Activity Days Centered Around Women from the Scriptures

Learn to sing, play, or lead a song from the Children’s Songbook. Teach or share the song in a family home evening or at Primary. Discuss how developing talents helps prepare us for service to Heavenly Father and others. -Developing Talents #2  2 1/2 months ago I sent an email to all the parents introducing the idea of the Daughter's of Heman and saying we would be having a Musical Showcase. I wrote: We will be learning about the Three Daughters of Heman. They were called to serve the Lord by playing music in the temple. We will learn how to lead music and talk about how music is a form of prayer and worship. We'd like to have a music showcase, where each girl can show off her musical talent in a relaxed, informal setting. Please let me know if your daughter can play an instrument, dance or sing. Hymns are preferable but not required. The girls can perform a solo or in groups.   I was met with anxiety: several of the parents told me their daughters had no musical t...

If I had the budget, this activity would be several games of laser-tag. Alas, I have $30 left in the budget, so it was a game of glow-in-the-dark Capture the Flag at a local park. I bought some glow sticks off of Amazon in preparation and cut up a piece of fabric to make two flags.  We met at our local park and did our opening stuffs. I gave the lesson while they were eating their snack.  Deborah Deborah’s story is in Judges, in the Old Testament. Deborah lived in a time when the children of Israel were wicked. They had been taken captive by the king of Canaan, whose name was Jabin for 20 years.  Deborah was appointed Judge (or leader) over Israel and the people went to her for judgement and guidance She was very wise  and righteous and like Huldah, she was a prophetess, meaning the holy ghost gave her the Spirit of Prophecy and she testified of Christ. God gives women revelations and guidance to help direct and protect the people they have been given ...