YOUNG WOMEN EXTRAS
Notes of Encouragement for Young Women –
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When a youth does not attend or she needs encouragement of any kind, a note is always.
More Learning Activities:
HEART ATTACK SOMEONE on Valentine’s Day or any day to share your love. You can also do this on a very large card made of a folded poster (instead of a door) with smaller hearts and cards and messages inside. You can do this to share your love, invite them to an activity, wish them well when they are ill, or tell them you missed them. Do this for a friend or someone you are trying to fellowship, the elderly, or someone who is sick. The idea is to make a big deal out of the idea that you care.
NOTES FROM TALK: Great points to help Young Women leaders reactivate those who are not attending Young Women (Church) or youth activities.
POINTS MADE IN ARTICLE:
SAVING THE ONE:
• “The Savior taught a principle that has not yet been adopted generally: “What man of you,” he asked, “having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” (Luke 15:4; italics added). We must pay more attention to the inactive than to the active.”
BE THEIR PAL
• “Youth leaders must reach out to the inactive. Be their pal. Take them with you. Meet their special needs. Strengthen your activities with service and spiritual objectives so that every activity is meaningful and worthwhile.”
MEET WITH YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS TO PLAN ACTIVATION GOALS
• Review this article with your Young Women leaders to read about “In Alma, chapter 10, Amulek describes himself as inactive: “I [have never] known much of the ways of the Lord, and his mysteries and marvelous power.” That’s often the problem. Often, the inactive just haven’t been taught the gospel.”
“The Lord knew all about Amulek’s feelings, so he sent Alma to home teach and activate this man. Amulek was ready; Alma needed prompting to call on him—and you know what happened then (see Alma 8:14–22; Alma 10:7–9).”
“When men of faith visit these brethren and become their friends, love them, and teach them the gospel, they and their families will come back.”
THE PLAN MIGHT BE:
• Visit and challenge
• Send birthday cards
• Write letters or call them (see the ColorQuote cards in GospelGrabBag (below) ready-to-send (that also coordinate with lessons taught).
• FORM FRIENDSHIPS
“Gradually through individual attention and frequent visits, friendships can be formed. Have the family over to dinner, go to the park or ball games or on picnics with them. When you’re assigned to inactive families, you have to have time to just pop over and become their friend. In this way, you build personal relationships.”
• BUILD TRUST
“They come to know you and they come to trust you. They sense you are interested in them and truly care. Then when the golden and prayed-for moment comes, you can talk soul-to-soul about the things of God.”
• HOLD GOSPEL SEMINARS
“There are two basic things that nearly every inactive member lacks: knowledge and testimony. Gospel seminars, regardless of the titles by which they have been called, should be held to teach gospel principles.”
• PRAY
“Prayer is essential in order to activate our brethren and sisters.” Quote: “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of” (Alfred Tennyson).
MORE NOTECARDS TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH: See ColorQuote notecards beginning in MAY Come Follow Me section. Look for these every month to match the lesson topic. ColorQuote notecards can be sent with a special “we missed you” message from Young Women leaders or class presidents to encourage them to MISSING YOUTH to attend. SAMPLE May Lesson 4 (shown below/right).
ColorQuotes for MAY can be DOWNLOADED INSTANTLY. Three Ways to Purchase:
• ColorQuotes BUNDLE right here
• Individually (below)
• Lesson Lifesavers BUNDLE see lessons 1-6
ColorQuotes May BUNDLE to match lessons 1-6 are:
. Lesson 1: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO AND FOLLOW THE LIVING PROPHET?
QUOTE: “When we choose to live according to the words of the prophets, we are on the covenant path that leads to perfection.” – Carol F. McConkie
. Lesson 2: HOW DO I RECEIVE PERSONAL REVELATION?
QUOTE: “But as we honor our covenants and keep the commandments, as we strive ever more consistently to do good and become better, we can walk with the confidence that God will guide our steps.” – Elder David A. Bednar
. Lesson 3: HOW CAN I MAKE MY PRAYERS MORE MEANINGFUL?
QUOTE: “Communication with Father in Heaven is not a trivial matter, it’s a sacred privilege.” – Elder Richard G. Scott
. Lesson 4: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STUDY THE SCRIPTURES?
QUOTE: “Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give guidance and inspiration from on high.” – Elder Richard G. Scott
. Lesson 5: HOW CAN I STRENGTHEN MY TESTIMONY?
QUOTE: Alma 32:28 “Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts . . . (read more on the quote).
. Lesson 6: HOW CAN A PATRIARCHAL BLESSING HELP ME?
QUOTE: “Our Heavenly Father did not put us on this earth to fail . . . but to succeed gloriously.” – Elder Richard G. Scott
COLOR QUOTES BUNDLE June Lessons 1-5 ⇒ SEE LESSON IDEAS FOR EACH QUOTE (coming soon)
ColorQuotes for JUNE can be DOWNLOADED INSTANTLY. Three Ways to Purchase:
• ColorQuotes BUNDLE right here
• Lesson Lifesavers download individually see lessons 1-5
ColorQuotes June BUNDLE to match lessons 1-5“PRIESTHOOD AND PRIESTHOOD KEYS” are:
. Lesson 1: WHAT IS THE PRIESTHOOD?
Quote: “As we are worthy, the ordinances of the priesthood enrich our lives on earth and prepare us for the magnificent promises of the world ahead. The Lord said, “In the ordinances … the power of godliness is manifest.” – Elder Neil L. Andersen, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “Power in the Priesthood.”
• Lesson 2: WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE WORK OF THE PRIESTHOOD?
Quote: “We lighten the loads of others best by helping the Lord strengthen them. That is why the Lord included in our charge to comfort others the command to be His witnesses at all times and in all places.”—President Henry B. Eyring, “The Comforter”
• Lesson 3: WHAT ARE THE KEYS OF THE PRIESTHOOD?
Quote: “You know something about keys. In your pocket there might be a key to your home or car. Priesthood keys, on the other hand, are intangible and invisible. They “switch on” the authority of the priesthood. Some keys even convey power to bind in heaven as well as on earth.”— Elder Russell M. Nelson, “Personal Priesthood Responsibility”
• Lesson 4: WHAT ARE THE KEYS OF THE PRIESTHOOD?
Quote: “Your Father in Heaven is generous with His power. All men and all women have access to this power for help in their lives. All who have made sacred covenants with the Lord and who honor those covenants are eligible to receive personal revelation, to be blessed by the ministering of angels, to commune with God.”— Elder Russell M. Nelson, “Men and Women in the Work of the Lord”
• Lesson 5: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SUSTAIN MY CHURCH LEADERS?
Quote: “The obligation that we make when we raise our hands . . . is a most sacred one. It does not mean that we will go quietly on our way and be willing that the prophet of the Lord shall direct this work, but it means . . . that we stand behind him; we will pray for him; we will defend his good name, and we will strive to carry out his instructions as the Lord shall direct.”—President George Albert Smith, “Sustaining Those Whom the Lord Sustains”
COLOR QUOTES BUNDLE July Lessons 1-6 ⇒ SEE LESSON IDEAS FOR EACH QUOTE (coming soon)
ColorQuotes for JULY can be DOWNLOADED INSTANTLY. Three Ways to Purchase:
• ColorQuotes BUNDLE right here
• Lesson Lifesavers download individually see lessons 1-6
ColorQuotes July BUNDLE to match lessons 1-6 are:
• Lesson 1: WHY ARE ORDINANCES IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE?
QUOTE: “Ordinances invite spiritual purpose and power into our lives as we strive to be born again and become men and women of Christ.” David A. Bednar, Apostle, “Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins,” April 2016 General Conference
• Lesson 2: WHY ARE COVENANTS IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE?
QUOTE: “Covenants with God help us know who we really are. They connect us to Him in a personal way through which we come to feel our value in His sight and our place in His kingdom.” – Jean A. Stevens, “Covenant Daughters of God,” October 2014 General Conference
• Lesson 3: WHAT COVENANTS DID I MAKE AT BAPTISM?
QUOTE: “When we understand our baptismal covenant and the gift of the Holy Ghost, it will change our lives and will establish our total allegiance to the kingdom of God. When temptations come our way, if we will listen, the Holy Ghost will remind us that we have promised to remember our Savior and obey the commandments of God.” – Elder Robert D Hales
• Lesson 4: HOW DO I RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST?
QUOTE: “Obedience opens the door to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. And the spiritual gifts and abilities activated by the power of the Holy Ghost enable us to avoid deception – and to see, to feel, to know, to understand, and to remember things as they really are.” David A. Bednar, Apostle, “Things as They Really Are”
• Lesson 5: WHY ARE TEMPLE ORDINANCES IMPORTANT?
QUOTE: “As you and I go to the holy houses of God, as we remember the covenants we make within, we will be more able to bear every trial and to overcome each temptation. In this sacred sanctuary we will find peace; we will be renewed and fortified.” President Thomas S. Monson, “The Holy Temple–a Beacon to the World”
• Lesson 6: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TAKE UPON MYSELF THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST?
QUOTE: “When Christ becomes our constant companion, it will make our whole day different, … slowly, day by day, our conduct will become more unselfish, our relationships more tender, our desire to serve more constant, and we will find ourselves going about doing good. Always. We will have taken upon us not only his name, but his image in our countenances also (see Alma 5:14).” Ardeth G. Kapp
