Young Women's Cruise!

Now that I am back in young women's I get to be involved in planning weekly activities for the girls.  Tonight was our first activity without the young men or the other ward so we wanted to make it a little more special.  We decided upon a cruise theme and our maiden voyage set sail this evening.  The itinerary for tonight's cruise included a souvenir photo, food demonstration, and dancing.  I hope the girls had a good time. 

 

This was the Captain's message to the young women...

Welcome aboard our YW Cruise! We are happy that you have chosen to sail away with us.  With a new captain, crew and new passengers this voyage will be an exciting new adventure. 

Aboard this ship you will find that we have many fun activities.  Tonight’s itinerary includes dancing and a food demonstration, but there will be many other activities along our journey together.  Please tell a crew member if there is a particular activity that interests you.  We will do our best to accommodate your request!

As your tour guides, our crew will take you on some incredible excursions like girl’s camp, youth conference, and trips to the temple.

We will offer leadership seminars on board to help prepare you for the future.  One day you may co-captain a vessel of your own with the rank of Mom, or you may be asked to captain a YWs cruise ship.  We want to make sure you are prepared for all of your future rank advancements. 

During our cruise together, we hope you will take time in your state rooms to relax and ponder on the things that matter most in life.  Stroll the ship, spend some quiet time on deck enjoying the beauty of everything your Heavenly Father has created for you, and please take some time to get to know the other passengers and the crew. 

As the crew of this ship, we are here to serve you.  One of our main responsibilities is to keep you safe until we reach the final destination.  You have inside of you a personal flotation device that will keep you afloat should you fall overboard when you encounter turbulent waters or storms.  To keep your flotation device inflated we recommend that you pray, read your scriptures, attend your church meetings, come to mutual, work on personal progress, attend seminary, serve others, and live the standards found in For the Strength of Youth.  These things will keep your personal flotation device inflated and keep you safe along our voyage. 

Beware, Pirates troll these waters.  They may try to persuade you to abandon ship to go off looking for buried treasure with them.  They may promise you a life of ease and luxury by robbing and pillaging.  We know better, stay aboard our cruise ship.   A pirate’s life is not the kind of lifestyle for a daughter of God. 

Should you happen to make some poor choices and fall overboard into the shark infested waters, stay calm and have faith.  The admiral of our fleet, Jesus Christ will be there to save you.  You may have to swim through the repentance process back to the ship, but he will be there with his hand outstretched to pull you aboard. 

Once again, we welcome you aboard as we embark together on a new adventure.