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YW IN EXCELLENCE
2004
Relief Society room decorated with white draped backdrop and gold.
Picture of Christ displayed on wall.
Opening Song: Called to Serve
YW#1: Queen to be, dressed in white, enters during second verse, walking
to music and sits in a seat centre front with back to audience.
Prayer:
Spotlight on 2 readers dressed in black
Story of The King's Son as told by Bishop Vaughn J. Featherstone
(follows):
Bishop Vaughn J. Featherstone relates the story of the son of King Louis
XVI (16th) of France. King Louis had been taken from his throne and
imprisoned. His young son, the prince, was taken by those who dethroned
the king. They thought that inasmuch as the kings son was heir to the
throne, if they could destroy him morally, he would never realize the
great and grand destiny that life had bestowed upon him.
YW#2: They took him to a community far away, and there they
exposed the lad to every filthy and vile thing that life could offer.
They exposed him to foods the richness of which would quickly make him a
slave to appetite. They used vile language around him constantly. They
exposed him to lewd and lusting women. They exposed him to dishonour and
distrust. He was surrounded 24 hours a day by everything that could drag
the soul of a man as low as one could slip.
YW#3:: For over six months he had this treatment - but not once
did the young lad buckle under pressure. Finally, after intensive
temptation, they questioned him. Why had he not submitted himself to
these things - why had he not partaken? These things would provide
pleasure, satisfy his lusts, and were desirable; they were all his. They
boy said, AI cannot do what you ask for I was born to be a king.@
Song by Laurels: Created in His Image
YW#4: Says Bishop Featherstone: "We are all born to be kings in
the kingdom of God. Our Father is a king, and just as the king's son was
exposed to every vile and perverted thing in this life, so you will be
exposed to much of the filth and degradation of our generation. BUT YOU
...YOUNG WOMEN ARE ALSO BORN TO BE KINGS AND
QUEENS,
PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSES.
EVERY YOUNG WOMAN IN THIS ROOM IS BORN TO BE A QUEEN.
Reprise: Created in His Image (Laurels sing chorus)
YW#5: The queen to be stands beside the throne, facing the audience.
A queen has a palace.
Revelations 21: And the building of the wall of it was of jasper and the
city was pure gold, like unto clear glass......
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all
manner of precious stones.....
And twelve gates were twelve pearls, and the street of the city was pure
gold as it were transparent glass......
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are
the temple of it.......
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it
for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light
thereof.......
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth...........
The palace represents the celestial beauty of our exalted surroundings.
YW#6: A queen has a kingdom and an inheritance. Revelations 5: 10:
And we shall reign on the earth. Doctrine and Covenants 45:58: And
the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance. He that overcometh shall inherit all things. We will inherit all that the Father
has and will reign over the earth with Him forever.
YW#7: A queen has a throne. (Queen to be sits on throne)
Revelations 3:21: To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in
my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in
His throne.
Hebrews 4:16: Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace.
The throne represents the atonement of Jesus Christ which enables us to
become queens.
YW#1: A
queen has a robe. (Places robe on queen
to be)
Doctrine and Covenants 109:76: That we may be clothed upon with robes of
righteousness.
The robe represents the righteousness that we will have attained.
YW#2: A queen has a crown. (Places crown on
queen's head)
Doctrine and Covenants 101:65: ....the wheat may be secured in the
garners
to possess eternal life, and be crowned with celestial glory.
The crown represents the celestial glory that will be ours.
YW#3: A queen has a scepter. (Places scepter in queen's hand)
Doctrine and Covenants 121:46: Thy scepter and unchanging scepter of
righteousness and truth.
The scepter represents truth and righteousness which will exist forever.
YW#4: A queen has treasure. (Places a necklace
out of the treasure chest on the queen)
Matthew 6:21: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The treasure represents the values which have become part of us.
Song by Young Women: The Treasure Within
YW#1: A queen must have faith. (Places FAITH
placard on wall near picture of Christ and Young Women. The girl will
then
speak for 2 mins max, giving an example)
YW#2: A queen must understand her divine nature.
(Places DIVINE NATURE placard on wall and gives brief talk and example)
YW#3: A queen must feel her individual worth. (Places
INDIVIDUAL WORTH placard on wall etc)
YW#4: A queen must have knowledge. (Places
KNOWLEDGE placard on wall etc)
YW#5: A queen must make right choices. (Places CHOICE &
ACCOUNTABILITY placard on wall etc)
YW#6: A queen must do good works. (Places GOOD WORKS placard
on wall etc)
YW#7: A queen must have integrity. (Places
INTEGRITY placard on wall etc)
YW#8: Stand for Truth and Righteousness. The girls say theYW theme.
YW Leader: The red carpet represents the path that leads to Exaltation
and Queenhood.
(The leader speaks for around 3-5 mins incorporating the following
ideas:
*Red represents the atonement
*The path consists of making covenants. The girls have already made one
covenant at baptism and further will follow in the temple. Refer to the
jars with letters for the time they will make further covenants. If we
keep
our covenants, the Lord will keep His.
*Because I was born to be a queen, I can do hard things. Name some hard
things the girls may face on their path to exaltation and queenhood.)
Bishop: Calls each girl by name and crowns her with a tiara, and gives
her
her jar in which are her covenant letters.
YW Leader: Finish with these words:
YOU WERE BORN TO BE A QUEEN, so Young Women,
Walk tall, you're a daughter, a child of God.
Be strong. Please remember who you are.
Try to understand, you're part of His great plan.
He's closer than you know. Reach up; He'll take your hand.
Closing Song: Walk Tall, You're a Daughter of God
Closing Prayer:
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