We did a Johnny Lingo night which I found here on this list. We had one that was made a few years before by some of the kids (a remake) they titled it 'Jenny Lingo' and switched the boy and girl parts 'Mahaaron' for the Mahana part. They used '8 credit card wife' instead of cow. It was more 'modern' We showed Johnny Lingo first and then the remake. We advertised it with things like...'come see the ever popular blockbuster JOHNNY LINGO! Don't miss the exciting action of this film! Will Mahana's father keep his hair on? Will Johnny really pay 8 cows for a wife? See the remake that made members of our ward's youth STARS! We made movie tickets and flyers and posters, really talked it up!!

Well I thought I would share with you some ideas, which we have planned for the next three months (our girls have just had a planning meeting at their last activity) - They really came up with some good ideas!

Cow Auction:

The girls want everybody to come in church dress (that shocked me!) and we will start off by watching Johnny Lingo (the 10 cow woman) - then, we have a girl dressed as an auctioneer who will read descriptions of a YW disguised by a cow - then YM will make bids as to what girls or cows they want (the YM have no idea what this activity is - they just think it is about COWS!) After all the bids are done, they come into a room and collect their cows - which are the YW dressed in Church Clothes - they then take the YW in a room where we will have two keynote speakers talking on the topic of "Dating Manners" and how to "present" yourself properly on a date. Then we will end with ice cream! I was amazed at the ideas that the YW had! Can't wait for this activity!

Started by showing video "Johnny Lingo" - which you can find on the movie "The Worth of Souls" - then we had the COW AUCTION - the YW who wanted to be "auctioned off" stood behind the stage curtains, we had two "auctioneers" - who read the descriptions of the YW - they had written things like; this individual gets along with the rest of the "herd", enjoys sports, is kind, enjoys music - just basic things - and we had given all YM eight cows to be able to "bid with" - one of our advisors used a die cut for cows and we used these for the bidding.

After the YM had bided - the curtain was drawn, and the YM chose their YW! We ended with the beehive advisor and her husband doing a small "skit" on the do's and don'ts of dating - and then they went over the 10 steps of dating by Elder Gene Cook. It was a fun night.

If we could have changed anything - we all agreed that when the curtain was drawn back - we could have mixed the YW with some of the RS Sisters - in our ward we have about 7 women who are in their late 70's who have a TERRIFIC sense of humor - we know that they would have had a blast participating in this activity - and the YM would not have expected a mixture of women!!!!!! - just a thought.

Kathy Terry  Marmy@deseretonline.com

We just had a great class activity watching Johnny Lingo. What a kick. It was followed by giving them a fun personality quiz (to build their self-esteem). We spent the evening wearing colorful plastic lei's, eating candy & popcorn, quoting the movie, and giggling until our sides hurt. I delivered an invitation to each girl the day before the activity that said,

"Come enjoy an enlightening evening of entertainment,
Featuring the Mormon Box Office Hit, Johnny Lingo.
You've heard all the inside jokes, now relive the adventure!
Will Johnny bring all eight cows?
Will Mahana ever climb down from that tree?
Will her father ever ditch that hairpiece?
Will there be enough popcorn for everyone?
Find out the answers to some of these questions!"

The result was every Mia Maid attended! This was a first since I was called last October.

If you are interested in the personality quiz, it isn’t "Church approved" but is certainly rated "G".

Our Young Women were so into this quiz. I just divided the girls into teams of two girls each and read the questions out loud, so it went faster as they answered to each other. This made it so they had the opportunity to give their first reaction answer. Once through the quiz, I reread the questions and all the girls gave their answers out loud to the whole group, then I gave the explanation to the question. What made this esteem building for our girls is, as they gave their answers, I'd really made it engaging and personalized by saying things like, "Hmmm, how interesting!" This gave the quiz some fun mystery before I explained their answers. Then as I gave the references to what their answers meant, I took it a step further. For example, I expressed what incredible aspirations the girl must have for
herself, etc. We kept it light and fun. It was a great time. The girls now want to give the quiz to their family and friends.

First I'm giving you the questions, then the explanations. Just for fun, try taking it while you read through the questions. Your girls will want to know what your reaction was to each question. Have fun with your girls!

Enjoy!

Personality Quiz

1. Imagine you are in a forest surrounded by tall pine trees. You are not alone. Who are you with?
2. Suddenly you see an animal. What kind of animal is it?
3. What is your reaction to the animal?
4. You walk into an open meadow and see your dream house. Describe it and its size.
5. Is there a fence around it?
6. You walk into the house and into the dining room. What is on the table and what is around the room?
7. You walk out the back door. You see a cup on the ground. Describe the cup.
8. What do you do with it?
9. You go to the edge of your property and find water of some type. Describe the water/body of water.
10. You need to get to the other side of the water. How do you accomplish it?

Explanation of the Personality Quiz:

1. Imagine you are in a forest surrounded by tall pine trees. You are not alone. Who are you with? This is the most important person in your life.

2. Suddenly you see an animal. What kind of animal is it? This represents your problems.

3. What is your reaction to the animal? This represents how you react to your problems.

4. You walk into an open meadow and see your dream house. Describe it and its size.
This represents your dreams and aspirations.

5. Is there a fence around it?
If you have a fence, you are a closed/private-type person. If you did not have a fence, you are an open-type person.

6. You walk into the house and into the dining room. What is on the table and what is around the room?
If you mentioned flowers, food, or people, you have much happiness in your life.

7. You walk out the back door. You see a cup on the ground. Describe the cup.

8. What do you do with it? The cup and what you do with it represent your relationship with the most important person in your life.

9. You go to the edge of your property and find water of some type. Describe the water/body of water.

10. You need to get to the other side of the water. How do you accomplish it?
The water and how you get to the other side represent the romantic side of you.

11. You come upon a barrier in your way. What is the barrier, and how do you get past it?
The barrier represents the BIG problems that come up and how you approach them.

12. You finally reach your destination. Where are you? Represents your view of life after death.
Also, regarding the house...Does it have windows? (Representing an open, honest person as opposed to a house with few windows.)

I've also heard the first question as, "Describe the forest." Their description of the forest represents their outlook on life, or how they view their life. Dark and scary vs. bright, beautiful, pleasant.

Second question, "You decide to take a walk. Do you follow the path or do you walk away from the path." This represents how they feel about obeying laws and staying within societal bounds.