesson #41 lm1 The Ability to Succeed

I divided the lesson into 2 parts.

1st- We talked about our self image. If we have a poor self-image we fail to benefit from our own strengths and talents. I loved the quote by Eleanor Roosevelt "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent". Our attitude about ourselves helps us SUCCEED.

I read the story You Are Special by Max Lucado

2nd- Success

I used President Hinkleys Talk "How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream?"

Found here

He talks about the 6 B's (Be Grateful, Be Smart, Be Clean, Be True, Be Humble, Be Prayerful) and if we follow these B's we will no Doubt have success.

I also used President Thomas S. Monsons talk "Formula for Success".

Found here

1- Fill your mind with Truth

2- Fill your life with Service

3- Fill your heart with love

I've found with my girls presentation is everything.

I just covered a post-it note stack with cute scrap paper and made a topper for the bag. Easy & Cheap but it looks cute.

Lesson #37 lm1 part two

I glued this handout on the back of the Audrey Hepburn Poem. We talked about the importance of each of the 5 areas listed. The idea was found in the manual. I found the template for the cutout here

For the treat I made Orange Carrot Cookies (they don't sound good but they are TASTY)

1 1/2 cups shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups mashed cooked carrots
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup walnuts

1-Preheat oven to 375 grease cookie sheets
2-in a large bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar, eggs. Then stir in carrots and vanilla. Mix well. add flour baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Fold in walnuts. Drop spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
3-bake 8-10 minutes until lightly golden. Cool and then frost with orange glaze

Orange Glaze
1-1 cup confectioners sugar, grate the rind of orange into bowl with sugar. Squeeze enough juice from the orange to make a thin but spreadable consistency. Mix until smooth. If necessary stir in more confectioners sugar. Spread onto cookies.

YW lesson #37 lm1 Caring for Our Physical Bodies LM1

Part one:

props to my mom who painted this amazing picture of Audrey Hepburn!
My laurels really like old Hollywood. So I thought they would ♥ this poem by Audrey Hepburn. (found here)

I am tying it into the knowledge section of caring for our bodies, as well as adding a little bit about our heart.

Part 2 of this lesson is on it's way

YW lesson #36 lm1 The Importance of Truth in Living a Virtuous Life

This weeks Handout:

(provo canyon's bike trail)

"sometimes we think we can live on the edge and still maintain our virtue. But that is a Risky place to be."

I found this talk by Elaine S Dalton (2nd counselor in the YW presidency)

Stay on the Path

(click on above link)

D&C 25:2 "Walk in the paths of virtue".

Virtue encompasses modesty-in thought, language, dress, and demeanor. It is the foundation stone of chastity.

For their treat I gave the girls Trail Mix granola bars (Trails-paths) it's all I could come up with (:

YW lesson #34 lm1 Worthy Thoughts

I put a candy watch in each of the little boxes. We had a little time at the end of the lesson so I taught the girls how to make boxes.

Found this "watch" poem on http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3862&Itemid=429

I thought the box would help tie in the Banana and Monkey Story by President Kimball

Ensign June 1976

"I am reminded of an article I read some years ago about a group of men who had gone to the jungles to capture monkeys. They tried a number of different things to catch the monkeys, including nets. But finding that the nets could injure such small creatures, they finally cam upon an ingenious solution. They built a large number of small boxes, and in the top of each they bored a hole just large enough for a monkey to get his hand into. They then set these boxes out under the trees and in each one they put a nut that the monkeys were particularly fond of.
When the men left, the monkeys began to come down from the trees and examine the boxes. Finding that there were nuts to be had, they reached into the boxes to get them. But when a monkey would try to withdraw his hand with the nut, he could not get his hand out of the box because his little fist, with the nut inside, was now too large.
At about this time, the men would come out of the underbrush and converge on the monkeys. And the men coming, they would shriek and scramble about with the thought of escaping; but as easy as it would have been, they would not let go of the nut so that they could withdraw their hands from the boxes and thus escape. The men captured them easily.
And so it often seems to be with people, having such a firm grasp on things of the world -- that which is telestial -- that no amount of urging and no degree of emergency can persuade them to let go in favor of that which is celestial. Satan gets them in his grip easily. If we insist on spending all our time and resources building up for ourselves in worldly kingdom, that is exactly what we will inherit.
In spite of our delight in defining ourselves as modern, and our tendency to think we possess a sophistication that no people in the past ever had -- in spite of these things, we are, on the whole, an idolatrous people -- a condition most repugnant to the Lord.
. . . It may seem a little difficult at first, but when a person begins to catch a vision of the true work when he begins to see something of eternity in its true perspective, the blessings begin to far outweigh true perspective, the blessings begin to far outweigh the cost of leaving "the world" behind.
Herein lies the only true happiness, and therefore we invite and welcome all men, everywhere, to join in this work. For those who are determined to serve the Lord at all costs, this is the way to eternal life. All else is but a means to that end."

YW lesson #33m1 Avoiding Degrading Media Influences

I found these little baskets at the dollar store and they were 2 for $1. I filled it with microwave Popcorn (movies), Pop Rocks (music), Nerds (magazines, and books). We discussed the influence of all these types of media we are surrounded by.

YW lesson #30 lm1 SERVICE

Yea, A lesson I actually know a little about! I had fun preparing for this lesson because I ♥ the subject!
I found the Parable of the Spoon on sugardoodle.net
Found these wooden spoonish like things at Michael's so I painted them all black and then cute polka-dots with the girls favorite color.

What a great story; The Parable of the Spoon

One day a man said to God, “God, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.

God showed the man two doors. Inside the first one, in the middle of the room, was a large round table with a large pot of stew. It smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water, but the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, "You have seen Hell."

Behind the second door, the room appeared exactly the same. There was the large round table with the large pot of wonderful stew that made the man's mouth water. The people had the same long-handled spoons, but they were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The man said, "I don't understand."

God smiled. “It is simple,” He said, “Love only requires one skill. These people learned early to feed one another. Those who are hungry are greedy people, and they think only of themselves.

YW lesson #29 lm1 The Second Coming

I focused more on being prepared for the second coming and that if we are prepared we shouldn't be fearful.

At the beginning of class I gave each girl an envelope with their name on it. I then read a little from Mary Ellen Smoot, “Come, Let Us Walk in the Light of the Lord,” Ensign, Nov 1998, 89

Mary Ellen Smoot-
I’ve always loved receiving invitations. Do you? Do you ever like to imagine someday you will be invited to something grand, some even that will acknowledge your significance, your immeasurable worth? The anticipation is at least as much fun as the event itself. Even the mundane tasks add excitement and meaning when you prepare and plan for an event to which you’ve been invited to. To this day, any envelope arriving in our mail that even resembles an invitation is the first to be opened.
The invitations we receive from the scriptures, the prophets, and the Holy Ghost are invitations we can count on. They give us direction, peace, comfort and joy. A still, small voice speaks to us and encourages righteous living. We must listen carefully to his beckoning and search our souls. As we do, clouds of darkness will dispel, and the glorious light of God will fill or beings.
Invitations from the Lord are VITAL. They guide us back to our Heavenly Father and lead us in the way of truth and righteousness. Truly they acknowledge or infinite worth as daughters of God. They are so lovingly personalized. They come form our Heavenly Father. He speaks to us in a language of invitations: “Come unto me,” “Follow me,” “Come Ye.”
Please Chose to RSVP To Gods’ Important Invitations.

On the Inside of their invitations it had RSVP I told them throughout the lesson to write important words that began with each of those letters. They had some pretty great things written down.

I made each girl a necklace with their name engraved on it. I think they ended up costing me $0.25 each. On the back of each necklace I engraved RSVP so they would remember to prepare!

YW Lesson #27 lm1 Scripture Study

I had this cute handout attached to a cellophane bag filled with Almond "joys". But forgot to take a picture.

I also found this AWESOME spiritual Directory Assistance card online (on sugardoodle by Tresa Edmunds 2006)

I think this was the girls favorite thing. They asked to get extra's for their friends.

I also made each girl a bookmark that had the same "take the Time" quote as the treat handout.

I was pretty nervous for my first lesson but the girls were great and I think I will love this new calling!