What's on my Happy List?

School Survival Kits- For Personal Progress in Young Women's we've been working on the Value Integrity...I will have the moral courage to make my actions consistent with my knowledge of right and wrong. A few weeks back, on activity night, we helped the Young Women make survival kits filled with items to help them remember to keep their Integrity throughout the school year.

School Survival Tips
*To remind you to “MARK” the right path (marker)
*To remind you how “SMART” you can be if you apply yourself (smarties)
*To remind you to “CHEWS” good friends and “CHEWS” the right (gum)
*To remind you to pray. Prayer can be a real “LIFE SAVER” (life savers)
*To remind you that your testimony is the “GLUE” that will hold you together (glue stick)
*To remind you to “PICK” the good qualities in everyone, including yourself (toothpick)
*To remind you to hold onto your standards and keep things together for they will provide you “SAFETY” in a world of confusion (safety pin)
*To remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else’s (band-aid)
*To remind you if you “STICK” with it you can accomplish anything with the Savior’s help (tape)
*To remind you to be flexible. Things might not always go the way you want, but they will work out. (elastic)
*To remind you to be “LEAD” by the Spirit (pencil)
*To remind you to “COLOR” life with good opportunities and to try different things (color pencil)
*To remind you that everyone needs a “KISS”, a hug, or a compliment every day (chocolate kisses)
*To remind you to stay “CLEAN” by obeying the Lord’s commandments (hand sanitizer)
*To remind you that prayer will cure and heal all your woes (medicine)
*To remind you we all make mistakes, but you can “ERASE” them through repentance (eraser) *To remind you to “CUT” out the bad habits (scissors)
*To remind you that you hold the keys to your success, so don’t “BLOW” your chance by forgetting that Christ can be the light that leads the way to your true happiness. (kleenex)

*To remind you that your Father in Heaven knows you personally and you can take his “BREATH” away when you reach your divine potential (breath saver)
*To remind you to “POST” a note everywhere that reminds you that you are a Daughter of God….and don’t you forget it!! (post-it-notes)

This is a great gift idea not only for a student but a teacher as well. TEACHERS need survival tips too! LOL My dear "Archie" friend Shelley, is a teacher at a Catholic school in Calgary Canada. I just recently sent her one of these kits as a small token of thanks for getting me a personalized autograph from David Archuleta backstage at the Toronto concert. Whoot! I'm getting quite an autograph collection.

Speaking of David. One of our Young Women just turned "sweet sixteen" on Sunday. She has quite a "crush" on the Archuleta. Our lesson in YW's that morning happened to be on sacrifice. I decided to take the lesson to heart as I felt prompted to give to her for a birthday gift one of my autographs from David. Sacrifice!!!! I KNOW it sounds silly!!! I chose the autographed picture that I got backstage at the Utah concert and made an Idol themed birthday card for her. On the backside of David's picture were autographs from some of the other Idols too. That piece of paper holds many a memory for me, something that I would have liked to have had as a keepsake (not to sound greedy or anything..haha). BUT I knew it would mean just as much to her, but didn't know how much until later.

At our visit, it was well worth the sacrifice to see how happy she was to receive that simple gift. As we left and walked down the driveway I heard her squeal from inside the house. "I recognize that sound," I said to the other leader. From one diehard fan to another....that was a fangirl scream! ( Trust me, I know about such things!)

Her mother told me the next day... Yours was by far Taryn's favorite gift. I wanted to make it a special day for her, but I didn't really know what to do or buy. I'm glad she got her special gift of the day. Thank you.

Am I glad I listened to that prompting or what!