Young Women: Divine Nature Activities

The value Divine Nature is an important one for the young women to fully grasp. It is important to help the young women truly understand that they are children of God. It is also important for them to understand their purpose here on Earth. As young women’s leaders you may want to plan activities that are based on helping your young women realize their divine nature and what it truly means. Several of the experiences talk about the role of mother. You can review the Family Proclamation with your young women one night and speak about the blessings of being … Continue reading

Young Women: Faith Activities

At times it is good to plan an entire month of activities based around the value that you are covering for the month. This month I am going to give suggestions that can help the girls focus on their faith goals, as well as building faith. This is a topic that requires reverence. You may want to discuss some of the activities with the girls and let them choose the ones they want to do. One activity you could do as a class or an entire young women’s group is to plant and care for a garden. This would be … Continue reading

Young Women: New Beginnings

At the beginning of every year, the leaders in Young Women’s will put on the New Beginnings program. This program is designed to outline the purposes of the Young Women’s program. It will introduce the theme, and the motto of the Young Women’s program. The meaning of each of the seven values will be reviewed and explained. The program is one of two more formal programs that the Young Women’s leaders put on every year. The class presidencies are supposed to assist in the planning of the evening as well. This night is designed to help the girls that are … Continue reading

Young Women: Planning a Babysitting Service Night

One excellent service project that can be set up for the Young Women is a babysitting service on ward temple night. This could be a continuous project so that the girls could get their hours for a service value project. This project works better if you live near a temple (within and hour), but you could adapt it according to your ward’s needs and schedule. The first thing you need to do is create a sign up list for the parents, in which you have them list the number of children and their ages, and the session they will be … Continue reading