11 year old boy scout camp - UPDATE

saturday, October 24th 2009
8:00am – 3:00pm
meet at the Fort Lauderdale Church Building Grounds
1100 SW 15th Ave
FT LAUDERDALE , FL 33312

COME FOR A GREAT START TO SCOUTING
ATTENDEES MUST BE 11 OR RECENTLY 12 YEARS OF AGE,DRESSED IN CLASS A OR B UNIFORM, AND HAVE THEIR BOY SCOUT HANDBOOK WIITH THEM.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH PROVIDED.

QUESTIONS?
CALL LORI WHITE at 954/549-7801

SEE YOU THERE! RAIN OR SHINE

Great ideas and links

Here are some ideas to help your organization:

http://www.ldsactivitydays.com/index.php

http://latter-dayvillage.com/primaryhome.htm

http://www.mormonchic.com/gospel/achievement.asp

http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/primary/achieve.htm

http://www.mormonshare.com/

http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/primary/

 

Summer is over. We're getting back to work. We apologize for not keeping up with the blog as faithfully as promised. As you know the 11 year old camp got postponed. We still don't have a new date yet. We will keep you posted. We had the opportunity to participate on some of your activities this year. Thanks for inviting us. You're all doing a great job with the kids in the stake and we really appreciate all the work and love that you put in your callings. We have felt it and most importantly the kids do to. We have had a hard time getting content for the newsletter specially spotlights. We thought it that we would focus on the blog and provides you with different resources here.
We finnally got a stake primary secretary and we are very excited about that. We are looking forward to working with you. We love you and pray for your success.
The Stake Primary presidency

11-YEAR-OLD SCOUTS

saturday, august 22
8:00am – 3:00pm
treetops park
3900 sw 100 avenue in Davie

COME FOR A GREAT START TO SCOUTING
ATTENDEES MUST BE 11 OR RECENTLY 12 YEARS OF AGE,
DRESSED IN CLASS A OR B UNIFORM, AND HAVE THEIR BOY SCOUT
HANDBOOK WIITH THEM.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH PROVIDED.

QUESTIONS?
CALL LORI WHITE at 954/549-7801

SEE YOU THERE! RAIN OR SHINE

Activity Days ideas to combine boys and girls

Especially during the summer where so many of the families are traveling your ward may have a small number of boys and girls that are attending Activity Days. A good sugestions used by many wards and branchs is to combine the girls and the boys and do activities that will meet the requirements for both. Here is a sample calendar with some activity ideas for combined activities:
Achievement Day Activity Schedule
1. Spirituality Treasure Box My Personal History - Family History
2. Learn Basic First Aid Skills -Safety & Personal Preparedness
3. Quarterly Primary ActivityDaddy Daughter/Mommy Son Softball Game - Put your best foot forward
4. Check on Spiritualy Treasure Box Grow In The Gospel
5. Prepare A Weekly Menu And Shopping List Food Guide Pyramid
6. Patriotic Appreciation- Citizenship
7. Thank You Treat-Service & Citizenship
8. Learn to Conduct Music - Personal Preparedeness
9. Cook Out Fun - Outdoor Fun & Skills
10. Nature Hike/Picnic Outdoor Fun
11. Meet At 5:00 p.m. Trip to Library Education and Scholarship
10. Prepare A Meal For The Missionaries- Family Skills
11. What do you wanna Bee? - Personal Preparedness
11. A Trip Around the World - Education & Scholarship
12. Learn New Talents - Arts/Crafts
13. Prepare a dish for Thanksgiving - Family Skills
14. Service Lesson

At the end of the year Survey kids for New Ideas for the Coming Year. It is a good idea to have sample activities and have kids select from it.

Activity Days idea for July

On the theme of Scripture studying as a way to strengthen the family:
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwwomens/booths/38.htm

Sharing time ideas for July

On prayer:
http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4816&Itemid=429
http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4783&Itemid=429
On scripture reading:
http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4729&Itemid=429
http://www.sugardoodle.net/Primary/Quarterly%20Activity%20Ideas/Scripture%20Olympics.shtml
http://www.sugardoodle.net/Scriptures/index.shtml
Family Home Evening:
http://www.sugardoodle.net/Family%20Home%20Evening/index.shtml
Keeping the Sabbath:
http://www.sugardoodle.net/Sabbath%20Day/index.shtml

Mother Daughter Journal

1. Decorate journals together and place them in a drawstring bag with a Book of Mormon, a pen, coloring pencils or markers and an envelope of journal starters for each of us.
2. Every evening Mom and daughter will read from the Book of Mormon and write in own journals together before personal prayers and bedtime.
3. Journal entries may be scripture commentary, whatever each feels inspired to write, or based on a random journal starter.
4. Drawings, stickers, etc. are always welcome in our journals.
5. Writing every day for the first week will earn a reward (which the mom and daughter should agree on previously)

Focus on the right thing

Elder Dieter Uchtdorf:On a dark December night 36 years ago, a Lockheed 1011 jumbo jet crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing over 100 people. This terrible accident was one of the deadliest crashes in the history of the United States.
A curious thing about this accident is that all vital parts and systems of the airplane were functioning perfectly—the plane could have easily landed safely at its destination in Miami, only 20 miles (32 km) away. During the final approach, however, the crew noticed that one green light had failed to illuminate—a light that indicates whether or not the nose landing gear has extended successfully. The pilots discontinued the approach, set the aircraft into a circling holding pattern over the pitch-black Everglades, and turned their attention toward investigating the problem.
They became so preoccupied with their search that they failed to realize the plane was gradually descending closer and closer toward the dark swamp below. By the time someone noticed what was happening, it was too late to avoid the disaster.
After the accident, investigators tried to determine the cause. The landing gear had indeed lowered properly. The plane was in perfect mechanical condition. Everything was working properly—all except one thing: a single burned-out lightbulb. That tiny bulb—worth about 20 cents—started the chain of events that ultimately led to the tragic deaths of over 100 people. Of course, the malfunctioning lightbulb didn't cause the accident; it happened because the crew placed its focus on something that seemed to matter at the moment while losing sight of what mattered most.
The tendency to focus on the insignificant at the expense of the profound happens not only to pilots but to everyone. We are all at risk. The driver who focuses on the road has a far greater chance of arriving at his destination accident free than the driver who focuses on sending text messages on his phone.
We know what matters most in life—the Light of Christ teaches this to everyone. We as faithful Latter-day Saints have the Holy Ghost as a "constant companion" to teach us the things of eternal value.
Pause for a moment and check where your own heart and thoughts are. Are you focused on the things that matter most? How you spend your quiet time may provide a valuable clue. Where do your thoughts go when the pressure of deadlines is gone? Are your thoughts and heart focused on those short-lived fleeting things that matter only in the moment, or on things that matter most?
What grudges do you bear? What excuses do you cling to that keep you from being the [person] you know you should be? What are the things that distract you from your duties or hinder you from magnifying your calling more diligently?
Sometimes the things that distract us are not bad, in and of themselves; often they even make us feel good.
It is possible to take even good things to excess. One example can be seen in a father or grandfather who spends hours upon hours searching for his ancestors or creating a blog while neglecting or avoiding quality or meaningful time with his own children and grandchildren. Another example could be a gardener who spends his days pulling weeds from the soil while ignoring the spiritual weeds that threaten to choke his soul.
Even some programs of the Church can become a distraction if we take them to extremes and allow them to dominate our time and our attention at the expense of things that matter most. We need balance in life.
We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the things that matter most.

Ideas in Spanish

Bautismo Puzzle
Child's Scripture Study Chart - Girl (Spanish)
Conociendonos - Welcome to Primary Forteleza de Fe / Fortress of Faith
Music Aid: Este es Mi Hijo Amado - This is My Beloved Son

May’s theme is baptism

May's theme is Baptism. Here are a few great ideas for Sharing time:
baptism puzzle
Baptism my first covenant
Baptism of Jesus Christ
I am accountable for my choices Baptism Day Penny

Scripture power carnival

Hey everyone! Here's a carnival for a primary activity. You can tie each booth into a scripture story. So far we have:Jonah and the Whale for the Fish Pond. The Golden Plates for the Sandbox The Children of Israel wandering in the wilderness for the Cake Walk. The Stripling Warriors for the Face Painting. There's 4 more booths to match a scripture story to. I need a story for a photo booth, the 3 legged race/obstacle course, the parachute (where you toss balls up with a big parachute) and the bouncy house. Any ideas, post it here.

Activity days

Hurricane season is coming -
72 hour kits Activity
Baptism binders
Book of Mormon Scavenger Hunt
Camelot Night
Duty to God - Thought Book
Faith in God - Modesty Activity Temple activity Amazing Race
Baptismal Covenants Handout
Holy Ghost booklet
Tithing Handout

Armour of God Activity for boys or girls

I used the Armour of God activity found on the lds site here. They made their Armour out of paper bags but I have too many girls so instead I made a paper doll and Armour on my cricut. I understand that not everyone has access to a cricut die cut machine but if they do I used the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge and the George and Basic Shapes cartridge. If you have access to a cricut and these cartridges the download link for the doll/armour cut file I made and used is here http://www.mediafir e.com/?yjwmzyzgn mj and the finished product is herehttp://www.mediafir e.com/imageview. php?quickkey= 0jnzjjgeny1& thumb=5. I hope this helps somebody with ideas! (I also downloaded the necessary songs from lds.org/music .) The first part of the activity they decorated and wrote on all of the pieces and the second we did the actual activity as explained on the lds website except they put their armour on the dolls instead of themselves. They all loved it!
Carolyn Rowberry

LDS conference packets

Here's the link for the April Conference packets for kids to work on during General COnference.
http://www.scribd. com/doc/13298891 /2009-April- Conference- Packet

General Conference Notebooks http://lds.about.com/od/generalconferencegames/a/gen_conf_notebk.htm

Father and Daughter Survivor

Daddy/Daughter activity, with a Survivor theme. Split them into 2 teams and give them color coordinated strips of cloth toput on their heads, wrists, waists, or wherever they wanted to show which team they were on. Both teams have dads and girls. Assign various tasks to compete with the other team which could includ putting puzzles together, eating jello with hands behind back, a sponge to pass water from one bucket to another, etc. Last thing have dads build a fire, then have the girls all roast hot dogs and marshmellows.

Fear Factor with Dad

Some ideas:
1. In your face - cheetos throw (first the dads and then the daughters) put shaving cream on their face and the girls will be throwing cheetos at them. The team that gets the most cheetos to stick wins the round.
2. Creeky search - how many snakes and spiders can you find in the barrel.
3. Munch Up - What is it? Taste and figure it out (liquidified hot dogs, peas, rice and beans)
4. Pucker up - Who can hold a straight face the longest while eating a sour lemon candy

Lesson on Family History

Since the theme this year focuses on Eternal Families, I did a search on some activities on Family history. This is one example that I found:

felt inspired to have a "family history unit".We started by introducing Family History, and proxy work to the girls. Co-leader used the lesson in Joseph Smith from a few weeks ago, and we talked about different ways of being sealed to our parents.. (born in covenant, Sealed to your parents on earth, doing the work for others).
I purchased two large size piece puzzles (70 pieces-10x13 inches). I put thepuzzles together, then flipped them over so the back was up. I wrote out a family Group sheet on one (I used my family), and on the other, I drew out a family tree. I took the puzzles apart and put them back into the box. When itwas time for the activity, I asked a leader (the PP) to hide some of the piecesfrom each puzzle around the room. Some were EXTREMELY obvious, one was deviously hard. The remaining puzzle pieces were jumbled together on the table.

We opened with prayer, and I asked one girl to without bending her elbows, braid her hair. When she had difficulty, I asked her if there was anything she needed and she asked for help.. One of the girls volunteered to help. We likened thatto doing proxy work. (this idea came from one of the primary manuals .. combing the hair) We talked about how we needed to know who our relatives are so that we can make sure their work has been done. Then, I show the girls set of blank forms... and told them that they wouldstart with themselves, and that they could fill in a lot of the information forthemselves, and they could ask questions about their parents and possiblygrandparents. When they asked what about if they didn't know someone.. if they had died beforethe girl was born.. and we went into how we could ask others, and use the internet.... Family Search, ancestry etc, the libraries etc and showed them copies of some of the documents I had for my family. I reviewed with them some of the information found in the forms and went over how no one document is going to have all of the answers. that we have to put together the puzzle pieces and make sure they fit. We then started putting together the puzzles. They realized that some of thepieces were missing. I pointed out that sometimes you have to search very dilligently, look hard, and they started finding the pieces. Some were hidden within the papers I'd brought in.. some were scattered on the floor, some on the piano, chalk rails, heaters, window ledges, etc. The one really "devious" piece was hidden out of sight. The girls assembled the puzzle by interviewing me.. (asked me who had this lastname or this birthdate...) As the puzzles were near completion, they realizedthat they were still missing pieces. It finally became apparent they needed help from elsewhere.. (we likened this to prayer and being attuned to the holyghost) The girls kept asking where could the piece be. The primary president revealed the location (in a still small voice..)Worked out EXTREMELY WELL.. We gave the girls a pedigree chart and 10 FGS tofill out and bring back.

Beautiful idea for activity days

A Fine China Plate
June 23, 2008 by Michelle

I’ve been reading through Gentle Passages by Robin Jones Gunn. It is a book of ideas to make our daughters’ transition into womanhood a special time. My daughters are all still young, but my oldest is developing such an emotional maturity, and I can see that the days of her young girlhood will fly by quickly.
I put one of the ideas into practice last week. I began by reading a story from the book. Although I can not do justice to Robin’s beautiful telling of the story, I will summarize it here…
Young Natalie, Robin’s eleven year old neighbor, was upset that her parents would not allow her to go to a particular movie with a group of her friends. Natalie felt that her parents were overprotective and could not understand her. Robin had been making chocolate covered cherries, and asked if Natalie would like to eat some with her while they talked. Robin then proceeded to dig through the garbage can and pulled out some paper plates stained from hot dogs and baked beans! When Natalie asked if she had any other plates, Robin agreed that dirty paper plates really were not suitable to serving her guest. She went to a china cabinet and pulled out a beautiful china plate. She explained that these were very special plates of which she was “probably too protective.” Natalie agreed that Robin was right to be careful of such valuable plates. At this moment, Robin went on to say, “that’s why I want to keep them clean and ready so I can use them to serve others.”
The story continued with the conversation between Robin and Natalie, and Natalie came to an understanding that she was like the china plate. Her parents were protective of her because they wanted her to be kept clean and set apart, so that she would be ready to serve others.
Robin and Natalie read together from the Bible, 2 Timothy 2:21 “If you stay away from sin you will be like one of these dishes made of purest gold - the very best in the house- so that Christ himself can use you for his highest purposes.”
After reading this story with my own daughter, we had a heartfelt mother/daughter talk, and then I presented her with a china plate. She had helped me choose the plate while shopping the day before, but had no idea what it would be used for. I wrote a note to her with permanent marker on the back of the plate, and referenced 2 Timothy 2:21. We have the plate displayed in our china cupboard for now, but I think we may put it in her own room. I hope that she will share the meaning of the plate many times over the years and be an encouragement to her friends who need to be reminded that God wants them to be fine china plates too.

FHE LESSON: IDEA

I thought this were very good lessons for Family Home Evening: (To print - http://www.ldsliving.com/e/2009/fhe/FHE030409.pdf)
Conference Talk:For more information on this topic read "O Ye That Embark," by Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, Nov 2008

Thought: When we give our all in . . . service, the Lord will give us all the courage we need and the assurance that He goes with us and that angels will bear us up.(Henry B. Eyring, "O Ye That Embark," Ensign, Nov 2008)

Song:"Go the Second Mile" Children's Songbook, p.167.
Scripture:Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.(Doctrine and Covenants 4:2)Lesson and Activity:Explain that as we try to become like Christ, we can follow his example of serving others. Have a family discussion. Ask: What is foster care? How would it feel to be a foster child? How important are simple things, like saying "I love you!" to children in foster care? Tell your family that they are going to do a service project making birthday cards for children in foster care. Brainstorm ideas about what kinds of cards these children would like.Gather materials to be used for making birthday cards, blank note cards, envelopes, colored paper, cardstock, stickers, markers, crayons, glue, scissors, and so on. Have a card-making night where you make many cards, for all age groups and genders, that say "Happy Birthday" or "We love you!" Let young children color and cut to their hearts' content! Let teens or older children design their own cards, ones that are suitable for other teens.Have the entire family sign each card. Do not seal the cards in the envelopes; simply slip them in the envelopes without sealing so the foster care people can decide who is an appropriate recipient of the card. Have fun making tons of cards!Deliver the cards to your local children's foster-care facility.
(Call your county government if you're not familiar with the location or contact information.)(Merrilee Boyack, 52 Weeks of Fun Family Service, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2007], p. 9, 102.)

Story: "She Saw My Need" - Jenna TrevorsSoon after the birth of my fifth child, I bought a new home and was preparing to make the big move. I was very tired. I hardly had the energy to care for my children, let alone do all the other things that now faced me with the move to another home - unpacking, putting things in order, and even painting the outside of the house.We finally got all of our possessions moved to the new house. As I sat in the living room holding my newborn daughter, surrounded by many boxes and feeling overwhelmed by all the work that was left to do, a knock sounded at my door. I opened the door and there stood Susan, one of my new neighbors, a woman who lived just down the street. She said, "I am here to help you." I couldn't believe she would be so concerned about me. She saw my circumstances but made no judgments. And she didn't offer to help - she just informed me that that's what she was going to do.Susan showed up every day, cheerful, willing, and energetic. She stayed at least eight hours a day for many days, until everything in the house was put away. Then she continued to come for two more weeks to help me paint the outside of my house. I never called her to ask her to help. But each morning as I went out to start painting I would see her walking up the street in her "paint clothes." Through it all, we laughed, groaned under the load, and shared deep feelings with one another.But that wasn't all she did. After a time Susan saw another need. She began to help me sort and organize all of my papers. Though the task was tedious and very time consuming, she helped me go through every paper I had. She showed me how to set up files and keep things in order. She also helped me organize everything else in my house, making it easier to care for and keep clean.It wasn't that Susan was bored and had nothing to do. She had a busy home and six children of her own to care for. She just saw a need, and she and her family made sacrifices to fill that need.I can't imagine how I would have survived those days without Susan. She was able to turn a huge trial into a blessing - and became my dear friend forever.(Leon R. Hartshorn, Inspiring Stories for Young Latter-day Saints, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1975].)

Refreshment: Ice Cream Sundae Pie
1 graham cracker pie crust (or wheatmeal biscuit pie crust)
4 cups ice cream, slightly softened, any flavor
1 cup ice cream topping (fudge sauce, caramel, or butterscotch)
Whipped cream,
for toppingNuts, for topping Maraschino cherries
Place a thin layer of ice cream on top of the pie crust; cover it with a thin layer of ice cream topping. Continue alternating layers of softened ice cream and topping. Cover the pie with foil or plastic wrap and place it in the freezer. Freeze until the pie is firm, at least four or five hours. To serve, slice it into wedges and top with whipped cream, nuts, cherries, and extra topping.Serves 6 to 8.

For February

It is late but it is there. You can now view the information and newsletter posted for February and March. The resource topic for February is service and there's several ideas on service projects for our wards. It is important to plan activities were kids have the opportunity to serve one another and the community.

Stake News

Good month everyone. Here's some new stake related news for everyone. There will be Scout round tables meetings starting in March at the stake center organized and run by the stake. The meetings will be every first tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the Stake center a representative of each unit must be present. This could be a member of the Presidency, the Scout Master, anyone in the scouting committee, etc..
Please mark your calendar and make appropriate arrangements.

Reverence Ideas

Reverence, seems to be a concern that is always on our mind. Here's some ideas collected from different people on how to increase reverence in our primaries. Don't forget to post ideas that have worked for you.
1. Idea: I had a problem settling down my primary class which consisted of the older primary children. They were also always reluctant to open and close with prayer. I decided to choose a class president, changing the person each month who made the prayer assignments. The children were much more responsive and willing to say prayers. They are also much more reverent during my lessons.
2. Idea: I have a CTR-aged child who is a distraction to everyone else in class. He would go in and out of the class at will. I figured the best way to keep him quiet was to assign him a task that made him feel very important. I asked to put his chair right by the door and make sure that nobody went out. He does it perfectly every Sunday and everybody sits quietly in class.
3. Idea: I believe there is a direct correlation between the reverence of the leaders at the beginning of Primary and the reverence of the children. The leaders set the tone.
4. Idea: I grew up in the Western U.S. There, the primary presidency always sat up front with the children giving the talks and scriptures and with the music leader. When I moved out East, I realized not everyone does this. We started doing it in our Primary this year. It has improved the reverence, but I think the most marked difference is that the children sing better during opening exercises because they have their leaders in front of them setting an example.
5. Idea: To Catch a Butterfly by Marilyn Wood - A couple of years ago, I found the following story in the friend about Reverence. I read it to the children. I then brought out bubbles and encouraged them to sit really still and see if they could catch the bubbles on their finger. I told them the bubbles were like the butterflies in the story and they must be very quiet and still to be able to catch one. Since this lesson, I've discovered Gymboree bubbles which you actually can catch! Anyway, the lesson made a difference in the reverence of our ward and I think the kids knew more of what was expected of them.

What has worked for you?

January Focus

The Faith in God program helps children ages 8 through 11 to set and achieve goals (such as gospel living and learning the Articles of Faith. A member of the Primary presidency should sit down with the child and his or her parents to explain the program to them.
Teachers should then hold periodic interviews with individual children to help them select and plan goals (and how they'll accomplish them) and listen to experiences the children had in striving to accomplish the goals.
When a child completes the program, a member of the Primary presidency meets with the child to discuss the achieved goals. A member of the Primary Presidency then presents the Faith in God Award in Primary opening or closing exercises. Some wards have the Bishop present it in sacrament meeting.

What are some of the barriers that you have as a presidency to accomplish the introduction and follow-up activities below? What ideas do you have for other presidencies on supporting the kids in creating and completing their goals?