Planning with a Purpose - Guidelines for preparing class/quorum activities
Step 1. Gather information from all the members of your class or
quorum. Find out what their interests are, what skills they need to
learn, and how they would like to serve. Make a special effort to
include those who do not attend regularly.
Step 2. Using the information from Step 1, plan Mutual activities,
remembering that Mutual activities should:
• Strengthen testimonies of Jesus Christ.
• Invite the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22–23).
• Include youth in planning and responsibility.
• Have a specific purpose.
• Be fun!
Mutual activities should begin with opening exercises
FOR CLASS PRESIDENCIES
Use Steps 1 and 2 in your presidency meetings and with your Young Men or Young Women leaders to plan activities for the coming months.
• Prayerfully consider the interests and needs of each member
of the class or quorum before you fill out the monthly
calendar in Step 2.
• As you make assignments, think about how you can involve
all class or quorum members in the activity: set-up,
refreshments, clean-up, phone calls, and so on.
• Remember the important details of cost, transportation,
and safety.
3. Take the planning sheets to bishopric youth committee
meetings to report on coming activities.
FOR YW PRESIDENCY/ADVISORS
1. Assist the youth leaders in assessing the needs of the class or
quorum. In addition to the questions in Step 1, you might ask:
• Do we have class or quorum members with special needs?
How can we meet those needs?
• How can we help those who are not attending?
• How can we reinforce the Sunday lesson topics?
2. Assist the youth leaders in planning activities that fulfill specific
purposes, such as achieving an Aaronic Priesthood or Scouting
purpose, living a Young Women value, reaching out to new
class or quorum members, developing a skill, and so on.
3. As a part of Mutual planning, see that opening exercises are
planned and assigned.
MUTUAL MEETINGS:
1ST WEEK: COMBINED YM/YW ACTIVITIES - turn about YM/YW organizing activity.
2nd WEEK: COMBINED YOUNG WOMEN ACTIVITY
3rd WEEK: INDIVIDUAL CLASS ACTIVITIES
4TH WEEK: COMBINED YOUNG WOMEN ACTiVITY (Camp craft/ Sevice)
5TH WEEK: INDIVIDUAL CLASS ACTIVITY -
The Lord has called His followers to “strengthen [our] brethren … in all [our] doings” (see D&C 108:7). Therefore, it is essential to plan activities with gospel purposes in mind. Meaningful activities give you opportunities to put into practice gospel principles, strengthen testimonies, develop talents and leadership skills, give service, and foster friendships with others who are committed to living gospel standards. These are gospel purposes.
Instead of “What do we want to do?” Instead, ask what does the Lord want to have happen in the lives of those we serve?”
Commit to planning the next activity with gospel purposes in mind. After the activity, discuss as a presidency specific ways lives were strengthened and gospel principles applied.
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