A Brand New Year

The youth did a great job on the Brand New Year Fireside.

We started with the intro to the New YW/YM theme (Joshua 1:9) from the DVD

Then taught everyone the new "Be Strong" song! Which everyone loved!! It is a great song....you can download the sheet music or the instrumental onto your ipod.

Next youth gave talks about the standards from the Strength of the Youth and did a fabulous job! I loved the testimonies they bore and personal experiences they told us about.

We closed the meeting with the end of the DVD from the General Presidencies of the YM/YW.

And enjoyed sundaes for refreshments.

Check out the Brand New Year website.

Sledding

At Ellison Park!
This was so fun and we ended up with lots of snow, sunshine and great food. Thanks 3rd Ward for a fabulous Super Saturday!







the boys ended up on the news because of their crazy, cool sledding! It was fun!!

New Beginnings Idea

This looks so cute! I love the idea.

It is all about a girl who gains 8 values (Personal Progress) and what she learns along the way.

I hope everyone is having fun with New Beginnings. Good luck with Personal Progress this year.

December Service

This really helped me get into the spirit of Christmas. It was a great service project at a local Nursing home. The kids prepared a few musical numbers: harmonica by Jodie and guitar by President Jensen and Jodie. Sarah played the piano for us and Blaine did a fabulous job conducting the entire group.

There were even chimes that we paired off with the residents and helped them sing some of the songs. It was a highlight of the year.

YW in Excellence

Our YW are excellent

This is long overdue. But thanks to our fabulous secretary we have a fun collage of pictures to share from the event.

The YW performed in a play written by Sister Sherman about returning to virtue complete with props, costumes and musical numbers throughout!

President Jensen spoke to us about virtue and everything was covered in GOLD.

It was a great celebration of the new value-VIRTUE

The YW made a huge chain of virtue connected to each other. It was a great night!

A Brand New Year 2010

A Brand New Year will be coming again in 2010....the title has the link with ALL the information. It is a fun DVD with dancing, talks and other music to introduce the 2010 mutual theme.

"Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest" Joshua 1:9

recipes

Thank you all for attending the YW Leadership Meeting this year. We were so blessed to hear from Sister Cook who did just a fabulous job and really taught with the spirit. We are so grateful for all you do in your units and are blessed to know and work with you.

Here are two of the recipes that were served

Apple Brittle:
1 package of cream cheese (warm slightly and the texture will be creamy)
Beat together with 1/4 cup white sugar + 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
10 oz of health bar
serve with sliced apples

Broccoli cheddar soup:
4 quarts water

12 chicken bouillon cubes
7 heads of broccoli chopped~boil for several minutes
(you can add grated carrots with sauteed onions)
reduce heat
in a separate sauce pan melt 3 cubes of butter and mix 1 1/2 cups flour in the melted butter~mix it well first before adding it to the soup or it will be really clumpy!
add cheese whiz-15 oz and mix well
let simmer
serve with bread bowls or alone and top with cheddar cheese
Yummy!