Light the Fire Within

Girls Camp 2019 – Light the Fire Within
“If ye love me, keep my commandments” John 14:15

As a Ward - Light the World - June 9-15 (Can be done as a combined YW)

• ·         Help people around the world through charitable donations.
• ·         Learn about some of the problems in another country. How can you help?
• ·         Listen to a refugee’s story. See if there are ways you can help.
• ·         Sacrifice the cost of your favorite meal and feed the hungry.
• ·         Share on social media about someone who is an example of Christlike service or your favorite scripture. 

 As a Ward - Light Your Community - June 16-22 (Can be done as a YW class acitivity)

• ·         Volunteer to help a family move.
• ·         Help a neighbor with yard or garden work.
• ·         Ask an elderly person about some of their life experiences.
• ·         Invite a widow or a widower to a dinner or take an elderly couple dinner.
• ·         Share your family’s heritage. Invite a friend to participate in an activity involving family history work.
• ·         Help clean the church as a young women’s group.
• ·         Visit a nursing home. Studies show 60% never get visitors during their stay.

As a Young Woman - Light Your Family - June 23-29 (The girls can do on their own)

• ·         Write a handwritten note to your mom or dad, or both.
• ·         Take each of your siblings on a one-on-one activity.
• ·         At dinner, tell each family member why he or she is loved.
• ·         Do chores with your family around your home.
• ·         Learn about an ancestor and share their story with your family.
• ·         If you haven’t prayed as a family in a while, help your family to, one day this week.

As a Young Woman – Light Your Faith - June 30-July 6 (The girls can do on their own)

• ·         Make a goal to offer a kneeling prayer every morning this week.
• ·         Visit the temple and, if possible, do baptisms for the dead.
• ·         Wake up 15 minutes earlier for scripture study.
• ·         Share an experience on social media when prayer helped you with a problem in your life.
• ·         Think about a friend who is going through some rough challenges. Say a prayer for them.
• ·         Ask God how you can be an answer to someone else’s prayer.