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Submitted by: Michelle Birkinsha, Wyoming Ward, Grand Rapids MI Stake
(12/20/04)
For New
Beginnings, we did a newscast. During our newscast, there were 7 short
commercial interruptions from "our Value Sponsors." The girls not a part
of the script were grouped and assigned to come up with and perform a
commercial on one of the seven values. They were encouraged to be as
creative as they wished with props, music, costumes, or nothing but
them! Like any commercial on TV, it should be short and witty. For
ideas, watch a little TV. Some commercial ideas are:
* A
"greatest hit" collection of song excerpts illustrating your value.
* A "Good Works" charge card—don’t leave home without it!
* Imperial Margarine "fit for a king"
* A new shampoo, cereal, or other product.
The most
successful commercial ideas seem to be ones that can build on a
recognizable TV commercial.
Props:
We set up an anchor table with a microphone (not live) and a small easel
to put each value up on as the commercial was announced. Behind the
anchor desk we made a cityscape on paper with the YWNews logo across the
top. We had a larger easel off to the side for the calendar. Running
time for this script is 20-30 minutes maximum.
SCRIPT:
YWNews
Anchor 1: Good
evening and welcome to YWNews. I’m ___________________ bringing you our
special new year’s report on the Wyoming Ward Young Women Program. With
me tonight is __________________________. [usual TV anchor greetings].
Tonight we’ll be bringing you all the latest in Personal Progress,
Values, goal setting and accomplishments, as well as this year’s
calendar. But first, a word from our Value Sponsor. Please say tuned.
[COMMERCIAL—FAITH]
Anchor 1:
Welcome back. Our top story tonight is of a very special celebration
taking place this year for young women worldwide. 1998 has been
designated by the First Presidency of the Church as a year for focusing
on the family. Here to tell us about this celebration is our World News
Reporter ___________________.
Reporter: Hi,
________________. What an exciting opportunity each young woman of the
Wyoming Ward has to participate in this celebration this year. As you
mentioned, the focus will be on the family. The official theme is
"Turning Hearts to the Family," in the hopes the young women will draw
closer to their own families. Each girl will receive a copy of the
Church’s official proclamation on the family which was issued in 1995 by
the prophet himself. Each is encouraged to read and study it and set
goals that relate to her family and improve relations between family
members. At the end of the year, the Wyoming Ward will have a
culminating activity in November to celebrate Turning
Hearts to the Family.
Anchor 2: Do we
know any details about ongoing events during this celebration,
_________?
Reporter: Well,
we know that this year’s mutual activities and personal progress goals
will be tied to this theme as much as possible. The Wyoming Ward Young
Women leaders have broken the theme down into three parts: First,
ancestral families. Each girl is invited to prepare a family name she
can take to the temple and perform the baptism work herself at the
temple. The girls will also be involved in activities such as preparing
family histories, and perhaps learning more about their parents and
grandparents. The second part is present families. Activities for this
part might include service projects with their families, or service for
their families, and learning to enjoy each family member. The third part
of the theme is future families. The girls will focus on preparing
themselves to be wives and mothers and work toward temple marriages.
Anchor 1: Wow!
What an exciting story to start us out tonight. We can’t wait to bring
you further reports on this celebration of the family. Sports are up
next after this word from our Value Sponsor.
[COMMERCIAL—DIVINE NATURE]
Anchor 2: If
you’re just now joining us, tonight we are here with our special report
on the new year for the Wyoming Ward Young Women Program. I’m
________________ and with me is ___________________. We have a sports
update now from _____________________. What’s the latest news on goals?
Sports
Reporter: I’m glad you asked. The Wyoming Ward team is at it again. An
amazing number of goals have been made this season by the Wyoming Ward
team. In fact, ______ (number) of players are receiving tonight
recognition for the completion of 28 goals each! That’s a statistic that
takes 2 years to reach and requires incredible stamina and courage. Each
recipient of tonight’s Age-Group Recognition award has had to
demonstrate skill in journal keeping, attending Church, studying the
scriptures, standing for truth and righteousness, and understanding the
Young Women Values. They have also demonstrated grace and balance as
they have covered every part of the field from school, school groups,
after-school activities, and family life. What an accomplishment for
these girls!
We go now live
to (YW President) for the presentation of their awards. (YW President):
[PRESENT
RECOGNITION TO GIRLS]
Anchor 2: Wow!
What a motivating story! Let’s go to our locker room reporter
________________ who is with the award recipients now.
Locker Room
Reporter: I’m here at the 56th Street Coliseum where awards have just
been presented to ______________________ _______________________. What
an accomplishment! You must feel really good about what you’ve done. Has
fan support helped make this a winning season for you?
[girl answers
spontaneously]
Locker Room
Reporter: ____________, what was your strategy in finishing all those
goals?
[girl answers
spontaneously]
Locker Room
Reporter: This is ___________________ live from the 56th street
coliseum. Back to you in the studio, _____________.
Anchor 2:
Thanks, ___________. We were interested in finding out just why the
Wyoming Ward Young Women are so busy setting and working on all those
goals, so we assigned our roving reporter ____________ ______________ to
find out and report back. She’ll be speaking to us in just a moment
after this word from our Value Sponsor.
[COMMERCIAL—INDIVIDUAL WORTH]
Anchor 1: Hi
and welcome back. We were just going to our roving reporter to find out
why the young women are so busy setting and working on so many goals.
________________, what have you found out?
Roving
Reporter: Well, ________________, I asked a few girls and leaders why
they bother to set and work on goals in the personal progress program.
Here are a few of the responses I got:
" My mom makes
me come to mutual every week and checks up on me to make sure I am doing
something."
"I like the
feeling of accomplishment I get when I complete goals and have my
leaders sign them off."
"I try to do as
little as I can, but everyone makes me feel guilty if I don’t do
something once in a while."
"It gives the
girls a chance to discover their talents and abilities and improve on
them. They also learn how to start and finish things."
"Setting goals
and accomplishing them now helps us prepare for life. We’ll always have
things to accomplish, and learning goal-setting skills now makes it that
much easier for us later in life."
"The Personal
Progress Program is one that hopefully these young women will continue
throughout their lives. The ultimate goal is, after all, to perfect
ourselves—to become like our Savior—and this program simply teaches us
how to begin that process and form the habit of daily self-improvement."
Roving
Reporter: Well, there you have it. I think it’s pretty clear that these
young women have a good idea of the importance of setting goals and are
well on their way to developing their divine potential in becoming
righteous women. Back to you, _____________.
Anchor 2:
Thanks for that report, _______________. We now pause for another word
from our Value Sponsor.
[COMMERCIAL—KNOWLEDGE]
Anchor 2:
Welcome back. We have with us tonight our church House Correspondent
____________________. [turn to correspondent] I understand you have been
doing some research into the basic theme behind the Young Women Program
and are here to explain it to us.
Correspondent:
Yes, ________. I wanted to know the foundation of the Young Women
Program, and what, if any, difference there was in the focus for each
age group. I discovered that the Young Women Program is rooted in the
basic mission of the Church: to proclaim the gospel, perfect the Saints,
and redeem the dead. Each Sunday the young women recite together their
Theme. Can we run the clip and hear the group
repeat that theme?
[Have group of
girls come forward and recite the Theme]
As you see,
each part of the Church’s mission statement is mentioned in the Theme.
They "proclaim the gospel" by "stand[ing] as witnessed of God." They
"perfect the saints" through the seven values. And they participate in
"redeem[ing] the dead" by preparing themselves to "make and keep sacred
covenants" in the temple.
Anchor 1:
__________, did you discover any difference in focus for the various age
groups?
Correspondent:
Yes, ____________, as a matter of fact I did. I asked three young women
to come to the studio tonight to help me explain what they call their
Age Group Mission Statements. Ladies. . .
Beehive: "A
Beehive becomes a Young Woman of Truth as she follows the promptings of
the Holy Ghost, seeks truth, and strives to live and share it." During
our Beehive years, we are encouraged to seek to know the truth through
prayer and by listening to the Holy Ghost. This builds a foundation for
our testimonies. Our symbol is that of a young woman praying.
Mia Maid: "A
Mia Maid becomes a Young Woman of Promise as she honors her baptismal
covenant to keep God’s commandments, to receive his blessings, and to
have his Spirit to be with her as she builds a loving relationship with
her Heavenly Father and those around her." As Mia Maids, we learn to
make and keep promises, especially promises to our Heavenly Father. We
study the scriptures to better understand the promises we have already
made and to prepare ourselves to someday make special covenants with Him
in His temple. Our symbol is an open book of scriptures.
Laurel: "A
Laurel becomes a Young Woman of Faith as she more fully experiences the
Savior’s love and prepares to receive the ordinances of the temple by
living, teaching, and sharing the gospel." We Laurels are developing
independence, so we choose our own goals to work on, building on the
things we have learned as Mia Maids and Beehives. We begin to assume
responsibility for our spiritual lives and increase our
testimonies of the gospel through study and prayer in preparation for
the day we can enter God’s sacred temple. Our symbol is the temple.
Correspondent:
Thank you, ladies. And that’s my report, __________________.
Anchor 1: We’re
going to take a break now for this word from our Value Sponsor.
[COMMERCIAL—CHOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY]
Anchor 1: Just
a few moments ago, we received word from our church house correspondent
that the Young Women President has released to the press the names of
the new Beehives. I have that list right here. [read list] How exciting
for these young women to be entering the program. [touch ear like
someone is talking into your microphone] It appears our roving reporter
is on the scene with the parents of some of
these young women right now. Let’s see if we can get some reaction to
this news. ___________, what’s happening?
Roving
Reporter: I’m at the Church and everyone here is very excited about
these girls entering the Young Women Program. I have some of their
parents with me right now. Excuse me, Sir, could you tell us what you
think of your daughter entering Young Women?
Parent:
spontaneous response.
Roving
Reporter: And you, Ma’am?
Parent:
spontaneous response.
Roving
Reporter: Here’s the bishop. Let’s see what he has to say about these
young women. Bishop, how important is it for these young ladies to
participate in the Program?
Bishop:
Roving
Reporter: Thank you, bishop. I think. . .oh! There’s the Young Women
President who made the announcement just a few moments ago. Sister
_________! Sister ________! How do you feel about these young women
entering the program?
YW President:
Roving
Reporter: It appears that everyone couldn’t be happier to have these
girls joining their group. We welcome them and wish them every success
in the program. _____________. (smile and wait for anchors to take
over).
Anchor 1: It
looks to be a busy year for the Wyoming Ward Young Women. I know they
have plenty to keep them busy with the usual Mutual night activities and
other events we’ve already heard about, but I’m sure that’s not all they
have to look forward to this year.
Anchor 2:
That’s right, ___________. We’ll be back in a moment with our Calendar
woman, __________________ to talk about it. Don’t go away!
[COMMERCIAL—GOOD WORKS]
Anchor 2: And
now, here’s our Calendar woman to fill us in with the rest of this
year’s events.
[have a large
poster board mock-up of a calendar and point to it like a weatherman
points to his maps!]
Calendar woman:
Hi! This year you can expect a warm front on the fourth Sunday of each
month as the youth gather for their ward firesides at 7:00 pm. Periodic
updates will announce speakers and locations as each fireside front
approaches, so be sure to listen to future broadcasts. Monthly Stake
Youth Activities are an important part of the calendar pattern, and you
can expect showers of fun on the Saturdays they are held. The Grand
Rapids Stake is currently under a snow advisory for the Stake Youth
Fireside to be held on March 15th at 4:45 pm, immediately after Stake
Conference. Watch for scattered flurries of activity as everyone
prepares to be there. We are also under a Calendar Alert sweeping the
country from Salt Lake City, Utah outward for March 28th when all young
women are invited to attend the General Young Women Broadcast at 8:00 pm
at the Stake Center.
For those of
you looking farther forward in the Calendar Pattern, the youth temple
trip is heading our way on April 10th; showers of fun will hit the Grand
Rapids area for 2 days as Youth Conference takes place July 17th and
18th; the week of August 17th will be a hot one as the Girls Camp
campfires start burning; and the scheduled Stake Standards Night on
October 17th should cool everyone off for a while. I hope this brief
forecast will help you better prepare for this year. Back to you,
___________ and _____________.
Anchor 1: I’m
really looking forward to that Young Women Broadcast in March, aren’t
you?
Anchor 2: Yes,
I am. And those monthly Stake Activities look to be a lot of fun for the
young men and young women. I understand January’s activity will involve
volleyball and tacos.
Anchor 1:
That’s right. We’ll pause now for another brief message from our Value
Sponsor.
[COMMERCIAL—INTEGRITY]
Anchor 2: Well,
that appears to be all for our broadcast tonight. Thanks for joining us
here at YWNews and have a great year with the Wyoming Ward Young Women!
Anchor 1:
Goodnight from all of us here at YWNews.
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