A Small Video

We showed this little video at one of our Enrichment Meetings. We had gathered items from the Church's Humanitarian Center to make for orphans. They have blankets, nightgowns, toys, etc that you can take to work on, and bring back when you are done. Then they send them to orphanages all over the world. We started off our night with this activity, to put things into perspective. I don't think there was a dry eye. It was really neat...

Six S Night

We recently had an enrichment night that we called "Six S Night" and stood for "Soup, Salad, and Sweets with Sisters in Sweats doing Service." We served simple soups and salads and then spent the night sewing humanitarian school kit bags (but you could work on any service project for your area.) We decorated very simply to keep the focus on service and displayed quotes on service printed nicely and framed as centerpieces. We offered a prize for the craziest pair of sweats and had tons of fun sewing and chatting. We finished with a simple dessert and a few words on service and how it blesses us individually. This was one of our most successful enrichment nights to date.

Thanks, Kayrena!

Planning

We are currently planning our Enrichment Meeting for March. As the sisters arrive, we will serve them dinner - a salad bar. We will then start with a video that the church has created for the Relief Society called "Live up to your Priviledges." (See previous post). Then we are showing a short video about the church's humanitarian service. After that, we will start our projects.

Deseret Industries has all sorts of fun things that they make and send out to orphanages, etc. We will be making baby quilts, bibs, toy balls, dolls, file folders, scarves, and hats. We will be sewing some things, but other things do not require it. So everyone, no matter what their knowledge, can participate in serving and creating these projects. We are really excited!

Service Auction Points

We had sisters volunteer service to be auctioned at our activity. For example, some sisters volunteered to babysit, other to take family pictures, others to dust and vacuum, others to make a meal, etc. They way the sisters earned points was from filling out this form. They added their points and they were like their "money." Here is how to get the points:

Service Auction Points

Tally up your points on the lines provided to see how much you will have to bid with.

Gospel Related

___ 10 points if you are here today
___ 15 points if you have been to the temple this month
___ 15 points if you have done your visiting teaching this month (November)
___ 10 points if you said your personal prayers this morning
___ 10 points if you studied the scriptures this week
___ 15 points for every child or grandchild currently serving a mission
___ 20 points if you have served a mission (20 points for each mission)
___ 15 points if you’ve had the missionaries teach a friend or neighbor in the last year
___ 15 points if you’ve attended an enrichment activity in the last year
___ 10 points if you have fed the missionaries in the last 3 months
___ 10 points if you had Family Home Evening this month (November)
___ 15 points if you have given a talk in church this year
___ 15 points if you have shared a musical number in church this year
___ 5 points if you’ve participated in ward or stake choir this year
___ 5 points if you’ve ever shared your testimony during Fast and Testimony meeting

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Service Related

___ 10 points if you said “I love you” to someone today
___ 10 points if you have visited a neighbor this month
___ 20 points if you have volunteered more than 50 hours for an established organization this year (ex: Habitat for Humanity, Make a Wish Foundation, Give Kids the World, United Way, etc.)
___ 10 points if you have donated money (other than tithing) for a charitable cause this year
___ 10 points if you have helped someone earn their Eagle Scout, Young Woman of Excellence, or Duty to God award this year
___ 15 points if you have helped someone in need this month

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Marriage/Family Related

___ 15 points if you have been married 25+ years
___ 25 points if you have been married 50+ years
___ 10 points if you were married in 2007
___ 10 points for every child
___ 5 points for every grandchild
___ 10 points if you have a child or grandchild named after someone in the Book of Mormon
___ 10 points if you have a child or grandchild named after a famous historical figure
___ 5 points for each grandparent (including great-grandparents) who are still alive
___ 10 points if your spouse was your first kiss
___ 10 points if you were your spouse’s first kiss

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All about YOU

___ 10 points if you’re under 25 years old
___ 10 points if you’re over 25 years old
___ 10 points if you were born outside of Utah
___ 20 points if you were born outside of the United States
___ 10 points if you have lived in Bountiful your whole life
___ 5 points for each country you have lived in
___ 5 points if you have ever lived in New York City, Los Angeles, or Chicago
___ 10 points if you play a musical instrument (10 points for each instrument played)
___ 10 points if you speak another language (including sign language – 10 points for each language)
___ 5 points if you have ever been to college (for any amount of time)
___ 10 points if you have a Bachelor’s Degree
___ 15 points if you have a Master’s or Doctorate’s Degree
___ 5 points if you attended college outside of Utah
___ 5 points if you passed your Driver’s License test the first time
___ 5 points if you have ever shopped at Walmart
___ 5 points if you have ever worked in the fast food or retail industries
___ 5 points if you had your first paying job before you were 16 years old
___ 5 points if you have ever been to beauty school
___ 5 points if you have ever taken piano, or other instrument lessons
___ 5 points if you have ever played on a sports team (church, school, or community)
___ 5 points if you have ever ridden a horse
___ 5 points if you have ever been to a Jazz game
___ 5 points if you have ever been to a rodeo
___ 5 points if you have ever been to “Music and the Spoken Word” or a Tabernacle Choir concert

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Travel Related

___ 5 points if you have ever been to Disneyland or Disneyworld
___ 5 points if you have ever seen a Broadway play or musical in New York City
___ 5 points if you have seen the Statue of Liberty (in person)
___ 5 points if you have seen the Golden Gate Bridge (in person)
___ 5 points if you have seen Mount Rushmore (in person)
___ 5 points if you have seen the Grand Canyon (in person)
___ 5 points if you have been to Yellowstone National Park
___ 5 points if you have ever been swam in the Atlantic Ocean
___ 5 points if you have ever swam in the Pacific Ocean
___ 5 points if you have been to the Nauvoo Temple
___ 5 points if you have ever gone sky-diving
___ 10 points if you’ve been to the Great Wall of China
___ 10 points if you’ve been to the Pyramids of Giza
___ 10 points if you’ve seen the London Bridge (in person)
___ 10 points if you’ve seen the Eiffel Tower (in person)
___ 5 points if you’ve ever been to the Louvre Museum (in Paris)
___ 5 points if you’ve ever been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (in New York)
___ 5 points if you’ve ever been to Africa
___ 5 points if you’ve ever been to the Parthenon
___ 5 points if you’ve ever been to Greece
___ 5 points if you’ve ever been on a cruise
___ 10 points if you’ve ever seen a shuttle launch (live)

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Christmas Related

___ 5 points if your Christmas Tree is set up
___ 5 points if you have lights on your house, window, or yard
___ 5 points if you have a Christmas stocking
___ 5 points if you have a Nativity set displayed in your home
___ 5 points if you have at least one Christmas song memorized
___ 5 points if you have ever seen the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
___ 5 points if you have ever read “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
___ 5 points if you can play any Christmas song on a musical instrument
___ 5 points if you have ever read Luke chapter 2.
___ 5 points if you have ever attended a performance of Handel’s Messiah
___ 5 points if you are planning on baking at least one Christmas goodie this year
___ 5 points if you have ever been shopping the day after Thanksgiving
___ 5 points if you have ever been shopping on Christmas Eve
___ 5 points if you are finished with your Christmas shopping

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_____ Total LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!