For anyone who may be interested, I have received permission to post this from Cindy Jarrard, the author of this script. Still trying to round up the address to order apache tear drops. There are some hints about how we did this at the end of the script. THE GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA STAKE GIRLS CAMP LEGEND NIGHT

"DAUGHTERS OF LIGHT"

(The girls come into the campfire area through the woods two by two: an older girl with a younger girl. The group has come in silence as they were told to listen to the sounds of nature and prepare their minds to receive special instructions. Already at the campfire area are the Indian dancers, the Indian maiden, and a few leaders who have come early to light the fire and prepare the set. Around the fire are eight poles stuck in the ground which are prepared to be torches and will be lit during the legend proceedings. As soon as all have come into the clearing, they will sit on the ground on towels or blankets they have brought with them. The dancers will then perform. The Indian maiden steps forward and the legend begins.)

Indian Maiden: I am Galunti, an Indian Maiden and a daughter of our Fathers. We are sisters and I speak for you this night as we tell our story. We are daughters of lights and are of a noble birthright. Long ago our Father Abraham was given the blessings of eternal life—the blessing of having a posterity as numerous as the sands of the seashore. His is a righteous posterity of children who are noble and valiant. We are his daughters. We are daughters of light with a great heritage.

My Fathers came across the great waters to this Promised Land. I am a daughter of Lehi who was of the seed of Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. My people were greatly blessed by our Heavenly Father and we were promised never to be completely destroyed from this land. We were promised that we would be restored in the latter-days to the knowledge of who we are and that we would receive a great book from out of the dust that would be a record of our Fathers and a witness of the Great Redeemer. Prophecy has been fulfilled and we are carried upon the shoulders of our brothers and sisters into the light. I am your sister. We carry each other from the darkness into the light of truth. We are of noble birth and we must learn and grow and love and serve—that we may fulfill all righteousness as Daughters of Light.

You are traveling the trail of life. You have come to a place in that trail where the sun is setting on your childhood and rising on young womanhood. There is much ahead that will be required of you. There will be much joy also. The Indians have a ceremony called the Green Corn Dance. The corn is a symbol of life and sustenance to my people. It gives life and nourishment and in that way symbolizes womanhood and motherhood. Mother is also the life giver and nourishes the heart of the family.

When a young Indian maiden turns 12 she can participate in the Green Corn Dance. This ceremony recognizes her approach into young womanhood and teaches her about her heritage and the principles she must learn to become the complete woman—the principles she must live to be prepared and worthy to marry a brave warrior and bear a righteous prosperity like unto our Fathers. In this is her joy complete and thus the circle of light remains unbroken.

(The Indian Maiden steps back and each of the 8 torchbearers step forward in turn to tell of their principle and then light their torch.)

Torchbearer #1: I light the light of FAITH. We plant the seed of corn because we know it will grow and feed many. Likewise, we cannot eat the fruit of righteousness unless we first plant the seed of faith and by our actions we reap a bounteous harvest of food that will never perish. It is nourishment that will feed not only us, but our posterity forever. "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know He giveth no commandments unto the children of men save He shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which He commandeth them." (1 Ne. 3:7)

Torchbearer #2: I light the light of DIVINE NATURE. I am the offspring of deity—a child of God. As the great corn stalk grows from a small kernel of corn, I, too, can become in my fullest potential, a Goddess—a Queen—a complete and eternal Mother with never ending posterity and glory. For "Ye are Gods, and all of you are children of the Most High." (Psalms 82:6) "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect." (Matt 5:48)

Torchbearer #3: I light the light of INDIVIDUAL WORTH. Although father Abraham’s children will be as numerous as the sands of the seashore and as the stars in the sky, we are each uniquely special. In all of our Father’s creations there is only one ME!! I bring special talents and gifts to share with my family, friends, and neighbors. I have been given a special mission to fulfill that only I can do. It is up to me to fulfill my destiny. "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God." (D&C 18:10)

Torchbearer #4: I light the light of KNOWLEDGE. As I use what I learn, I gain power in my life. This power can help to rid the world of ignorance, loneliness, misery, and unhappiness. Knowledge gives me freedom as it increases my choices and opportunities. When this freedom is joined with service in my life, I will gain the secret to true and everlasting joy. I want to learn all that I can about the ways of my Heavenly Father so that I can be like Him. Remember, "The Glory of God is Intelligence." (D&C 93:36)

Torchbearer #5: I light the light of CHOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. It has been said that when you pick up one end of a stick you automatically pick up the other end. If I want to go to the house of my friend, I must follow the path that leads there. Each choice I make has results which cannot be changed. I am free to think. I am free to decide. I am free to act. But when that action is taken I am never free from its consequences. As I use my agency to choose the right I open the doors of joy and eternal life. "Choose you this day whom ye will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15)

Torchbearer #6: I light the light of GOOD WORKS. I was born to serve others. All that I want to become is gained through using what I have to help someone else. This is the Lord’s way and I want to walk in His light. It is the mystery of the true essence of happiness. I came to this earth at this time with the fullness of the gospel in my life to serve in the army of the Lord. As I lose myself in the service of others, I will find out who I really am. I will become a Daughter of Light. Therefore, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." (Mat 5:16)

Torchbearer #7: I light the light of INTEGRITY. It has been said that what you are speaks so loudly that I cannot hear your words. I must make my actions equal to my knowledge. This is commitment. This is honesty. When I can be trusted to never veer from what is right—even in my thoughts; when I am brave enough to stand always for truth and righteousness—then I can know my Savior, for His image will be engraved upon my countenance. "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: Or who shall stand in His Holy place? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart, who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." (Psalms 24:4)

Torchbearer #8: I light the torch that represents the light of Christ. As we radiate the light which is within us, others will see this light and draw to it. Without repentance there is no light. We challenge you to be true! We say to you: "Arise and Shine Forth" for you are Daughters of Light.

Indian Maiden: And so we learn the principles of true womanhood. The young Indian maidens learn in the ceremony of the Green Corn that these principles are like the corn—life giving and sustaining. The corn must be eaten and then becomes part of you. So must these principles become part of you so that you will grow into women of eternal worth. These principles will enlarge your spirit and you will be transformed not only into womanhood, but into Daughters of Light.

To help you remember these great truths, we now present to you a symbol of your knowledge. Will all of the first year girls please stand to receive your stone. (The necklaces are passed out at this time—the Indian Maiden places them on the torchbearers and they in turn pass them out to the rest of the girls, placing each necklace around the girl’s neck.) As this dark stone is held up to the light it becomes illuminated. Its purity is evident only in the light. You are like the stone. Your purity comes from the light of truth inside you. The Legend of this Apache Tear Drop says that the stone will remain clear as you are true to the principles you have learned tonight. If you are not true, the stone will retain the darkness of its exterior and remain cloudy—symbolizing the darkness that will remain in you without repentance.

We challenge you to be true! Wear the stone to remind you of who you are and what joy awaits you as you fulfill your destiny. I say to you: "Arise and shine forth," for you are DAUGHTERS OF LIGHT!

You have now passed through the ceremony of light. This is your special legend. Treasure and guard its message in your hearts.

We will now sing "I Am a Child of God."

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