Communication and Relationships
Relationship skills
Add to PlannerFriends of other faiths
Join with friends and neighbors of all faiths to come together in unity and love.
Add to PlannerGet to know your bishop
Spend an evening learning about your bishop or branch president.
Add to PlannerGetting to know each other
Use representative items to get to know the other youth.
Add to PlannerGetting to know the adults
Learn how to interact with people outside of your own peer group.
Add to PlannerThank-you notes
Secretly leave notes of thanks or encouragement for others.
Add to PlannerThe art of conversation
Get to know many youth in a short period of time.
Dating
Add to PlannerDaddy-daughter/mother-son date
Host a group date for the youth and their parents.
Add to PlannerDating panel
Organize a panel to answer questions that priests and Laurels may have about dating and relationships.
Add to PlannerGroup date ideas
Have a fun and creative group date night for priests and Laurels.
Add to PlannerManners dinner
Hold a dinner in which young men and young women practice interacting with good manners and respect.
Leadership skills
Add to PlannerBuilding self-confidence
Improve confidence in a selected area.
Add to PlannerFloating your solutions
Learn principles of teamwork through building rafts.
Add to PlannerFollower and guide
Learn to lead each other and follow wise leaders.
Add to PlannerLines of communication
Use blindfolded exercises to learn communication and leadership skills.
Add to PlannerNo bullying
Learn appropriate ways to prevent and respond to bullying.
Add to PlannerReady, aim, fire
Learn principles of goal-setting and teamwork through a ball toss.
Team-building activities
Add to PlannerCircle of trust
Practice and discuss trusting others.
Add to PlannerGreater than the sum of the parts
Use ingredients to demonstrate how we are stronger when we work together.
Add to PlannerSee-tell-create
Practice good communication skills with other youth.
Add to PlannerService auction
Use points to auction off services provided by the youth for each other.
Add to PlannerUnbirthday party
Get to know one another while honoring each youth.
Add to PlannerWeb of gratitude
Express gratitude for other youth in your ward.