Submitted by: Kathy (kathiejean@alltel.net) (11/22/06)

This year’s theme will enable us to focus on more fully on the temple. To introduce the theme at New Beginnings in January, we are going to have the girls all wear white dresses and white stockings.  We are making a stand-up Temple out of white foam board, with a couple of shadow box windows depicting the Savior inside the temple teaching first a small group of people through one window, and a young bride sitting in the next window looking up as he speaks to her.  These will be more like silhouettes behind vellum panes with a little back light.  I have a picture of the Salt Lake double doors which can be copied and applied to the cardboard doors so that they open to the outstretched arms of a small  Christus statue. 

As an earlier activity we will decorate small cylinder boxes made to look like cup cakes.  Inside the box will be small favorites of each girl’s choosing.  She may keep quotes, goals, a prayers etc inside her cupcake. Throughout the coming year, we will each add to the boxes special thoughts, compliments, and little notes of encouragement one to another—unsigned- to be read periodically as a group.  The top of each cupcake box will be ‘frosted’ in white, or pastel pink, blue or yellow..  The girls will be given lace overlays, pearls, beads, etc. in which they will garnish their boxes.

During New Beginnings, they will each carry their cupcake box and state a short goal or scripture that has impressed them regarding our theme.  We will then have seven short vignettes ( 1 to 2 lines) using examples of virtuous thinking:  1.a virtuous example, 2.virtuous choices, 3.desiring virtue over current trends 4.exercising virtue thru patience 5. Learning virtue through committed scripture study 6. learning the virtues of womanhood and motherhood 7 Learning the connection between virtuous thinking and self-worth.

We will focus on the first song of the new CD. Daughter of a King and the last song which is Keepers of His Light.  The leaders will make up small white crowns sprinkled with some shimmer dust for them to wear as they sing the first song.  The last song we hope to have the YW  torches made from cone shaped construction paper and either ribbons or streamers (glued to pipe cleaners for stiffness) acting as the flames of the motto torch..  The beehives may do a medley of “I love to see the Temple”  and a child’s prayer.

Then we will have the stake leader speak about feeding the little sheep of the fold, service work and helping others who may be outside of our comfort zones and how we can overcome these drawbacks through prayer, which is an act of virtue.

The bishop will speak to the YW on the value of temples, the work that is performed in it and the wonders of being sealed eternally to someone you love.    

Each girl will be provided with a pink soap in the shape of a crown and reminded to stay clean by allowing virtue to garnish their thoughts continuously.

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