From: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com (lds-yw-digest) To: lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: lds-yw-digest V1 #286 Reply-To: lds-yw-digest Sender: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk lds-yw-digest Monday, August 24 1998 Volume 01 : Number 286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:32:06 PDT From: "Dee Lynn" Subject: (lds-yw) Young Mens List This past weekend, I was talking to our Young Mens President about all of the wonderful ideas my YW president and I get from this list, and he was wondering if there was a similar list for YM leaders. Does anyone know the answer to this? Thanks. Diana in MD ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:47:53 -0600 From: Rich Sorenson Subject: Re: (lds-yw) NEW PRES. NEEDS YOUR ADVICE AND OPINIONS !!! Ab5qy@aol.com wrote: > What works best for you by way of mid-week scheduling? (1st Wed. is? 2nd > Wed is ? and so on??? > For our first two weeks we have class activities. The third week is combined yw, > and the fourth week is mutual with the ym and yw. If there is a fifth week it's > an optional class activity. > > How do you divide your teaching time between your Presidency and your > advisors? > Do the advisors teach every week and the Presidency does mutual night? > Our Presidency and advisors take turns teaching. They each teach every other > week and both come to the activities and help out with them. > Do you have an additional person solely to handle Personal Progress ?? If so, > what does she do specifically? > We don't. > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 10:00:25 -0600 From: kclemon@juno.com (Kathryn C Lemon) Subject: (lds-yw) Life Saver Here's something I found today. Whether your ship is sailing upon calm waters or is heading for uncharted seas or you are struggling to keep your head above the crashing waves… Only one life "preserver" outlasts all others, it is Jesus Christ. Poem is attached with a lifesaver. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 10:29:15 -0600 From: Ricki Edwards Subject: RE: Re: (lds-yw) Personal Progress Bravo to you, How great that you are working so hard to have the girls do pp. I have such a testimony that the YW program is from the Lord, it is hard to understand how anyone with a testimony of the gospel can let pp slide and not see how it is part of the Lord's complete plan for our youth. You are awesome. Ricki > -----Original Message----- > From: DJRawson@aol.com [SMTP:DJRawson@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, August 24, 1998 8:49 AM > To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: Re: (lds-yw) Personal Progress > > I love your idea about "How well do you know your PP?" game. I was > wondering, > did you let the girls use their books or was it just from memory? I hate > to > say it but I doubt my girls would be able to answer many of the questions > from > memory--unfortunately before I was put in 9 months ago PP wasn't pushed > very > hard--I had Laurels who were active and hadn't finished Beehive yet!! We > are > just about all caught up now and I feel we need to start focusing on other > parts of the PP program beside just the value experiences. Any more info > you > could share about your activity would be very helpful. Thanks for the > ideas. > BTW, did you give out prizes at the end? What did you give? > > Kirsten > DJRawson@aol.com > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:50:20 -0400 From: "bosfam" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Personal Progress This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01BDCF5D.C0B77A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is a wonderful book called the "Young Women Activities" which has = some great ideas for Personal Progress. We are doing an activity on the = 1st Sept. from this book. We are having a ward car wash FREE! It's = called "Service Carwash" and the YW can sign off Beehive 1-Good Works # = 8; Beehive 2-Good Works # 3; and Mia Maid 1 Good Works # 5. We are also = making "Temple Boxes" later down the road. The YW will bring a shoebox = and put white material around it and then decorate it with whatever they = want. This will hold all their handouts they receive on Sun. Hope this = helps some! Beth in Md. -----Original Message----- From: Dan&KayRostrom To: the list Date: Monday, August 24, 1998 1:10 AM Subject: (lds-yw) Personal Progress =20 =20 HELP!! I've used up all my personal progress ideas and I have to do = a PP activity THIS Wednesday. Any great ideas? Thanks a bunch, Kay in = Ketchikan=20 - ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01BDCF5D.C0B77A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There is a wonderful book called the "Young = Women=20 Activities" which has some great ideas for Personal Progress. We = are doing=20 an activity on the 1st Sept. from this book. We are having a ward car = wash FREE!=20 It's called "Service Carwash" and the YW can sign off Beehive = 1-Good=20 Works # 8; Beehive 2-Good Works # 3; and Mia Maid 1 Good Works # 5. We = are also=20 making "Temple Boxes" later down the road. The YW will bring a = shoebox=20 and put white material around it and then decorate it with whatever they = want.=20 This will hold all their handouts they receive on Sun. Hope this helps=20 some!
Beth in Md.
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From:=20 Dan&KayRostrom <drostrom@ptialaska.net>
= To:=20 the list <lds-yw@xmission.com>
Dat= e:=20 Monday, August 24, 1998 1:10 AM
Subject: (lds-yw) = Personal=20 Progress

HELP!!=20 I've used up all my personal progress ideas and I = have to do a=20 PP activity THIS Wednesday.  Any great ideas?  Thanks a = bunch, Kay=20 in Ketchikan
- ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01BDCF5D.C0B77A80-- - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:52:44 -0400 From: lowryzoo@gabn.net (Mark Lowry) Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Personal Progress Kay I don't know how you do it..But a couple of ideas. last week we did mia maid 1 Integrity goal 1..We painted a little wooden plaque we purchased at Walmart in whatever color they wanted..decot=rated a little dorder, then attached this saying. Thye who know the truth are not so great as they who love it; and they who love the truth are not so great as they who live it. Chinese proverb. they all turned out so great and they love doing it. I also read a coulpe of stories on integrity I took off the list. I also wore purple of course. Another idea..a lot more general..I have had in the past...Pie Nights. Where we ( the leaders) would bring pies(lots) and we would have a lot of goals highlighted they could do in one evening. Have materials on hand and help them get one or two done..then eat pie! We usually did this on a Sunday eve...but could be just as good on act. night. The girls always looked forward to these nights. Oh ya...To the ones on Sunday, we would invite the girls moms ...the moms really enjoyed the opportunity to see where the girls were and have fun helping them in a fun atmosphere. Good luck. Geri in GA Dan&KayRostrom wrote: > > HELP!! I've used up all my personal progress ideas and I have to do a > PP activity THIS Wednesday. Any great ideas? Thanks a bunch, Kay in > Ketchikan - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:20:12 -0400 From: "Nathan R. Joyner" Subject: (lds-yw) Candt Bar This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01BDCF59.8B1B40E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have only heard of the candy bar idea and think my girls would enjoy = it. Please send out the details! Suzette in GA - ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01BDCF59.8B1B40E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have only heard of the candy bar = idea and=20 think my girls would enjoy it.
Please send out the = details!
 
Suzette in = GA
- ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01BDCF59.8B1B40E0-- - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:05:24 -0400 From: lowryzoo@gabn.net (Mark Lowry) Subject: Re: (lds-yw) CANDY BAR ACTIVITY Susan J. Hogg wrote: > > We did this activity and it was a GREAT success. The concluding speaker > was a couple and they gave handouts on great date ideas and the 10 > commandments of dating and stuff like that. > Sue - Milwaukee, WI > > Ladybu7579@aol.com wrote: > > > > HI EVERYONE!!!! > > I'M DOING THE CANDY BAR ACTIVITY AND I HAVE ALL THE INFO. BUT I'VE GOT ONE > > QUESTION. DIDN'T SOME SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HAND OUTS AFTER WARDS? WERE GONNA > > HAVE THE DIFFERENT CANDY BARS AS THE REFRESHMENTS, DECORATE THE ROOM AS A > > RECEPTION AND HAVE OUR HUSBANDS AND BISHOP-1ST AND 2ND BE THE MODELS. NOW > > WHAT DO WE GIVE AS HAND OUTS????? PLEASE HELP.....THANKS > > DARLENE OR > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:06:21 -0400 From: lowryzoo@gabn.net (Mark Lowry) Subject: Re: (lds-yw) CANDY BAR ACTIVITY Susan If you have it, could you send a copy of the 10 commandments of dating. Thanks in advance. Geri in GA Susan J. Hogg wrote: > > We did this activity and it was a GREAT success. The concluding speaker > was a couple and they gave handouts on great date ideas and the 10 > commandments of dating and stuff like that. > Sue - Milwaukee, WI > > Ladybu7579@aol.com wrote: > > > > HI EVERYONE!!!! > > I'M DOING THE CANDY BAR ACTIVITY AND I HAVE ALL THE INFO. BUT I'VE GOT ONE > > QUESTION. DIDN'T SOME SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HAND OUTS AFTER WARDS? WERE GONNA > > HAVE THE DIFFERENT CANDY BARS AS THE REFRESHMENTS, DECORATE THE ROOM AS A > > RECEPTION AND HAVE OUR HUSBANDS AND BISHOP-1ST AND 2ND BE THE MODELS. NOW > > WHAT DO WE GIVE AS HAND OUTS????? PLEASE HELP.....THANKS > > DARLENE OR > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:06:40 -0800 From: "Dan&KayRostrom" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Activity This does sound like a super Saturday!! Thanks for sharing. Kay - -----Original Message----- From: Marcia Leon To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com Date: Monday, August 24, 1998 7:30 AM Subject: (lds-yw) Activity >Hi all! > >We had an out-standing Super Saturday Activity this past Saturday that had >to be the best one ever ... and I just wanted to share it with you because >it has really boosted my spirits! This activity isn't one that everyone >can do as you will see, but I will encourage any of you that live near a >temple (or soon to be area) to look into what the youth can do! > >We arranged with the local bishop in White Plains, NY to go up to the >temple site in Harrison for a service project ... we were to clear some of >the site of the dead vines and poison ivy! (This temple site is unique >becaues the church is restoring the land and not leveling it to start the >building) There were many concerns with the poison ivy issue and some did >not participate because of that - and it's too bad because they missed out >on an experience of a life time! We did take precautions by insisting that >everyone come dressed in long pants, long sleeve shirt, socks, and old >sneakers and to bring a change of clothes (of course we had some that came >in shorts and short sleeves!), we provided work gloves and were also able >to receive a donation of "Ivy Block" lotion (it definitely works!). We had >a group of 130 people participate who worked for a solid 3 hours! About an >hour into the start I walked around mingling with the 4 groups working in >the different areas of the property and received numerous positive comments >from both leaders and youth - the youth were all having a good experience. >During the 3 hours that we were there the bishop took each group through >the grounds and explained where everything was going to be, gave a little >history of the 24 acres, and then the most wonderful experience of all was >when each group was taken to a small clearing where the actual temple will >stand. As each group gathered there Bishop Hedberg told them that they >were standing in the foyer of the temple and explained that the temple will >be situated on a small hill and will be visible from Westchester Ave. Then >he showed everyone the artist rendition of what the temple will look like >(which is not available to the public yet) ... there were mutliple gasps >from every group! I think that moment made a huge difference in the youth >... it made it very real and touched many hearts! Many of the youth asked >me if we could go back for another service project! And they all voted >this to be the best Super Saturday activity they have done ... it was quite >emotional! Everyone had the chance to stand back and see their hard work >and know that they participated in preparing the ground for the building of >the temple! >We then went back to the nearest church building in our stake for lunch and >a HUGE water fight ... we finally had to shut off the water so that >everyone would call it a day - or they would have stayed into the evening >hours!! >Yesterday I visited with the YW in my home ward where I had asked their >president to have the girls that participated in the project to relate >their individual experience with those that did not go. Before they began >the YW president passed around a basket that contained pieces of >Westchester Granite she had found on the property - the church is planning >on using that type of granite to build the temple. She asked each YW to >place the stone in a visible place to remind them to pray for the building >of the temple and to help them remember to live worthy to enter the temple. > We all had a little laugh at first because Suzanne mentioned that she >wasn't sure if taking the stones from the property was right or not ... and >I added that I had taken some of the English Ivy from the spot that will be >called "The Grove" and that I was hoping it will take root so that I could >use it as an object lesson during ward conferences next year!! This was >such a great experience for everyone! > >Thanks for listening! >Marcia in NJ > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:36:23 EDT From: AmyFrmID@aol.com Subject: (lds-yw) Name Ideas for Newsletter Column Hi! I am currently the person in charge of our Stake Y.W. Newsletter and am going to start a new column where one Laurel a month writes a column pertaining to a gospel subject. The only thing is, I can't come up with a catchy name!! The only thing I can think of that kind of gets the meaning across is "Peer to Peer" - I'm thinking that at least some of the younger YW's will just go "huh?" Anyway, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Ames from Idaho - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:27:00 mst From: tcdck@juno.com (Timothy B Lish) Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Homemaking We have had this discussion every week for the past month, trying to come up with a solution. I believe that it is part of my calling to put the young women program first, and I am willing to miss Homemaking to do my calling. However, it would be nice to be able to attend homemaking. Our ward came up with this solution: The Relief Society will start homemaking a half hour later (7:30) and we will start YW at 6-6:30pm-instead of 7pm, that way we should be finished with our activity in time to attend most (if not all) of homemaking. This also allows those women who may need baby sitters to call on the young women. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:10:37 -0700 From: "Carol McKinney Boswell" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) CANDY BAR ACTIVITY What were the traits of the "candy bar men?" This would assist us in duplicating your great activity! Carol - -----Original Message----- From: Tom Deaver To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 11:29 PM Subject: Re: (lds-yw) CANDY BAR ACTIVITY > We did this activity just last week. The girls each chose a candy bar as >they entered the room. We ate them & went around the room, each of us >reading the traits of the candy-bar man we had. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:05:46 -0400 From: "bosfam" Subject: (lds-yw) Worldwide Celebration and YW's Sacrament Presentation This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BDCF68.4A13C540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Help! I need some ideas for both of these activities! I would appreciate = all those who can give me some ideas! Thanks! Beth in Md. - ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BDCF68.4A13C540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Help! I need some ideas for both of these = activities! I would=20 appreciate all those who can give me some ideas! Thanks!
Beth in=20 Md.
- ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BDCF68.4A13C540-- - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:26:40 -0600 From: Rich Sorenson Subject: Re: (lds-yw) CANDY BAR ACTIVITY What Kind of Man Do You Want to Marry? (Candy Bar Activity) Have each girl choose a candy bar when she arrives, but don't let her eat it until later (See list below. If you have more than 19 girls, have two of each kind or make up your own). Then describe what kind of man each candy bar symbolizes. Describe attitudes toward work, family, womanhood, motherhood, the Church, honoring the Priesthood, children, etc. After discussing every candy bar man, explain that choosing which man to marry should be done with much more thought than choosing a candy bar. Gather suggestions from the girls or hand out lists of things the girls might consider looking for in a husband. Pass out stationary so each girl can make a list of qualities she's looking for in her future husband. Remind the girls that it isn't enough just to marry a nice guy, or just a member, or just a returned missionary, or just to get married in the temple. They should make sure that the man they marry is going to be strong and active in the Church and that he has a testimony. Getting married to a man only because he is handsome, strong, athletic, rich, a good dancer, a good kisser, funny, or well-educated is not enough. Though it is nice to have those things, it is more important that you share the same goals and values. Discuss with the girls that they aren't the only ones choosing a spouse. The young men they are looking at are also looking at them. If they want a solid member of the Church, a returned missionary, a smart, fun, optimistic, creative person to marry, they must make themselves attractive to that type of person by being or doing those things themselves. Be careful as you present each candy bar man that you don't imply that the girl chose or will choose that kind of man just because she chose that candy bar. Be sensitive to how each man is presented. Some girl's father may match one of them. Explain that each girl needs to be wise, think about what she really wants, discuss her choice with family and good friends, and pray to Heavenly Father for guidance when making this crucial decision. She should pick the best man for her. Have candy bars for refreshments. Decorate with question marks, wedding decorations, bells, doves, netting and lights wrapped together, or pictures of temples, etc. **Candy Bar Men** Disclaimer: These candy bar men have a hodge-podge of characteristics that I have seen or heard about. These men are not designed to match any real individual, living or dead, and should not be taken as such. These candy bar men are designed to show how each person is a mixture of good and bad traits and to help girls decide which traits they want and which ones they don't. Oh Henry!--He's nice, honest, but forgetful. He prefers to watch TV rather than have Family Home Evening. He's not very committed to the Church. If he stays up late on Saturday, he doesn't mind missing Church, but he will go at least half of the time and take the kids to activities and chaperon dances. He married you in the temple, but you haven't been there together in several years. SNICKERS--Anytime you talk about the Church, he makes wisecracks about Joseph Smith or things that are hard for him to believe. He's never read the Book of Mormon. He is a good provider. He is a great kisser. He likes to tell jokes which are pretty funny unless they're about the Church. He's great with kids and your kids adore him, but they're adopting his attitude about the Church. You had a beautiful wedding in a garden. You hoped he'd join the Church because he played basketball with the missionaries on their P-day, but now you think that maybe it was just because he liked basketball. Idaho Spud--He's been a member all of his life and all of his family are members. He's a hard, honest worker. He's got a strong and simple faith in the Gospel. He's not a terrific dancer, but he honors his priesthood and can give your children blessings when they're sick. He's baptized all of your children so far. He went on a mission and married you in the temple. Now he's balding a little bit, has a pooch, and needs glasses, but he's trustworthy and respectful. MARS Bar--He's a rocket scientist, really. He loves physics and math. He's also kind of a nut. He's got a quirky sense of humor that not everyone understands, but you like it. He likes camping with the Cub Scouts and loves to design Pinewood Derby cars. He also teaches Gospel Doctrine and seems to know everything about Church History. He has to work late on Friday nights sometimes, but he always makes it up to you. You married in the temple and attend about every other month. Chuckles--This guy wasn't the cutest guy you dated, but he was the most fun. He never took you out to just a dinner and a movie. He was too creative for that. He proposed to you when you were eating a candlelight dinner on a road median. You found the ring underneath your Washington D.C. temple-shaped strawberry shortcake (where you later married--in the temple, not the cake). He even brought along some ring cleaner so it wouldn't be sticky when he slipped it on your finger. He says he wants 15 kids. You joke with him that you'll have the first eight and he can have the rest. He fun to tease and joke around with. He giggles if you make him laugh really hard. You're not rich, but you get by on his salary. M & M (More and More)--This guy is very ambitious. He goes to work at 7 am and comes home at 9 pm. Sometimes he works seven days a week, even if he doesn't have to. He even brings his work along on family vacations. You never date anymore. He's too tired and busy for that. You are fairly well off and you have a nice house, but you'd rather that he spent more time with you and the kids. What really breaks your heart is that your children ask, "When is daddy coming back?" You got married in the temple, but you wonder if he remembers what that means, since he doesn't seem to value his family here on earth. Mamba--this guy was on the BYU ballroom dance team and is a terrific dancer. You go dancing every week. He likes having group parties at your house. He is spontaneous and fun. Sometimes he surprises you by bringing home people for dinner without giving much warning, if any. He is a great father and takes his kids on outings with Dad once a month or so. He isn't that great at paying bills, going grocery shopping, or balancing the checkbook, so you learned to do that. He has a sincere testimony of the Gospel and you got married in the temple. Granola Bar--This guy loves health food. He's in great shape. He avoids refined sugar, white flour, and exercises daily. He cares about the environment and wears a Save the Whales T-shirt frequently. He loves to learn. He's a little unconventional, but he's very nice. Many of your family activities are athletic ones. You ride bikes and bring your own cloth grocery bags when you shop. He has a testimony of the Book of Mormon and loves doing missionary work. You married in the temple. Charleston Chew--This guy loves the night club scene. That was fun when you were dating, but now you wish he'd also take on responsibilities for taking care of the house, the kids, etc. He was a member of the Church when you met, but he had a small Word of Wisdom problem, chewing tobacco. You thought he would quit after you got married, but now he drinks, too. Because of that, he feels uncomfortable going to church. It looks like you'll never get to the temple. Skittles--This guy is very handsome and romantic, but not a member. He thought marriage was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Now that he sees that marriage is also a lot of hard work, he doesn't seem interested. He talks about being single again. He doesn't want kids and thinks that you, as a woman, should do all of the work in the house, on the relationship, and everything. He figures, "Hey, I'm earning the money around here!" Mr. Goodbar--This guy is sweet, handsome, and strong. He is a returned missionary and loves learning about the Gospel. He has very bad vision and already has the extra large print scriptures (the High Priest Version). Without his glasses, he can only make out big, fuzzy, colored blobs around him. He loves children and respects motherhood. He hasn't decided on what he wants to do with his career yet, but he's a hard worker and you're getting by. You got married in the temple. 100 Grand--This guy grew up in a very affluent home. He has a lot of earning potential, but he's not earning much right now. The problem is, he's used to a more affluent style of living and is having a hard time staying within your means. He has a testimony of the Church, but he decided that it was more important to graduate from college than to go on a mission. He took you to the temple. 5TH AVENUE--This guy inherited a lot of money from a rich uncle. He is not a member, but is very charming and handsome. You figured that since he was such a nice guy, he was sure to join the Church. He lets you go to Church and supports you in your callings, but he rarely goes himself. His social circle has lots of parties where they drink champagne. He drinks and suggests that once or twice wouldn't really hurt you, but he isn't pushy. Most of the other women there don't have children or have only one or two. They wonder what you do with yourself all day with 5 children and no nanny. Big Hunk--This guy was a quarterback at your college. He joined the Church while he was there. You introduced yourself to him on his first Sunday in the student ward. He was good looking and buff. You got married before he had been a member for a year and you are anxiously preparing to go to the temple together. It's hard for him to go to Church every Sunday since now he's playing in the NFL. He works a lot of Sundays and Mondays, but he still manages to get to sacrament meeting most of the time and he reads his scriptures a lot on Sundays. He tells you that when he retires from the game, he'll do charity work and have Sundays off. You're well off and he doesn't mind paying tithing even though it is a huge chunk of money. He loves kids and is so excited that you're expecting a baby soon. SKOR--This guy is very handsome and cool. He loves sports, especially soccer. He hopes to own a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop one day. He was a big flirt when you were dating and was physically affectionate with lots of girls. Though he was always morally clean, you still wished that he had saved his kisses and other forms of physical affection for you. He served an honorable mission and took you to the temple. ZERO--This guy never studied in school and barely graduated. His idea of a good job is working at McDonald's during a non-lunch or dinner rush shift. He doesn't know what to do with his life and he doesn't really care. He spends his time hanging out with a few friends, laughing at old jokes, and watching people. He is a member, but rarely goes. He likes to sing and he could be good looking if he took better care of himself. He wrote romantic things to you in letters and you thought that they were all true. You felt sure that if you could just influence him for good, he could turn his life around. Unfortunately, you married him before he turned it around and he still hasn't changed. Milky Way--This guy has spectacular dreams. He wants to be a movie star. He wants to be unbelievably rich and tremendously famous. He wants to own a huge, richly decorated home. He also sees himself as a very successful player in the NBA, or maybe in the NFL. Self-esteem is not one of his weaknesses. However, he lacks a plan which would help him reach is dreams, so they are merely fantasies, not real goals. His reality is that he hasn't even graduated from college or a vocational school, though he has attended college for 10 years. You married him, believing in him and his dreams, but as it is now, you're still living the poor student life. If it weren't for your job, you wouldn't have any money at all. He's a great father and very smart and funny. He's just not focused on fulfilling his dreams. Lifesavers--This man is a lifeguard. He has a great body, a great tan, a great smile, and a helpful personality. He also is a wonderful home teacher and missionary. He has shared the Gospel with many of his friends. So far, 30 have joined the Church. He has a very strong testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel and it is visible in everything he does. You met him when you were out dancing with your friends. He saw that you weren't having much fun dancing with the man who kept asking you to dance, and realized you were too nice to tell him no. So he stepped in and asked you for the next slow song. You had a lot in common and felt totally comfortable with each other, in an exciting sort of way. When you returned to your friends, you were almost out of breath and deliriously happy. You exchanged phone numbers, dated for 8 months, met each other's families and got engaged. Of course, you got married in your favorite temple. Four children later, you are still madly in love and very happy. Hot Tamales--This guy was voted "most attractive man" his senior year of high school. He knows he's good looking and considers himself a valuable commodity. However, once you get to know him, he can be down to earth and fun. He joined the Church when he was seventeen and none of his family are members. He's a great dancer and singer. He is reserving his kisses for engagement at least. He wants to be an electrical engineer when he grows up, but right now he's a waiter, putting himself through school. He is trying to avoid school-debt, but it looks like he'll take out at least $5,000 in student loans next semester. He had to cut down on his hours at work so he'd have time to study. He thinks womanhood is very sacred and is excited about being a daddy. He wants to learn how to play the piano. Right now, all he can play is "Heart and Soul." You got married in the temple. You live near his parents, who like the family over for Sunday dinner during Church time. It's a tough balancing act. These candies would also work well: Sugar Daddy, Sugar Baby, Nerds, Sweetarts, Almond Joy, Mounds, etc. Carol McKinney Boswell wrote: > What were the traits of the "candy bar men?" This would assist us in > duplicating your great activity! > > Carol > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Deaver > To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com > Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 11:29 PM > Subject: Re: (lds-yw) CANDY BAR ACTIVITY > > > We did this activity just last week. The girls each chose a candy bar as > >they entered the room. We ate them & went around the room, each of us > >reading the traits of the candy-bar man we had. > > > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ End of lds-yw-digest V1 #286 **************************** - To unsubscribe to $LIST, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe $LIST" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.