(Also see: For the Strength of Youth, Standards)


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Use "For the Strength of Youth" pamphlet; hold a trivia match, play human battleship



6" piece of rope - Don't Be "ROPED" Into Lowering Your Standards
Christy's Clipart
Lesson 34 Handout ~ Punch two holes in the center and tie some thick twine. You could also do Twizzlers. (Idea shared by Bonnie Gokey / ga11102007)



Angela's Lesson Helps
Cuffed in Sin by Stephanie Thomas
Divide class into two groups.  Pass out paper plates, yarn, scissors, markers, hole punch and a twisty balloon (for the sword).  Ask them  to make the pieces of armor out of the paper plates, label them with what they stand for and dress up one of their members and share some scenarios of when they could use that armor.  Explain that our standards are similar to the armor of God.  It guards and protects us.  (Becky Whitaker)
I brought in three items of clothing that I own but which the girls have never seen me wear because they aren't modest (something I didn't realize when the clothes were bought). They included a top which had capped sleeves but they weren't quite long enough to cover G's, a skirt which had a split in it which shows G's when you walk and another skirt which is see through if worn without a slip underneath. I held each item up and asked the girls what they thought of the items. Most of them thought they were okay, but as I highlighted the problems and the fact that they'd never actually seen me wear them they got the message the "nearly modest is not modest enough". If it's nearly long enough, or nearly loose enough etc then it's just not good enough.  We were trying to tackle one girl in particular without it looking targeted at her and I heard from her mum that she went home and sorted through her clothes and even sewed up a skirt with a split in it which was too high.  We also have a drink driving campaign happening over here in Australia which is pretty hard hitting by saying things like "only a little bit dead" or "only a little bit drunk" and I used the same example by saying that "only a little bit immodest is still immodest". (Idea by Melanie in Australia)
Lesson Helps from Debanae's
Lesson Helps from JennySmith.net
Lesson Helps from Young Women Connection
Standards Tree
To Clothe a Temple (from BYU Women's Conference)



Don't be "Roped" into Lowering Your Standards