Becoming a Warrior or Master

Girls Camp
Idea from the movies Kungfu Panda 1 and 2

Level Themes and Colors
-1)Mantis-- Smallest -Green
-2)Viper-- Kind-- Pink
-3)Monkey-- Fun -- Yellow and Orange
-4) Tigress-- Strong --Red
YCL-- Crane -Fly/ Serve
Leaders-- Master Shifu Blue

*Activities 
-Obstacle course
-Thai chi 
-Sparklers
-Chinese Dinner
-face Paint 

* Crafts 
-Decorate sun lanterns
-Yin Yang Bracelets
-Chinese paintings 

*Devotionals 
- Find inner peace
-Weak things become strength 

-Peach Tree
--Daughter of God 
--People might try to change or control you but you will always be a daughter of God. 

-What are your dreams?

-"You might not have a good beginning story but you are who you choose to be"

-"There are no Accidents"- God blesses our lives in interesting ways

-"Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, Today is a gift that is why it is called the Present"
--Family History 
--Setting Goals
--Using the "Now"Wisely 

-One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it 
--Don't avoid promptings- Listen and Act 

-"There is No Secret Ingredient, To make something special you just need to believe it is special"
--Individual worth 

Photo Journals

Fun craft 

-Buy 2 pocket photo books from dollar store or other craft store 

-Modge podge or paint and decorate  covers (optional)

-Have each person bring 5 photos 

-Bring fun colored index cards

-have cool markers etc 

-Have people write a quick story about each photo on an index card

-Put photo and card on same page, one on top one on bottom 

-Add stickers (optional) 

(This can be fun to do after a date and use the date photos) 

Family letter Night

-Have the ward provide stamps
-Have people donate 
--cute paper
--stickers
--stamps
--colorful pens
--colorful envelopes

-Write fun letters to 
--Siblings
--Parents
--Grand Parents
--Cousins etc 

-Then send the letters
-Or give them to people if they are in the home 

Missionary Letter Night

-Have everyone write letters
-have people donate small gifts and candy 
-Put letters and small gifts in boxes
-Send the packages to missionaries serving from your ward. 

Life Is A Highway YSA or Youth Conference

*Decorations 
-anything cars (pixar cars balloons etc)
-Road Signs with Scripture/Spiritual things
-Maps with spiritual city names and temples

*Food 
-Fast food
-Rocky Road Ice Cream
-"Cups of Road"
--chocolate pudding
--with crushed chocolate Oreos
--Chocolate chips
--yellow sprinkles
--and cars gummies

-Snacks with Highway names
-Sandwiches cut in shape of cars (use cookie cutters)

*Lessons
-Scriptures- are like road signs - Signs and Warnings
-GPS - Guiding, Prompting, Spirit, (Holy  Ghost)
-Parts of a Car
--Wipers-Keep negative things out of sight and mind
--Lights - Be a light to guide
--Rear view mirror - Family History
--Locks - Keep the world out
--Spare tire - Be prepared , Food storage, family emergency etc

-Bumps in the road= Trials, may slow us down, make it hard to drive, but yolu can keep going
-Tickets,= Consequences
-Speed limits/ Guard Rails= Standards that if followed keep you safe.
--etc

The Heavenly Network

YSA conference or Youth Conference
Theme "The Heavenly Network" from the Social Network

*Decorations 
-App posters (make posters look like app Icons)
-Fake iPad and iPhone etc

*Lessons
-Screen your screen time (New Era article)
- Virtual VS Reality (General Conference Talk)
-Apps = Application does not work unless you use it and apply it
             --Prayer -- Scripture -- Church etc

-Screen time vs Scripture time- (John Bytheway Challenge to turn off tv for an entire month)

-GPS App= Guiding Prompting Spirit- You only know where to go if you listen to the promptings

-"Friends" VS True Friends -- Have more reality friends than people you talk to online

-Use internet to serve - Indexing (Talk by David A Bednar)

-Use network to share gospel (Facebook mormon.org etc)

*Service Project
-Make "Busy Bags"
--donate canvas bags
--fill with coloring books, crayons, picture books and other quiet activities
--Donate them to the missionaries to give to new member families that have young children

Super Scripture Saturday

-Great for YSA or Ward Activity 
-Purpose is to read (not deeply study) the entire Book of Mormon from Start To Finish 
in one day 
-Bring comfy blanket and or chair to read in 

-Before activity have people sign up to bring food items for 
         -- Brunch
        -- Dinner
 (crock pot soups or meals, have it made but not totally cooked can cook while everyone reads, also bring extension cord so more people can cook at the same time) 
        -- Snacks 
       -- Extra drinks 

-Have everyone bring their own sack lunch. Provide coolers for people to put lunches in. 

-Have branch or Ward provide some drinks and paper supplies. 

-Have activity on a Saturday from 9am-11pm - (if you want you could start earlier but if you have this at a ward building you need to be out before midnight.) 

-Example Schedule 

9am - Welcome, Song, Opening Prayer, Explanation of activity and brunch
                      --Brunch= Doughnuts, fruit, breakfast wraps, milk and OJ etc 

10am-12pm Pray then READ 

12pm Pray on Lunch - Have picnic outside (if weather permits) and eat sack lunches. Have people who are doing crock-pot to have them start warming the food. 

1pm-5:30pm  Sing song to get back into spirit then READ 

5:40pm Set up dinner 

6pm DINNER - Line of crock pot meals. 

7pm Clean up everything but blankets and scriptures 

8pm-11pm Sing song to get into spirit READ 

11pm-11:30pm Clean last bit of items, pack up, Testimony by bishop or Branch Pres, Closing song and prayer. 

If you do this activity please share how it was.