A Year of
Activities With A Theme
The monthly themes are color-coded by subject when possible for your convenience.
Year 2000 Theme--Stand As a Witness
Topics include: Beginnings; Where did I come from? (Genealogy, Learning about Heavenly Father's Plan), Getting the plot down (journal keeping), Developing My Character, Gardening and the Law of the Harvest, The Best Books (Scriptures, Good Literature), Becoming a Leading Lady, My Leading Man, The Temple: The Perfect Setting for My Wedding, I'm going to be a wife, I'm going to be a homemaker, I'm going to be a mother, Strengthening My Family
Topics include: Follow the Brethren, Love One Another, Temple Worthiness, Turning Hearts of the Children to the Fathers, "No Other Success Can Compensate for Failure in the Home", Seek for Truth, Doctrines of Salvation, Marry the Right Person at the Right Time in the Right Place, Secure Yourself in the Gospel, Tithing Will Open the Windows of Heaven, Every Member a Missionary, Organize Yourselves
Topics include: Dating; Dress and Appearance; Friendshipping; Honesty; Language; Media: Movies, Television, Radio, Videocassettes, Books, and Magazines; Mental and Physical Health; Music and Dancing; Sexual Purity; Sunday Behavior; Spiritual Help; and Repentance.
Topics include: We are daughters of Our Heavenly Father, We will stand as witnesses of God, Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works, Integrity, Prepare to Make and Keep Sacred Covenants-The Temple, and Exaltation.
Topics include: Faith, Repentance, Humility, Withstanding Temptation, Never be Weary of Good Works, Learn Wisdom, Pray--Counsel With God, Gratitude, Act on the Words of Christ, Anxiously Engaged in a Good Work (Not Slothful), Look to God and Live (Eternal Life), and Declare the Word.
Topics include: Repentance, Atonement and faith in Christ's promises, Heavenly Father loves me, Service, Prayer, Gratitude, Hope in His Word (scripture, patriarchal blessings, testimony building), Humility, Freedom From Earthstains (Morality, avoiding sin, proper media use), Enduring to the End, Being Worthy and Prepared for temple marriage and/or missions, and Being anxiously engaged in Good Works.
Topics include: Read the Book of Mormon, Read the Doctrine and Covenants, Make the Temple the Symbol of Your Membership, Gardening, Be Self-Sufficient, Genealogy, Pioneers-Church History, Share the Gospel, Family Home Evening, Organize Yourselves, Gain the Constant Companionship of the Holy Ghost, and Tithing and Offerings.
Divide months up to correspond to the 3 fold mission of the Church: Proclaim the Gospel, Redeem the Dead, Perfect the Saints.
The Mountain of the Lord
Get physically fit by hiking or mountain biking, prepare to go the the temple (The Mountain of the Lord), learn about wildlife in your area, compare life to a hike and make a game about it, learn how to survive in the wilderness, watch the video "The Mountain of the Lord" about building the Salt Lake temple, collect a mountain of food, clothing, and other supplies for the needy, clean up a neighborhood nature area or park, learn about astronomy and go up to an area without many city lights to look at the stars and talk about the Book of Abraham (August has a meteor shower in the first week or so), learn about different mountains in the scriptures, talk about faith and how to develop the kind of faith that moves mountains, learn to paint mountains or other nature scenes, write poetry or songs about mountains, write and perform a play or read fables or stories that have to do with mountains, learn to overcome the obstacles that get in the way of sharing the gospel with others.
Behold! A Royal Army
Discuss the war chapters in the book of Mormon and act them out in modern day terms. Have an activity where each person puts on the symbolic armor of the Lord (how do you use the sword of truth, how to you put the preparation of the Gospel on your feet?) Go out tracting with the missionaries. Unitedly fellowship your less active members (using stratagem if necessary). Role play situations which might compromise integrity and ways to act with integrity in those situations. Develop an exercise routine. Have a Basic Training night (for missionary work).
Have a Book of Mormon Night--have one story be about the stripling warriors
The Lord Is My Light
1998 Turning Hearts to the Family
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