Note from Amy Daniels (4/18/06)

We had our activity a few weeks ago and it was very successful!  I ran out of time to use the girls pictures on the invitations, but I'd loved the idea.  We decorated in black and white, with the exception of colored balloons for the values.  We followed the outline pretty close.  Although we weren't able to do the "high tech" stuff for the new incoming beehives/agents.  We just held up a picture that they provided.  The skit was great.  We really hammed it up and the head agent was terrific.  She did the army crawl, a somersault and hid under a table, just to name a few of her delivery techniques :)  The video of the dads was hysterical.  It was a surprise for all.  At the end of the evening we sang a song and played a video slide show of the girls on their "secret missions" (activities throughout the year.)  We had brownies and ice cream for refreshments.  Everyone LOVED it!  

Contributed by: Cheryl in CO (1/30/04)

We did it just this week, and it turned out great! We decorated with the long tables like a board room. There was a desk up front (the oblong wooden table from our YW room). We brought in an office phone, executive chair....all the goodies that made it look like an important executive's desk. We hung a large world map on the wall and had a couple of large plants as well.

We decorated the tables with value colored table cloths. We had toyed with the idea of doing a cake - with the Mission Possible picture that I got from this group on it, but decided to keep it simpler. The treats were on the tables, like snacks during the meeting. Water bottles for everyone, and Clementine oranges and packages of M&M's and peanuts scattered along the table. Each place also had a colored folder with the music to the songs we were singing inside it. This "folder" theme, went along with the invitations: we made mini-folder invitations that said "Top Secret" on the outside. Each girl's name was on the top tab part of the folder for the invitation.

Everyone really liked the "Bad Guys" video that was suggested in the Mission Possible program we adapted our night from. The new Beehives were introduced with their photos put on an overhead projector.

We also used the song on Sally DeFord's site that she wrote for this year's theme. "Search Diligently, Pray Always." It is BEAUTIFUL!

Hope this helps you!

Contributed by: Capri

One year we did this and the girls wanted to do a special entrance into the room (New Beginnings) to start the evening. The room was dark to start with. Flashlight in hand they entered one at a time prowling like spy's, darting here and here with their trench coats and spy glasses to the theme music of Mission Impossible. It was really quite fun.

We did one that was based on a Mission Possible theme called "Operation Personal Progress" that was really fun. We did a short skit and then broke the girls into age groups to actually work on a personal progress goal there. We made Secret Agent/detective name badges for each of them. A member of the bishopric did the head detective. We let the girls and parents in one at a time to maintain "secrecy". The girls loved it, especially accomplishing a goal that night. The Laurels who have already completed their medallion or are working on just projects could help in the classes.

Handout: "It's possible to magnify your mission by living the Young Women Values." Magnifying glass attached (available in bulk from Oriental Trading)

Mission Possible

Mission Possible 2

Mission Possible 3

Mission Possible 4

Mission Possible - Bistro Bombs Away

Mission Possible - It's Possible Song

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