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(by Cindy Wright) I am teaching the Health Care lesson this Sunday. I found it a hard one to teach and add much variety to. Here's how I'm going to do it.

1. I will draw an outline of a body on the board and write the words, "happy, energetic, fun-to-be around, etc..." on it. I will cover it with a paper body outline and write the words, "sick, tired, feverish, pain" on it. We will discuss how when our body doesn't feel well, it can affect our spirit. I will talk about the paper figure and how she might be acting, etc... -- then lift off the paper outline and show what this Young Women would really be like if she felt well. I think this whole section of lessons deals with the connection between the body and spirit. If we can take care of our bodies, our spirits feel better. I'm going to bring the scriptures in when Christ healed the sick. Helping others feel better is a Christ-like characteristic -- which will help to lift their spirit also.

2. I have asked three Young Women to tell about a time when they were sick and their parent took care of them -- what the parent did, how the Young Women felt -- then correlate that message to having Christ-like love.

3. I'll then go into the first part of the lesson in the manual. Rather than doing the entire quiz in class. I am taking three different dolls and giving them an "ailment." For example, the baby doll will have a high temperature, etc... The Young Women will divide into groups and without the leader's help, they will decide what they can do help. They cannot just say, "I'll call 911 or the doctor." I have a toddler doll who will have swallowed something toxic, and a "cheerleader" doll who will have some sort of physical injury. I'll probably give them the quiz to take home.

4. Finally, I'll add a personal story. When my aged grandmother came to live with my mother, she made a very touching statement to her one day. My grandmother was not coherent all of the time; however, one day she said, "You've treated me like a queen. You know it takes a daughter to do that."  Her basic needs had been taken care of elsewhere, but my mother had really "cared" for her. I really think, in general, women are more sensitive to other's needs.

(Idea by Kelli McIntosh) We just did this lesson without any hoopla and it went fine. The teacher printed out the true/false quiz, the girls took turns reading each question and then we discussed. The teacher brought a stuffed animal to demonstrate some of the techniques. The girls enjoyed sharing their own experiences of situations they had experienced with their family or babysitting. We have a very small ward and this took up the whole time.
(Idea by Ruth) My parents are caring for my 103 year old gramma right now. It's a hard thing to do. And it's a full time job. Things I do for my gramma - You need to sit right beside her and LISTEN to her talk even though she is repeating the same things, you need to touch her, hold her hand, give her a hug, tell her you love her, rub lotion on her arms, give her a manicure, she loves to have her hair brushed. I go in and lay beside her when it's time for her to get up from a nap. We talk while we are just laying there. You need to help her without her feeling like she is a burden. It's probably hard to know you can not care for yourself anymore and you have to depend on others. So you learn to care in creative ways. You also need to help those who are caring for an elderly person. They are at home most of the time. They need a break also. The Young Women may have someone in their ward they can go visit. Elderly people love to get visits. Bring them flowers or cookies. Just to sit and visit is wonderful. You can have an activity night where the girls adopt a gramma in your ward and invite her to a special evening.....whatever.

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Richard M. Romney, “First to Aid,” Liahona, Nov. 1999, 44; New Era, Feb. 1999, 12. Consider including some of Celine’s experiences in the first story discussion.