Secret Service Projects (The Good Samaritan)

Here are photos of the girls mocking a surprise-gift drop-off (doorbell-ditching included). It's impressive how fast their lightning-speed get-away is in the last photo. Those girls can RUN! :)

This week we started by reading the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37):

"A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there can down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, that he shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise."

Then we talked about how we could be like the good Samaritan in our own lives. After that we each thought about a specific person who might need cheering up. We decided to do a secret service project for one person before Christmas this year. We each wrote down who we would help, what we would do, why we would do it, how we would do it, when we would do it, and where we would do it. We said that we would only tell each other and our mothers about this project, and that we would report back next month about how it went!

"That was so fun because I like doing secrets!" -Olivia

"It was awesome because we are going to do something nice for someone" -Eliza

"It was fun, and a very nice thing to do for people" - Briea

Service and Following the Prophet...

November 12, 2008

Today the girls helped make and prepare some decorations for an upcoming benefit concert that will raise money to send textbooks to Africa! (November 20 at the Bullen's Center from 6:30-8:30). Then we read some council from the prophet and discussed ways in which we could follow it! Here is what they said:

BRIEA: I really thought today was fun because we got to make decorations for a party for African kids. We also made a list of words that the prophet said last General Conference.

ELIZA: I thought today was AWESOME! I really thought the finger painting was really fun, and I really thought that the cutting and gluing was fun because it was for a party for African kids. I like how we wrote things that we should follow that the prophet said.

OLIVIA: I really thought today was fun! I think we should always follow the prophet. We got to make decorations for a party for African kids. We also made a list of stuff that the prophet said last General Conference, then we chose one and wrote about it. My favorite part was when we dipped our hands in paint and stamped them on the paper.

Welcome!

Here is the first posting for the Lundstrom Park Activity Days girls. The purpose of this blog is to keep a fun record of things we have done so far (for example: exercise for a month, visit the Family History Center, discuss ways in which we can be more sweet-spirited, etc). We have a great group of girls, and I am excited to see how this develops!

Look forward to some new exciting things coming up on this blog.