Contributed by: Kimberly Baker  kimberlymariebaker@hotmail.com (2/20/08)

I found a fantastic talk about being steadfast and immovable, written by Elder Ballard and included in the December 1993 Ensign. We based our whole New Beginnings on this, and we're looking forward to tying camp and other activities into this theme! In the talk, Elder Ballard says we're like ships, and Christ is like the anchor that makes us steadfast so that we don't wander out into the sea of temptation and sin.  The links of the chain that connect us to the anchor are prayer, scripture study, church attendance, etc.

We gave the girls little wooden magnets--a little ship and a little anchor, connected by a golden cord (chain) that I picked up @ the fabric store.  The ships and anchors (from the craft store) were already painted, and only cost about 20 cents each! One of the leaders found some cute anchor charms at the bead store that she put onto bracelets for each of the girls.

We have decorated the bulletin board in the YW room with a ship floating on water, connected by a (paper) chain to the anchor of Christ so that the girls can be reminded of this theme all year long!

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