For New Beginnings this year we did something really fun. Inspired by the Color Run we did a Value Walk. We had 8 different women from the ward assigned to speak about a particular value from the young women program. The girls all wore white shirts (white representing Faith). Originally we planned that we would like a little 2 mile walk through the park stopping every so often to listen to the next speaker and get the colored powder (representing the value color) thrown on us. Unfortunately the day we had scheduled the walk ended up being freezing and rainy. At the last minute we moved the entire program to under the park pavilion. It was still freezing cold but at least we weren't wet!
Each of the speakers was so wonderful! I loved what each of them shared about the value they were assigned.
Towards the end (when the rain had stopped) we had the girls run around the path where the colors were thrown at them.
Even the Bishop ran around with us.
I don't think the girls will ever forget this short little run... and hopefully they don't ever forget the messages they heard that cold, rainy morning.
that sounds so fun! you're amazing :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like such a great experience (except for the cold and rain.) What "colors" were thrown at them? How did that work?
ReplyDeleteMom, the colors are Holi powder used in the Indian Festival of Colors. I found a few places that sell them and they actually sell them here in Mooresville (but it was too early to buy them because they only sell them around the time of the festival!)
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