(Some of my Young Women at the Temple)
This past summer, I was called to be the Young Women President in my ward. I have loved it so much! I can't believe how busy it is... and how much fun we have had... and how much I have learned... and how much I have grown... already in these short 3 months! I feel so lucky to be around such amazing teenage girls, who are facing so much temptation and adversity in their lives. They are such strong, beautiful girls!
Recently we had a "VALUE" Trick-or-treat activity. We went around to all the leaders homes and had short lessons on all the different Young Women values. At my house, I taught about Integrity. Every value has a color associated with it, as well. Integrity's color is purple. So, for my treat, I wanted to include something HALLOWEEN and something PURPLE. Here is what I did: Purple Mummy's!
(I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs!)
I know you don't usually see mummy's that are purple... And they kind of turned out looking like Arabian bandits instead of mummy's... Ha Ha! But, I thought they turned out kinda freaky, and kinda cute! The girls LOVED them and so did my own kids. My daughters were thrilled to have a scary drink in their lunch boxes the next day! (There is a purple Gatorade under the mummy wrappings). And thank goodness for my superman Chad who helped me wrap all of these!
I also gave the girls a little scroll, tied up with a purple spider. It went along with my message about integrity. Having integrity - (being honest and having strong moral principles) is probably the greatest character trait we can have, don't you think?
Inside my scroll:
TELL THE TRUTH!
And avoid getting caught in a web of lies.
I am striving to be a mummy with integrity! And I am striving to raise children who have integrity and honor, who are honest, trustworthy, fair, and who have strong moral values. Hope you are having a Happy Halloween week!
3 comments:
I am so glad you posted about this!!! DARLING and CRAFTY are to words that come to mind. I have a roll of white crate paper in the pantry for a halloween surprise for the girls. (Totally inspired by you!) Can't wait.
Those are lucky girls to have such an awesome YW President. You are perfect for the job. :)
Thanks Adelle!! Very kind words! Can't wait to see your mummy's! Your girls are going to love them!
Super cute!!!! Wow, I need some great ideas like this :) Those girls are lucky to have a great person like you to lead them :)
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