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Bright Idea! - Books

Hi Girls!
  Have you ever noticed how hard it is to find GOOD books with a great storyline, fantastic characters, AND good langauge?  I have. 
  I've decided to formulate a list of some good books to read.  PLEASE COMMENT if you have any ideas as well.  Thanks.
-Flame Team.


Good Books
-Fablehaven Series by Mull
-Michael Vey Series by Evans
-Dickens Inn Books by Stansfield
-A Face in the Shadows by McCloud (I've read this one twice and I LOVE IT!)
-Love Beyond Time by Allen (great book!  Historic Fiction/Romance Awesome!)
-Passage to Zarahemla by Heimerdinger
-Unlikely Heroes by Carter
-Work and the Glory by Lund (warning: does have a few swear words in one of the books, to go with the context and time period)

EFY

Hey Girls!
  I hope all of you are getting signed up for EFY! 
  This year will be my first year and I am so excited.  Those who have gone before me tell me it is fantastic!
  Haven't signed up?  Click here to see the EFY session list.
  Also, click here to watch an amazing EFY video called "EFY Girls."  Two guys wrote this parody to California Girls and made it about EFY Girls.  I nearly died after watching it!  It's so great!
   Well-Wished,
  Flame Team

Do you have any special EFY memories?  Tell us! 

Girls' Camp is Coming...are you ready?

Hi Sisters!
  I hope all of you are excited for one of the summer's BIGGEST events this year...the 100th Year Anniversary GIRLS' CAMP!  I am so excited!
  As you may have noticed, we do have a poll on the side asking which activity is your favorite.  Do you have another tradition at camp you'd like to share?
  One of my favorite traditions in my ward is "Warm and Fuzzies."  Warm and Fuzzies are notes written by young women for other campers telling them why they enjoy being at camp with them or giving them compliments.  They are then stuck in our beautiful, hand-made Warm and Fuzzy Mail-Box.  They are so wonderful...I love reading mine from years past! 
  LDS.ORG has some great things posted on the 100th Anniversary of Girls' Camp.  I have read some of them and I think it is SO cool how girls' camp started.  One article they have is about "Celebrating by Cooking."  For me, I absolutely love girls' camp meals.  One of our traditions is making our own Cafe Rio salads.  They are to die for!  Here's a recipe off of the website above that was made traditionally in girls' camp!:

Ring Tum Diddy (a one-pot dish)

You will need:

• A frying pan, a spoon, a knife, and a board
• 1 can corn
• 3 onions
• 1 large green pepper
• 8 slices toast or crackers
• 3 small tomatoes
• 1/4 lb. bacon
• 1/4 lb. American cheese
• salt and pepper
• 1 can tomatoes

Dice and fry out the bacon; wash, seed, and cut up the pepper; peel and slice the onions thin and add to the bacon. Then add the tomatoes and corn. Season the toast. Just before serving, add the cheese. Serve hot on toast or crackers.



Do you have any cool activities or meals that are traditional at your girls' camp?  Tell us!  Make a comment or email us: gomerxoxo@yahoo.com

Personal Progress Project Ideas...?

We've all been there.  It seems the easy part of Personal Progress is doing the experiences.  Choosing the project you will do for each value can be a hard but very rewarding process.  If you follow the Holy Ghost's guidance, you will be able to successfully find a project that will leave a wonderful influence on your life and help others in the process.

Need some ideas?...Here are some things I have done for my Personal Progress.

-Family Search: I know this one is fairly common, but it is one of the most rewarding projects I've ever done.  1. Go onto Family Search.  2. Put in as many family names as possible, go to the Family History Centers, etc.  3.  Take the names to the temple.  This project is hard.  It truly is.  It takes a lot of patience.  But there is nothing in this world like the feeling you get from "getting to know" your ancestors.  I know personally it has changed my life.  I promise you that all the hard work is worth it for this project!  (Contact a Geneology Specialist in your ward for assistance, if needed.)

-Fashion Show:  I did this project for my Choice & Accountability Project.  I absolutely loved it!  The Spirit was strong, the girls were touched, and now it is going to become a ward tradition!  1. Double check with your Young Women's President about this.  Try to reserve the gym in a stake center/church building if possible.  2.  Organize a committee.  Treat this like a presidency.  Pray for guidance about who to ask to join.  Ask for volunteers as well.  3. It will take a lot of preparation.  Hold meetings, listen to the Spirit, and pray for guidance on how to best help your girls.  4.  Put it on!  We had several different categories in our ward, with several "Young Women" models per category.  For example: Church, Prom, School, we even did Pajamas!  Show slideshows, give little talks, play church music/Christian contemporary.  This has been one of the most influential and positive Mutual activities we've had!

-Future Career...Future Career...Future: I want to be a teacher, so for my Knowledge project, I teacher-assisted at an elementary school.  Try to do something that you are interested in.  Volunteer.  Work.  Contribute.  This can be really fun, and it helps you prep for your future career.

-Did I hear you say fundraiser?: No, I don't mean raise funds for that beautiful red Farrari you're dying for!  I am currently working on raising money for Primary Children's Hospital.  How?  I am organizing a "Girls' Fest," at which homemade contributed items will be sold.  Proceeds will go to the hospital!

Have any ideas you'd like to share?  Well, SHARE THEM PLEASE!  Leave a comment.