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- A Walk with the Savior Program (go from room to room)
- An Evening With Joseph & Hyrum
- Angels Among Us
- BROADWAY DINNER THEATER
- Celebration of Christ
- Chariots of Faith
- Chariots of Faith Written
- Christmas in Nauvoo
- Christmas skit (Relief Society)
- Christmas With Joseph & Emma
- Daughter of a King
- Day in the Life of Joseph Smith
- Do You Have My Name?
- For I am Mary
- Hands presentation – a reading
- HEAVEN’S GATES
- His Hands Are Our Hands
- IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR LOVE
- JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
- Of Royal Birth Program
- Of Royal Birth Program in Spanish
- Savior of the World from LDS.ORG
- TEMPLE MARRIAGE SKIT
- The Garden
- The Gift
- The Streets of Nauvoo
- Touched by an Angel
- Traditional Nativity Play
- True Meaning of Christmas Short Skit
- Truth Restored: The Book of Mormon
- Walk With Christ Program (go from room to room)
- What Are Skits?
- Women at Christ’s birth
Daughter of a King
Daughter of a KingRebecca Whitmer of Stockton, CA, emailed me the following: Hi, Thank you so much for sharing your ideas! I used much of the “Of Royal Birth Program” for my ward RS Birthday dinner last Friday and it was a fantastic hit! I did change things a lot, but I used most of...
Walk With Christ Program (go from room to room)
Walk With Christ Program Submitted by: Janice Thomas Here is the program we are doing. I did not write it, and do not know whom to give credit it to. It came from a YW group I used to be on. It can be done for Easter or Christmas. We are asking the people involved...
Do You Have My Name?
Do You Have My Name? PLEASE READ:Letter from Church about dressing in your temple whites Do You Have My Name? (As people enter the room, they are handed slips of paper with names on them. It is important that the names listed at the end of this program are handed out. Other names can be...
Women at Christ’s birth
Women at Christ's birth By: Judith Hoopes Hamilton,Hello, I'm excited to tell you that I know who wrote the program about the Women at Christ's birth. The writer was a women named Judith Hoopes Hamilton, it was first presented on December 1, 1973, in Chandler, Arizona. Here is an introduction in her own words: I...
Of Royal Birth Program
About our Of Royal Birth Program This evening was planned as an Additional Relief Society Meeting Evening, we planned it for all "women" 7 years and up, we chose this age so we would get the girls that were going to be baptized. So it was pretty much a mother / daughter evening, but we told...
Christmas skit (Relief Society)
Christmas skit, Relief Society (by -unknown) Begin in Relief Society RoomOpening Song: Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus, page 36 in Children's Song Book (sang by a handful of Primary age children)Move to parking lot. Samuel, the Lamanite stands on church's wall fence in costume. He is flooded with lights. (We used a YM drama...
Christmas With Joseph & Emma
Christmas With Joseph & Emma submitted by Donna Cuillard I did this for a Christmas program last year. We passed the parts out and had lots of narrators so that many people coule be involved. They each came up front to the mic when it was their turn to read. Format adapted from:Ballam, Michael; Christmas...
An Evening With Joseph & Hyrum
An Evening With Joseph & Hyrum An Evening With Joseph & Hyrum Written by Donna Cuillard Presented May 22, 2005 Simi Valley California Stake In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith (This fireside was given as part of our Stake Year-Long Celebration honoring the 200th anniversary of...
TEMPLE MARRIAGE SKIT
TEMPLE MARRIAGE SKIT JULIA: Preparing for bed and starting to dream." I wonder if I'm dating the right kind of boys? Jim is so much fun to be with? I wonder if he is the one for me?" The bed is removed from the stage as the other scene appears. The dream scene opens with...
A Walk with the Savior Program (go from room to room)
Shared by Tricia Gregory, she sent this in on the LDS Activities Email list and gave me permission to post it on my site. A few of you have recently expressed interest in a "Walk with the Savior" program. Our ward has implemented a version of this for Christmas time including a live outdoor nativity...
JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
This was shared by Donna C. I wrote this script for a Christmas activity we did about 5 years ago. We live in Southern California, so our weather in December allows an outside activity. But you could adapt this to all activities inside your building.. We had so much fun. The night was cool and...
Day in the Life of Joseph Smith
Day in the Life of Joseph Smith {phocadownload view=category|id=628|target=s} This great idea was sent to me by Sarah Skabelund Ray Ward Primary- Gilbert Greenfield Stake THANKS!! Attached are the sheets that I did for the scripture translation (picture is for younger children to color, scripture for older children to do.) The cut outs for Station...
Chariots of Faith
Chariots of Faith Written by Donna Cuillard Here is the script for our Stake Fireside, Chariots of Faith, honoring the handcart pioneers and their rescuers of 1856. (Next year is the 150th anniversary of the Willie & Martin Handcart companies). (We are a geographically small Stake in Southern California. Our entire valley is approximately 5...
BROADWAY DINNER THEATER
Objective to bring the "Fold" together and to personally invite those who you wouldn't normally see at a Ward Activity. THE PLAN: The Activity Chairman goes to Ward Council and gives every member there the same assignment "You are in charge of one table for 8 at this dinner theater activity". This means that you...
Christmas in Nauvoo
Christmas in Nauvoo submitted by Donna Cuillard Here is the script we used when we did Christmas in Nauvoo a couple of years ago. "Christmas at the Mansion House in Nauvoo - 1844" Greeters: Joseph & Emma Smith, Hyrum & Mary Smith, Eliza R. Snow, Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, Opening...
Of Royal Birth Program in Spanish
Here is the translation for the program “Of A Royal Birth” In the copy I also typed the title of the Hymns that I used. We don’t have a stage so I shot everything on video and them edit it together. I didn’t tell the sisters that participated in the movie what the movie was...
Truth Restored: The Book of Mormon
Another Testament of Jesus Christ Containing the Fullness of the Everlasting Gospel Another great program from Donna Cuillard, thank you Donna for sharing with us!! Stake Family Fireside NOTES: 1. When reading at the fireside, please do not read reference notations. 2. This is a Reader*s Theater*. Parts do not need to be memorized....
Traditional Nativity Play
For Nativity Costumes click here Here is what I did for our Relief Society Christmas program in 2006. We used the Primary children and they were completely darling and did a great job. We used the Youth for narrators. It could easily be adapted for a Ward activity. The children were so cute. We had...
Celebration of Christ
Celebration of Christ by Cherilyn Simagna Here is the Christmas program I created. It takes a little over an hour to complete. I've used it for family Christmas gatherings but it would be PERFECT for a Sacrament or Relief Society program. I printed out all of the scriptures that go with it for two reasons,...
What Are Skits?
Skits are a dramatized joke or funny situation with a snappy line or sight gag at the end. Skits help channel a boy's imagination. He doesn't just play he's a pirate. He IS a pirate sailing the ocean blue under the Jolly Roger. Dramatics are important in the growth of a boy because it...
Chariots of Faith Written
by Donna Cuillard Here is the script for our Stake Fireside, Chariots of Faith, honoring the handcart pioneers and their rescuers of 1856. (Next year is the 150th anniversary of the Willie & Martin Handcart companies). (We are a geographically small Stake in Southern California. Our entire valley is approximately 5 miles wide and 12...
Savior of the World from LDS.ORG
this is found at LDS.ORG http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,7174-1,00.html Official Release of Savior of the World ProductionMaterials to present Savior of the World: His Birth and Resurrection are now available as an optional resource for church or home use. Neither priesthood nor auxiliary leaders should feel obligated to use these materials. Stake and ward cultural arts directors and...
Angels Among Us
Needed: Reader (preferable a man) Small choir / audience to also sing /& 2 soloists (1) man (2) women Props: Rocker large book table decorated Xmas tree reader sits on side of stage in chair Songs 1. Joy to the World (1st and Last Verse)(small choir) 2. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (1st verse)(small...
True Meaning of Christmas Short Skit
True Meaning of Christmas Short Skit Play written and adapted by Shannon Watson from poem “True Meaning of Christmas” Author Unknown. Scene: Family gathered around getting ready to decorate the tree. Box of ornaments on the floor. Children excitedly show Mother the decorations and she shushes them. Mother: Do you know why we...
IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR LOVE
by Kathy Kinman and Janet Rumel, adapted by Sue Salisbury Scene 1: Sister Jones’ home-she’s putting on her makeup to the light of one small lamp Sister Jones: (yawn) Oops! Almost missed my eye! Four o’clock is about the earliest I can make it and I know we’re encouraged to do our visiting teaching early!...
His Hands Are Our Hands
"His Hands Are Our Hands" Here is an idea that we did last Fall for our VTing conference. The program was called, "His Hands Are Our Hands" Love,-Mary-> THANKS MARY!! Check out For For HANDS That SERVE And GIVE Soothing Relief to Others handout idea sent in by another sister Below is a outline...
The Streets of Nauvoo
Ward Activity for Christmas: The Streets of Nauvoo Submit by Carrie, Murray UT THANKS!!! What a great idea! Ward Activity for Christmas: The Streets of Nauvoo Not a traditional Ward Activity, my mother-in-laws ward did this and it was soooo cool! You make food assignments to every auxiliary. Except YW/YM. The food that was served...
Hands presentation – a reading
Hands presentation - a reading I saw your hands presentation and thought I would send you my scriptural hands pamper that we did at a RS Birthday Party. Please feel free to include it on your site and change it in anyway that you might want to. I also have the Hands presentation, which was...
For I am Mary
For I am Mary (corrected 11/15/1999 By Elenor Anderson) "FOR I AM MARY" This program was done as a sacrament meeting program some 30+ years ago in Barstow, California. It's about the birth of Jesus from Mary's view. You are welcome to use this script for any non-commercial home or church use as long as...
The Garden
By Torie from Queen Creek, AZ. The Garden By Torie The scene- 2 Sisters are working in a garden. The garden is beautiful and varied. A 3rd Sister approaches and after watching them work for a moment says, 3rd Sister: “Excuse me, isn’t this a public garden?” 1st Sister: “Yes it is.” 2nd Sister: “Are...
HEAVEN’S GATES
Background Music- Gatekeeper is on the stage. Woman enters stage uncertainly, not sure where to go or what has happened to her. Gatekeeper beckons woman forward. (Both are dressed in white) Gatekeeper: Name please? Woman: Ima Mormon Gatekeeper: Where did you live? Woman: I live in Kaysville, Utah. (pause) What do you mean where DID...
Touched by an Angel
"TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL" Voice 1: "All God's angels come to us disguised." (James Russell Lowell) Voice 2: Not all angels have halos and gossamer wings. Some are dressed in skirts or patched blue jeans. Not all have names of Gabriel or Moroni; Some are just Jane, Marilyn or Di. But all come with...
The Gift
Written by Donna Cuillard Relief Society Homemaking Meeting Christmas Program Here is a Christmas Script that I wrote that we used for a Relief Society Christmas activity. Cost: - nothing setup: We used the stage and had only a quilt hung in the back. Each of the speakers came from off-stage and were lite...
