Fishing

Have Dads of the Young Women take the girls fishing. Have them teach about bait, rods, lures, and sinkers. After catching the fish, have the Dads show them how to clean and cook the fish.

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Book of Mormon Party

Dress up as Book of Mormon characters. Have the girls guess who you are and at that time have them tell why they chose this character from the Book of Mormon. Tell what things happened to them in their life to help them develop integrity. (You may want to know who they are choosing so you can add to their comments. Dived up in teams and play Book of Mormon seek and give prizes to the winners.

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Hold an "Un-wedding Shower"

Hold an "Un-wedding shower" with the following activities:
1. Play a game where girls cut out of magazines a a collage of the perfect husband they would like--then discuss eternal qualities of the perfect husband.

2. Craft-have girls make a stitchery of Reach for Eternity

3. Invite a recent Bride & Groom to come and speak about Temple Marriage.

4. Serve refreshments appropriate for a wedding shower.

Have a "Pixie Week"

Have a Pixie Week. Prepare inexpensive ideas for a full week. Then have each girl choose a woman in the ward she admires and "pixie" her each day. Part of Integrity is to follow through.

Gifts could include a nice handwritten letter, a homemade book mark, a card with a special thought, etc..

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Hold a ROAST for bad habits!!

Hold a Roast for bad habits. Prior to the activity ask each girl to choose a bad habit they would like to get rid of and establish a plan to do it.

Give them about one month to work towards this goal.

On the activity night take a trip to the the canyon, build a big bonfire, and roast hot dogs. then hold a special ceremony--each girl takes a piece of paper on which she has written her bad habit and then throws it into the fire. Some of the girls may choose to share their experiences as they do so.

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Christmas Combined Activity

Tell the youth ahead of time that you are going to put together treat plates to take to some members of the ward while Christmas caroling. However, you will arrange with the “treat recipients” to give some excuse why they don't want the youth there. Try to find people who can do this believably. They could say things like, "Sorry, not now… I'm really busy!" or “My kids are trying to sleep!” or “I really don’t have time for this” and then shut the door before the youth have a chance to respond.

Then go to another house where the youth will be expecting to have hot chocolate but when you get there you’ve arranged that they aren't home. The youth may be feeling very discouraged at this point, but before they have a chance to actually walk away you will open the garage (maybe arrange to get their garage door opener) and it is set up like a stable with a manger filled with hay.

Talk with the youth about how this is similar to where Mary and Joseph had to go when they were turned away everywhere else, and they were in much more dire circumstances. Teach whatever lesson you would like to about the first Christmas. Have hot chocolate and eat the treats you were supposed to pass out.

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Personal Progress Activities-Integrity

INTEGRITY

1. Have each YW interview someone they feel is a good example of integrity. Have an ‘integrity night’ and invite/tell about the person they interviewed and why they have integrity. Serve refreshments.
2. Have each YW study For the Strength of Youth booklet and have a game night with questions on what they learned.
3. Make candles and talk about the importance of being a light to those around us.
4. Talk about how what you say can reveal a lot about you. Learn to make lipgloss.
5. Talk about the characteristics in others that show integrity. Do something for others (care pkgs. for soldiers?) that show integrity and honor.

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