Testimony Candles
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M3KP@aol.com When I lived in Washington state we used to sing this song
at the beginning of our stake testimony meeting every year at camp. The stake YW
president would have a candle and light it up in front of everyone. She then would
light the candle of the person next to her and it would go around the amphitheater.
It was really cool and very powerful to watch the area light up while the girls were
singing this song. For the past 2 years our girls have lit candles at testimony meeting the last evening of camp. The first year we used blue candles in silver pots. Last year we went one step further and painted the pots for each girls favorite value color and added a poem. This year we want to do the suggestion of using clear glass bowls (like fish bowls) and covering them in torn tissue paper of different colors. Contributed by: Annie bapoulsen@earthlink.net I made clay pots covered in tissue paper and it was
way easy. You can use watered down Elmer's.... but I used modge podge type glue. I wrapped
the pot in a circular motion around the tissue paper. Then put a little glue under on the
pot, then lay the tissue paper over the glue, and put glue on the top. Work small areas at
a time. Don't worry about the crinkles... they add character Contributed by: Carissa in OK cmason@redriverok.com The only way I know of to do the candles is to I take equal parts Elmer's glue and water to make the glue solution. Take a sponge brush and apply the torn pieces of tissue to the fish bowl by brushing and coating all areas of the paper to assure secured ness. Let dry overnight. You could lacquer it if you wanted but there is no need.
I bought each of my YW 2 glow sticks (like
the ones people sell at parades--not the necklaces, 1 1/2 inch glow sticks). I am
going to give them to the girls on the last day of camp. Then that night at testimony
meeting, each girl will have them around their necks on a string. As they stand up to bear
their testimony, they will crack them, making them "turn on". For those girls
who choose not to bear their testimony, they can light theirs after the
meeting. Just another idea besides candles. Contributed by: Ann in Murray Smilnthru@aol.com After reading all the posts about glow sticks, I thought I'd let you know that you can buy glow-in-the-dark sculpey clay. It might be a fun craft for your girls to make a bead or something for a necklace. I bought mine at Roberts in Salt Lake City. There are four colors in the packet.
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