Young Women Ideas

Teaching a lesson on VIRTUE? 
Having an activity about VIRTUE? 
Here's some IDEAS for Young Women Handouts. 

Occasionally, I receive emails asking me for ideas regarding handouts and for lessons and activities on VIRTUE.  Here are a few that I share regularly. I'd love to share them with YOU.

When I give my "BEAUTY OF VIRTUE" presentation, I use three symbols:  Gold, a Lily, and a Ruby. You may have some other ideas, so if you do, please post your comments or email me.  I'd love to add to my list!

1. VIRTUE is the color GOLD. I love this quote from Sister Dalton: "The value of virtue has been given a symbolic color, like the other values. The color of virtue is gold because gold is pure. It shines. It is soft, not harsh or brash. It is precious. Gold must be refined. As you live a pure and virtuous life, you will be refined by your life's experiences, and as you "trust in the Lord" (Proverbs 3:5) and draw closer to Him, He will "make [your] hearts as gold" (Roger Hoffman, "Consider the Lilies"). Scrapbooking stores have things that could easily represent gold. I found these gold heart charms that would be perfect hanging from a bookmark with Sister Dalton's quote. Here's the link: http://www.robertscrafts.com/default.aspx?PageID=47&CategoryID=399&ProductID=15246&RootCatCode=07000.  The heart charms say "Made with love." They are $2.99 a package. And 75 come in a pkg. An excellent reminder that God made us out of love so that we could become like him. They are tiny, but just darling.
2. Print a scripture or quote and decoupage' it on a tile. Then tie a gold ribbon around the tile with the heart dangling from it. Have you ever done decoupage' on tiles? You print 4X6 photos but only use 4X4 for the actual printing space. You need to use an imaging program to change the size to 4X4. Mod podge the photo onto a bathroom tile that you buy at Home Depot for about .15 cents. Then you use a clothes pin hot glued on the back to get the tile to stand up. Does that make sense? I've attached a 12X12 tile that I made with a different saying on it. In fact, it has the lily on it. So you can see what I have made. I digitally scrapbook the image in my scrapbooking program. You can see how I tied the ribbon around the tile. So, the little gold heart could hang on the ribbon around the tile. If you are interested in using my lily tile, you're welcome to it. I would need to send you the file in a 4X4 that could be printed on a 4X6 and then cut down to size to fit the tile. I'm happy to share.
3. I love the idea of making a Lily to wear in your hair. Hair clips are inexpensive. You could hot glue a lily on a clip for each girl. "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow..." That beautiful passage of scripture is perfect to help remind us that Heavenly Father clothed the lilies, and if he clothed the lilies and worries about them, and toils over them, then why would he not do that for us, his daughters.
4. Of course having something that represents the ruby would be wonderful. You can use glass floral marbles. Sometimes it's called sea glass. They come in different shapes. Here's a link that might get you started thinking. There is one on the list that is in the shape of a heart. 25 come in a package and they're only $4.99 per pkg. They have circular red marbles as well. A nice handout would be a note card that gives the scripture: "A virtuous woman is more precious than rubies." http://www.megaglass.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? Here's the link for the site I've used.  Red Rubie Floral Marbles
5. Okay, and then another idea would be to find tiny, little glass viles and put red glitter inside and then hang a ribbon from it like a necklace. The glitter, of course, represents the ruby!  The viles have a miniature cork at the top. I have one with fairy dust in it that was given to me as a gift by a dear friend. Here's the link so you can see what I mean as far as the vile goes. Some local bead stores probably carry them. I've never checked Michaels or Roberts. With a ribbon hanging from it, it could be a necklace.  Small Glass Viles for necklance
   
   
   
6. My publisher sells these VIRTUE PENCILS. They are gold pencils with VIRTUE inscribed on them.  They're inexpensive as well.  Here's the link: Virtue Pencils.
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   If you're looking for rubies to give your girls, you can use floral marbles or plastic jewels.  Here's the link for the site I've used.  Red Rubie Floral Marbles

SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH US! Post your comments.Or, send me an email at jodirobinson2182@hotmail.com. Mark it YOUNG WOMEN IDEAS and I'll include your ideas in my post.

Have a wonderful day!
True beauty is felt more than it is seen.

For more information about my presentation, "The Beauty of Virtue", email me at jodirobinson2182@hotmail.com. 


 "Jodi, what you did for me and my daughter was amazing. 
Thank you."  --Lisa, Utah

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Don't Underestimate Your Influence--Speaking in Ogden, Utah

North Ogden Young Women.  (Paige is the second on the left.)

A few weeks ago, my book "Women of Virtue" was featured on a Book Review Blog and featured as a giveaway.  After the contest was over, I was given the winner's email address and name.  I quickly sent her an email to congratule her on being the winner and to get her address so I could mail her my book.  I mentioned to her that I spoke at firesides, etc., and to keep me in mind as a future speaker.

Well, I heard back from this winner shortly after she had received my book.  She said she enjoyed my book and wondered if I'd be willing to speak to her Young Women's group in Ogden.  Her email said the Young Women's president would be calling me to go over a few things.  I was excited.

"Paige just loved your book," the president said to me on the phone.  "And the message of your book is so right on with our Young Women's in Excellence theme."  After a long conversation, she said, "We'd love to have you as our guest speaker."  I told her I was grateful to Paige for passing along my information and that I truly believed that the message I had to share with the girls would strengthen their testimonies of virtue.  We ironed out the details and that was it. 

The night I was scheduled to speak, I arrived about 30 minhtues early.  The young women were practicing their musical number so I quietly went about setting up my computer.  I looked around wondering which leader was Paige.  I realized I didn't know what she looked like and figured she would introduce herself to me evenutally.  Shortly after I arrived a woman walked over to me, extended her hand, and I figured, she must be Paige.

"I'm Ellie, the Young Women's president.  Thank you so much for coming." 

"I'm so glad to be here and that song sounded beautiful,"  I replied.  For the moment, I forgot about her not being Paige and focused on getting ready to speak. 

Ellie asked me if I needed any help.  "No, I'm good, thanks."  I proceeded to get my computer set up and then greeted some of the guests as they arrived.  I kept looking around the room hoping that Paige would come meet me.  

Well, Ellie started the meeting.  And still no Paige.  We sang the opening song.  A prayer and the Young Women's theme was said.  And then the president stood to say a few words. 

"We are so excited to have our speaker tonight, Jodi Robinson.  And I'm now going to turn the time over to Paige to introduce her because she is the reason Jodi is here."  This is it!  I thought.  I'll finally find out which one of these women is the person who is responsible for inviting me here.  Yea! 

I then saw a lovely woman sitting across the room glace at the girl sitting next to her.  She gave her little nudge.  The girl stood up and walked up to the podium with a paper in hand.  Pagie?  Paige is one of the young women?  I had no idea.  It turned out that Paige is a second year Mia Maid.  She was the winner of the contest.  She was the one who had read my book and told her Young Women leaders about it.

Come to find out Paige had lobbied the Young Women's presidency for me to come and speak.  "Jodi has got to come and speak to us," she told them.  Wow!  Now I know why the young women's president had so many questions for me when she called me.  It wasn't a fellow young women's leader, or even a mother, who had made the suggestion that I speak.  It was one of her young women and she just wanted to make sure everything was kosher if they were going to have a guest speaker.  Once Paige finished introducing me, I walked over and gave her a great big hug.

"Paige, from your emails I had no idea you were one of the young women.  I am so touched that you would go to all this trouble to get me to come and speak," I told the audience.  I told her parents they should be awfully proud of their daughter being so professional and grown up.  She was polite, so together, and very gracious. 

Ellie, the young women's president, explained to me after the meeting that Paige had come to a planning meeting all excited about "Jodi Robinson and her book 'Women of Virtue'."  She was confident the message was just what the young women needed.  And so Ellie promised she would look into who I was and what my book was about.  Which she did. 

Thanks to Paige and her willingless to put herself out there, I was able to meet the young women and mothers in North Ogden.  And they were wonderful!  Wednesday night was a great experience.  Thanks to a Mia Maid named Paige. 

Don't ever underestimate your influence.  Whatever your age or your life's circumstance, you have the ability to influence.  And when you use your influence for good, good things happen.  Paige is proof of that. 

Thanks, Paige!