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"Purse"onal Relief Society
Birthday
~Original~
by: Colleen Poole
Taylorsville, UT
Theme: Purses
Invitations (Need 95): (Plan to distribute with the March newsletters
around March 1)
Posters (2): (try to have up by Feb. 19 if possible)
Here's what I sent to the invitations and publicity ladies. It may get
altered, but this will help their creative juices begin to flow.
Your very
Purse-onal Invitation!
Come see what
Purse-onal Effects
Bennion Hts. 4th Ward Relief Society
can have on your Purse-onality!
Wednesday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the stake center.
Bring your purse--you'll be glad you did!!
On Time Drawing: Those who are there on time will get their name in
a drawing. I found some cute little purses at
www.orientaltrading.com
that are $5 for a dozen. We could put a pack of gum inside and a
note that says "we CHEWS you for our PURSE-onal friend" (any note would
work--any little object--just remembering our low budget)
Menu: Baked potato bar, Karen's yummy salad, cake & ice cream
(we'll ask for sign-ups for all of the toppings for the potato bar--when
the sisters are bringing something, they feel more inclined to get there.)
Decorations: We will ask for volunteers for 12 sisters to bring a
centerpiece for a table around the theme of the months or seasons. They
can decorate for: the month, the holiday that month, the season, a
birthday party, or something to do with purses.
Program: We will ask the sisters to sit at the table that
matches the month of their birth. We will have a short talk by Kim
(or a presidency member) about the Purse-onal Journey of a RS sister.
(little girl purse, school backpack, makeup bag, cute purse for prom,
temple bag, diaper bag, Church calling bag, travel bag, missionary bag,
hobby bag, book bag, grocery bag).
All along the way (in an ideal world) the Relief
Society is there to bless our life and help us learn to function and grow
and become. It helped our Grandmothers. They in turn helped our Mothers.
Now it is our turn to reach out and help the sisters in our circle of
influence. Some haven't learned to juggle all of the different purses.
Some are just getting started on their Purse-onal Journey of life.
Heavenly Father has a divine plan to help each of us Purse-onally to
return to Him having experienced life "Up Close and Purse-onal."
As we go through the coming year, let's celebrate the Purse-onal ways that
our lives are made better through R.S. I have samples of some of these
purses that can be used as object lessons--you could even make it fun and
pull out some object that helped you learn something "purse-onal" while
you were in that stage of your life. Feel free to be creative! Relief
Society can help us alter our
Purse-onalities and become more like the Savior.
Games: Mingle Bingo cards with different categories listed on
them. The sisters try to find one sister to sign each box on their card.
Bingo gets a small prize. Black out gets a larger prize.
Purse Game: We are going to have a list of items that we'll
use as our master. We'll have slips of paper in a big Purse. The Emcee
will pull out a slip of paper and read the name of the item. The sisters
have to locate that item in their purse. The first one to show the item
can hurry to another large purse to retrieve a small prize.
At the end, there will also be prizes for the heaviest purse, the lightest
purse, the smallest purse, the largest (in circumference) purse. Also, the
sister who had the most small prizes will win some bigger prize as well.
This afternoon I played with new lyrics to a hymn that might be a fun
twist to this evening of fun. They are at the very bottom if you scroll
down.
Prior to the party, the hostess makes up a list of things found in a
women's purse.
Objects such as:
a.. Lipstick
a.. Safety Pin
a.. Mirror
a.. Wallet
a.. Drivers License
a.. Piece of Candy
a.. Needle and Thread
a.. Five Dimes
a.. Three One Dollar Bills
a.. Address Book
a.. Gum
a.. breath mints
a.. receipt from Dillard's
a.. grocery receipt
a.. restaurant receipt
a.. repair receipt
a.. gift card
a.. nail clippers
a.. bobby pin
a.. scissors
a.. hairspray or gel
a.. lotion
a.. chapstick
a.. safety pins
a.. candy bar
a.. wet wipes/moist towelette
a.. map
a.. Band-Aid
a.. nylons
a.. socks
a.. keys
a.. picture of family member
a.. letter
a.. a bill
a.. a prescription
a.. a student ID card
a.. comb
a.. brush
a.. mirror
a.. makeup
a.. something embarrassing
a.. a ticket
a.. a ticket issued by a policeman
a.. something to eat
a.. program from an event
a.. book
a.. PDA
a.. address book
a.. jewelry
a.. library card
a.. grocery store card
a.. newspaper clipping
a.. recipe
a.. stamps
a.. blank check
a.. check written out to you
a.. Sunday program from church
a.. scriptures
a.. airline ticket
a.. resume
a.. itinerary
a.. grocery list
a.. calendar
a.. a driver's license,
a.. key ring with more than five keys on
a.. a key ring with more than ten keys on
a.. credit cards
a.. most items
a.. least items
a.. cell phone
a.. most unusual item
a.. something borrowed
a.. flashlight
a.. invitation
a.. thank you note
a.. DVD
a.. journal
a.. notebook
a.. pen
a.. calculator
a.. button
a.. tissues
a.. perfume
a.. checkbook
a.. glasses
a.. glass case
a.. envelope
a.. umbrella
a.. heaviest purse
a.. lightest purse
Items for the Purse Game
Find someone who....
can touch their nose with their tongue
is an only child
has green eyes
was born in another country
has lived here less than a year
has ridden in a hot air balloon
can play more than one musical instrument
has more than seven children in their family
can speak another language
can recite all the names of the men in the First Presidency and Quorum of
the 12
Knows the official name of this thing we usually just call "Enrichment"
was born in Utah
who is a grandmother
who loves asparagus
who has been a RS President
who has family living in Idaho
who has a birthday in September
who went on a mission
who is wearing green
who is a golfer
who has a preschooler
who has family living in California
who likes to quilt
who has a missionary out
who has been to Europe
who has their Doctorate
who does NOT have a cell phone
who has more than 3 pets
who is shorter that 5 foot tall
who loves chocolate
who has more than 5 kids
who has worked in Nursery
who has run a marathon
who is wearing yellow
who plays the piano
MINGLE BINGO
Grab a pen and mingle with the Sisters in the ward
To find out who has the "right" answers.
Only one can apply to each person you talk to.
When you get Bingo you win a great treat!
The first player to get BLACKOUT wins a fabulous prize ---
Either a trip to Tahiti or a large candy bar.
Someone who was born in Utah
Someone who is a grandmother
Someone who loves asparagus
Someone who has been a RS President
Someone who has family living in Idaho
Someone who has a birthday in September
Someone who went on a mission
Someone who is wearing green today
Someone who does Scrapbook-ing
Someone who has a pre-schooler
Some who has family living in California
Someone who likes to quilt
Someone who has a Missionary out
Someone who has been to Europe
Someone who has their Masters Degree
Someone who does NOT have a cell phone
Someone who has more than 3 pets
Someone who is shorter than 5 feet tall
Some who love's chocolate
Someone who has more than 5 kids
Someone who has worked in Nursery
Someone who has attended conference in the Conference Center
Some one who is wearing yellow today
Someone who plays the piano
here's the first rendition of my new lyrics:
Your Purse-onal Journey (tune: Count Your Blessings)
When upon life's journey you are lost and poor,
Do not be discouraged, you'll not miss the store.
Count your many purses, every doubt will fly
You've been spending money as the days went by.
Are you ever burdened with a purse of care?
Does the purse seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many purses, every doubt will fly
And you will be singing as the sales go by.
When you look at others with their purses new
Think that life has promised more than that to you.
Count the many purses from which money did fly
You're a busy woman with your goals set high!
So amid life's stages whether old or young,
Think about each purse and how they made life fun.
Count your many purses, each has tales to tell.
Count your many purses, and your heart will swell.
Chorus:
Count your purses
Name them one by one
Count your purses
See what deeds you've done
Count your purses,
They make life more fun
Count your many purses
See what you have done.
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