January 2014

Apprentice

Read and do the following 3 requirements:

1. ?How Essential Skills: Continue with selecting and working on a personal skill to help develop your liberty, your freedom, and your testimony. Report-in with your parents and let them know how it is going for you or email Sister Allen.
2. Promises of the Constitution:  Read Section 10. High light ideas that interest you. Email Sister Allen by 8pm 1/7/14 expressing what you gained from this section.
3. TJED for Teens: Read chapter 4. This is an interesting chapter, that requires some thought about what you want to do with your education and what your parents want you to do as well. After thinking about this chapter, please email at lest one or more questions you have about this chapter or questions you want to discuss in class by 8pm 1/7/14 to Sister Allen . Bring a copy of your questions to class

Choose one or more of the following to help expand your knowledge. Plan to share with the class:

• Prepare a Hero Report: include a picture printed or drawn by you. Add dates, name. Give an oral report that is 2-5minutes include why, what where, when , how about your hero.
• Research C.S. Lewis' The Inner Ring' read the paper he wrote and explain what you learned in a presentation about 2-5 minutes in length.
• What subjects of learning are you in love with right now? Email Sister Allen in an essay form what the subjects are, why you are excited about learning them, what you are doing to learn and examples of learning or experiences you have had. Email Sister Allen my 8pm 1/7/14.
• Create a presentation not longer then 5 minutes regarding what you have learned about government since reading Promises of the Constitution. Write this is essay form and give a copy to Sister Allen at class as you give your presentation on this subject.
• There are many things you can share about your learning from chapter 4 of TJED. Create a presentation that is 2-5 minutes and share it with the class.
  **If you do not like the choices, then create your own inspirements related to the required readings. Call Sister Allen with your plan to get her feedback.

Journeyman

Read the following assignments. Take notes and be prepared to contribute in class.

--1. Uncle Eric: Read Letters 23-31. This will conclude the book. Please write in one or more paragraphs what you gained, what you can take away, and your plan for using what Uncle Eric has shared with you. Email Sister Allen this answer by 8pm 1/7/14.


Choose one or create your own inspirement to share in Journeyman class:
-Make a list of all the things you want to learn before you go on a mission or turn 19. Email Sister Allen your list by 8pm 1/7/14.
--Create a research project using one of the letters in this group of required readings. Go in depth have fun finding out what it is you are seeking to learn. Email your planned research to Sister Allen asap.
--Explain in written form why Uncle Eric is sharing this knowledge with you? Explain what you want to do with this new information. Explain how you will make the information into knowledge and use it to serve you and increase your liberty. Present this to the group and give a copy to Sister Allen at class time.
--Research the number of people under 30 years of age unemployed in America and Europe. Present your findings to the class.
--Research Social Security and come prepared with a 2-5 minute presentation of your discoveries.
--Spend some time helping to write up the payments for bills with your parent. Ask to be shown how to write the checks out and do so for your parent. Report on the experience at class.
--Ask your parents what financial planning they are using. Help your parents to seek if their plan is safe over long time. Report on your findings to the class. How can you be more prepared?
If you do not like the choices, then create your own inspirements related to the required readings. Call Sister Allen with your plan to get her feedback.

Master

Read the following assignments. Take notes and be prepared to contribute in class.

--1. Read Section 1 Getting The Book Through You. Sister Allen will send this document to you. Please email her with your request. I will post link at Vanguard site too. When I figure it out.
--2. Read Education of a Wandering Man by the famous western author Louis L'Amour. 210 pages.

Do the following before reading the book by L'Amour:

--Read the article first.

--Research Louis L'Amour on the web or at the library. Spend no more then 60 minutes unless it's really got you searching then keep searching. Write in paragraph form what you learned about the man, his faith, his activities, his books, likes, dislike, service to nation motive....what ever you learn. Do this before reading the book. Email a copy to Sister Allen by 8pm 1/7/14

--Using your reflection journal for keeping track of words and look them up while you read the book. Come prepared to share the words you looked up.

--Also in your reflection journal write a summary of each chapter so you can recall what you learned or read from each chapter.

--Come prepared for a book discussion. Have questions you want to ask other students, have answers to questions you found after reading this book.

--Answer: Why did Mr. L'Amour write this for us to read??? 

November Inspirements for Leadership and Government

November 2013

Apprentice Level...knowledge

Read the following chapters and take notes. Come prepared to help your table create an impromptu presentation.

1. The Young Traveler's Gift: Book discussion to follow in class. Come prepared to discuss this book with the class.
2. ?How Essential Skills: Continue with selecting and working on a personal skill to help develop you and your testimony. Report-in with your parents and let them know how it is going for you.
3. Promises of the Constitution: Read Section 9. Take your reading to level 3 like it said in ch.2 of TJED.
4. TJED for Teens: Read chapter 3. This assignment covers 3 days. Please copy the forms in this chapter and follow what the authors say to do.

Choose one or more of the following to help expand your knowledge. Plan to share with the class:

• Prepare a Hero Report: include a picture printed or drawn by you. Add dates, name.
• Prepare and Present how you will go about learning the Seven Decisions For Success from The Young Traveler's Gift. This can be a poem, art work, a video, key sentences you want to use from each decision.
• Submit your own review of The Young Traveler's Gift to this site Teen Ink: http://teenink.com/reviews/book_reviews/article/524169/The-Young-Travelers-Gift-by-Andy-Andrews/ Turn in a copy or email your review to Sister Allen before class on the 6^th of Nov.
• Research the financial standing of America. Prepare a presentation to share in class. Write a report, you can use posters, graphs, find out how much many we are in debt to. Etc...
• Write a proposal to bring back the 17^th Amendment. Explain how and what you would seek to do.
• Present several ideas you learned from chapter 3 of TJED for Teens. Share what you feel are/is your mission(s) right now. You can sing, write, record, paint to get your message across to us.
• Share a time when you made a decision and share the side effects of that decision. Would you do it again? What have you learned?

Journeyman Level...understanding

Read the following assignments. Take notes and be prepared to contribute in class.

         1. Uncle Eric: Read letters 18-22
Choose one or more of the following to help expand your understanding: Plan to share with the class:

• Make a list of all the things you want to learn before you go on a mission or turn 19. This can be a written list, pictures from magazines, drawings/paintings, etc....
• Talk to an old person who was part of the “prosperous employee model” find out things based on letter 19 and come prepared to share in class.
• Discover how much money has been lost in the stock market crashes since 2000. Present finding in a report form. Using words, pictures, or grafts.
• Using Letter 22, prioritize the areas that Uncle Eric says we need to have experience with. Present your list at class.
• Seriously consider Letter 22 and pick 5 areas you want to learn about and gain experience in over the next 2-6 years. Which will be first? How will you make this happen? Share your list, why you have chosen these items, and how you are going to get going with your learning.
• Brainstorm some possible fund raisers Vanguard Youth could participate in to earn money for future activities. Come prepared with ideas, posters, video, anything to get your point across to other youth.

Master Level...wisdom

Print and Read the following assignments. Take notes. Be prepared to share while driving to our field trip presentation.

1. When Your Heart Tells You Things Your Mind Does Not Know by Pres. Lee http://www.lds.org/new-era/2002/06/when-your-heart-tells-you-things-your-mind-does-not-know
2. Two Contending Forces by President David O. McKay Print here: http://www.latterdayconservative.com/david-o-mckay/two-contending-forces/ Listen here:http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1066
3. Protecting Freedom-An Immediate Responsibility by E.T. Benson http://scriptures.byu.edu/gettalk.php?ID=1522

• Write down your thoughts from two of the three papers. Include concerns you have, questions you have, ideas you have. Send by email or give a copy to Sister Allen at class time. We also have a tour of a private collection today.

Making Heroes

This month you start adding a monthly hero report to your Apprentice level inpirements for Leadership.  This evening I read about a hero who is having a movie made from his experience after being taken hostage for 5 days at sea by Somali pirates. Capt. Richard Phillips of the merchant ship Maersk Alabama was somewhere east of Africa I believe when his ship and team was hijacked. In the interview  Phillips seems quite and not seeking of attention for his bravery. For example, he said, "One thing I learned is that you're stronger than you realize. I was afraid, but you've got to put that fear on the seat next to you and do what you have to do." Phillips said it was the Navy Seals who were the superheroes, the true titans of our age.

I like that Mr. Phillips seems so modest he said he was just doing his job and knew that pirates are in many places of the world like off the coast of China, South America, Africa, Vietnam and the Philippines. He knew something could happen and it finally did. He was glad that none of his crew died.  Phillips closes with this good advice which I needed to hear;

"Nothing is over until you choose to give up."

Do you have what it takes?...talking about being a hero
1. They abide by a moral code
2. They've been trained to take action
3. They're highly compassionate
4. They perform ordinary acts of kindness

October Inspirements for Journeyman Class

The October Journeyman class will work differently this month. We will meet from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm and then all the apprentice youth will be invited back to class for our guest speaker; Mrs. Pamela Openshaw. Pam will conclude her presentation at 2:00 pm.

Journeyman Level—Principles--The “What”--Understanding/Heart

Accomplish the following assignments. If you can mark in your books please do so using the color code system.

1. Uncle Eric: Personal, Career, and Financial Security: Read letters 9-17 (30 pages). As you read, relate what Uncle Eric is saying to situations in the Book of Mormon, relate to the gospel models we use. Can you see how circular reasoning, or cognitive dissonance is used in the Book of Mormon? Give an example.
   
   
2. SEEDFOLKS: Read the entire book (69 pages) It's an interesting and very quick read. Color code at lest 2 chapters of this book, using the color code and colored pencils you received at Vision Day. Prepare Character Studies of any two (2) persons in the novel. You have a form to help guide you. You will need external and internal descriptions. If you have questions just call or email Sister Allen.

CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INSPIREMENTS

1. Create the garden as you saw it in Seedfolks. This can be a painting, drawing, tri-fold presentation board, etc. Hint: Look on-line there are many ideas.
   
   
2. Continue writing the story of one of the characters in Seedfolks. Explain what happened before or after the garden experience for that character. Come dressed up as the character too if you want. Turn a copy of your writing in to Sister Allen.
   
   
3. Create your own project for Seedfolks. Watch this youtube for an idea:
   
   
4. Answer the following questions about Seedfolks in complete sentences, share in class, and give a copy of your writing to Sister Allen.
   -Why is the community garden so important to the characters in Seedfolks?
   -Picture this: what if the story were set in a different city? Or even a different country? How do you think a new setting would change this tale?
   -Why do you think the main characters only have first names? How would the story be different if they had last names, too?
   -Why is weather so important in this book?
   -Does Seedfolks have one main character? How would you pick who the main character is?
   -How is the community garden connected with the past? Does memory play a role in creating the garden? Or is the garden about starting fresh?
   -Take a look at the illustrations (by illustrator Judy Pederson) at the beginning of each chapter. -What do you think of these pictures? What is their purpose? Do they help you to know the characters better?
   
   
5. Having a hard time understanding Uncle Eric or Richard Maybury? Learn more about Richard and what he stand for at this link: http://www.richardmaybury.com/books-1personal.html After learning and watching youtubes involving Richard, write a paragraph or more about what you learned. Turn a copy in to Sister Allen.
   
   
6. From Uncle Eric's 16^th letter; draw your home/state and relate it to 14 different places in the world. You have fun with this...relate distance, degrees, cultural differences...you decide. Use a big map and sting or markers for indicators that you make. Have fun with it. Bring your project to class for display.
   
   
7. Uncle Eric has mentioned a lot about models or paradigms. He thinks most models start out as conscious efforts and slip into the unconscious. He calls this “developing a habit”. Take a good look at yourself, maybe get a mirror and look at yourself for a long while. Are you aware of how many models you have already adopted? Are they good models? After thinking about this, write in your Reflection Journal about your models and those you want to change, improve, or drop completely. Compare how or if you are being more aware of your thinking patterns as they relate to people, places, things since you started reading Uncle Eric.
   
   
8. Share a time when you had to change your model about some way of thinking or doing something. How hard was it to admit you needed to change or that you were wrong. Have you grown from the experience? What do you do now to make sure your models are correct and true?

If you have any questions feel free to call me at 801-850-6554 or email me at veronnicaallen@gmail.com

There will be no Master level class this month.

October 2nd Inspirements for Apprentice Level

October 2013 Leadership and Government Inspirements

Apprentice Level--Doctrine--The 'Why”--Knowledge/Mind

1. ?How Essential Skills for Living the Gospel: Choose 1 personal leadership skill for October. Read the section and decide how and in what ways you want to work on that skill during the month of October. Record in your Reflection Journal which skill you are working on and the ways you want to improve or change a habit. Keep track of your progress for the month. Include using your weekly student accountability sheet to remind you on a daily basis. In writing in your Reflection Journal or a personal journal, compare how you were before you started to how you are doing at the end of the month. Will you need to work on that skill longer than one month? You decide and record your experiences. You are welcome to share your experience from September in class.
   
   
2. Promises of the Constitution: Read Section 1 “Waiting” and Section 8 “Economic Freedom”. Choose a writing style and create what will help you to understand each vignette. You can write questions to ask the class or questions for Sister Allen (email Sister Allen your questions the Monday prior to class), you can use key words/pictures, or write a short story.
   **Mrs. Pamela Romney Openshaw will be speaking to you at 1pm on October 2 **, please come prepared with 1 question you can ask her about writing her book...if you would like, you can have more questions.
   
   
3. TJED for Teens Chapter 2: (23 pages) As you read this chapter go ahead and write thoughts in the margins (if the book belongs to you). How many books have you taken to level 3? Go ahead and fill in the chart if you can or copy the chart and mark the levels you have reached. How many books have you read as of today from this list. What do you plan to do with this list? Write you answers in your Reflection Journal.
   
   
4. Hero of the Month Report: Research a man or woman that you would like to spotlight as your hero for the month of October. Write a paper or an outline, include pictures...be creative...come dressed as your hero of the month. Come with a picture to place on the time line with important dates included. Explain why you chose this person, what makes him or her a hero to you, what did they do? If you need a book, Sister Allen has several in the Lending Library you can check out.
   
   
5. Jeopardy anyone? Email Sister Allen questions with answers that can be used in a game of jeopardy. I'll provide the speed timers you provide the easy, medium, and hard questions. Please email your Q/A's to Sister Allen by Tuesday evening the night before Leadership class. Tell me which level your questions belong to. These can be questions from our readings for October as well as September.

CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INSPIREMENTS:

1. Mark which level you have reached for any of the books on the 100 list found in chapter 2 of TJED for Teens AND share about one book that has really made you think differently and has changed your life since reading it. Compare how you were before reading the book to how you see yourself today. Come 
   prepared to share about the author, the book, history behind the book, and anything else you have learned.
   
   
2. Answer the following question: “Is wisdom a characteristic found only in educated people, or can it come from people of all backgrounds?” Write a few sentences, a few paragraphs or even a page explaining your answer. Give an example to back up your statements.
   
   
3. Complete a Word Study of 1 or 2 words you didn't understand in Promises of the Constitution, such as stewardship, inalienable, integrity or morality etc. You can use notes, pictures, a diagram...be creative, learn the roots of the word too.
   
   
4. Write a creative story as if you were an American colonist the day the newspapers announced that the United States had a new government. What would you be excited about? What would you be concerned about? What would some of your biggest questions be? Come prepared to share during your presentation time. You could dress up like a colonist too. Give a copy of your story to Sister Allen either by email or at class.
   
   
5. Vignette 8.2 asks for a 'faithful and wise” steward, or manager. Create a list of at least 5 characteristics that you think are required to be a faithful and wise steward over something or someone. You can add pictures to your words, you can write a story about these characteristics, you can act out the 5 characteristics. Include an example of a person from history that has these characteristics you are seeking as a wise steward. Or share how you have developed or are developing these characteristics that you listed.
   
   
6. Create a prezi presentation to share all that you learned for leadership this month. Call Sister Allen in advance so she can hopefully (cross your fingers) get the projector working. Learn more @ prezi.com
   
   
7. Write or type a paper about anything you learned or realized about yourself that you didn't know before reading chapter 2 of TJED for Teens. Are there changes you want to make to add more book to your reading list? Have you ever held a book club? What do you feel you should be doing regarding the books after reading this chapter?Share a copy of your writing with Sister Allen either by email or at class.
   
   
8. 

   Imagine there is a youth your age living far away who has no books and learns by reading letters sent to him or her. Create a story to share with this youth about the books you have read this month for Leadership class and include your insights, your questions, your confusion over ideas,what got you excited to understand, how do you plan to make changes to help improve your leadership skills, reading skills, discussion skills.... Be creative as you like. You can include pictures, drawings, photos...

If you have any questions feel free to call me at 801-850-6554 or email me at veronnicaallen@gmail.com

Hey Youth...how was the first day for you?

A big thanks to all the youth for attending our first ever Vanguard day.  i thought it was great for not knowing what I was going to do and how to run something like this.  Three cheers for all of us!

Wow, there is a lot to learn. I'm totally ready for the experiences coming my way. How about you?

Thanks to all of you for your participation.

Loved what was shared in the Master classes... poems, title of liberty, haiku's   Check out the display wall next week. Send me those items I asked for...you know who you are.

Those in Journeyman who want to continue the "Happiness" research... Go FOR IT!  Bring your results next month.

Prepare great presentations for Eureka and you won't be bored next week.

 You get to inspire yourself to greater levels. The education ball is on your side of the court. Hit it strong and keep your eye on the ball.

Get out of your cumfy zone...self-leading

Sir Francis Drake:

Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst for the waters of life…

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars.

We ask You to push back the horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love.

Why Comfort Is A Curse 

Have you started?

Hey Vanguard Youth!

Have you looked at your newsletter? Do you understand the required inspirements the "Study" aspect of the Apprentice level and have you chosen 1 or more inspirements from the list so you can come and "Teach" what you are beginning to understand?  And then as you teach, understand, will you become by "Applying" what you are gaining and increase your testimony and love for the principles of righteousness?

Just asking.

If you have any questions please email like Christine did.  Thanks Christine.

Personal leaderhip....choices...hey you! read this.

Why Americans Should Get Smacked

AUGUST 21, 2013 BY STEPHEN PALMER LEAVE A COMMENT

Elena Bonner would have smacked Jane Boucher upside her head. And she’d undoubtedly give Americans an earful for our relatively petty complaints.

Forbes reported that “Some surveys have found that 87 percent of Americans don’t like their jobs.”

Author Jane Boucher commented on the situation, “Most of us can’t just quit our jobs.”

SMACK!

“Don’t whine to me about what you can and can’t do in America,” I imagine Elena Bonner saying in disgust.

Elena was a Soviet dissident and human rights activist who died just last year.

Knowing her awe-inspiring story, I imagine what she’d say to any American who feels “trapped” for any reason:

“In December of 1985 I was under house arrest in the USSR with my husband, physicist and activist Andrei Sakharov.

“Andrei and I had subjected ourselves to long and terrible hunger strikes to protest the Soviet regime. My physical health had deteriorated so badly that I desperately needed medical attention.

“Gorbachev allowed me to travel to the United States, where I spent six months getting surgery, writing amemoir, and spending time with my family members who had emigrated.

“After recovering, there I was, free and comfortable, with a choice to make: to stay in America or to return to my hideous oppression in the Soviet Union.

“Understand that the Communist Party under Stalin had murdered my father and uncle. They had enslaved my mother for eight years in a forced labor camp, and had exiled her for nine more years after that. They had also exiled my aunt.

“In addition to our several hunger strikes, Andrei and I had endured years of exile under the constant watch of the KGB. We had no access to a phone. We were never allowed to leave our tiny, dingy apartment unaccompanied by guards.

“We were accused of numerous crimes against the state. We were constantly accosted, intimidated, and harassed by authorities.

“I could have stayed in America as a defector — free forever from the Soviet nightmare, happy with my family, well-fed and comfortable, immersed in opportunity.

“But under those circumstances, knowing full well what I was going back to, I chose to return to my husband and to continue our struggle together.

“So you can understand why it’s ridiculous and offensive to me when free Americans complain about having no opportunity or choice.

“We always have a choice. Yes, there are risks and consequences attached to every choice — believe me, I know that more than anyone.

“But to even imply that one has no choice is an absurd, outrageous, and revolting self-imposed limitation. It is to spit in the face of anyone who has suffered under oppressive regimes, to ignore the blood spilled and awful sacrifices made by those who secured your freedom. It is to be imprisoned behind bars of your own making.

“In America you can choose to do what you love. Or you can choose to love what you do. But never can you say — without gross self-deception — that you just don’t have a choice in the matter.

“You are not a helpless child waiting for a master to tell you what to do. You are not trapped in your job.

“If you don’t like something, you can change it. If you see something that needs improving, you can fix it. If you want a better life, you can fight for it. If you want more money, you can produce and earn more.

“So stop whining about being trapped. Choose what you want to do and become. And don’t make me smack you upside your head.”

Interesting ...from the Center for Social Leadership

Entrepreneurs succeed when they embrace and embody the values of initiative, innovation, ingenuity, integrity, frugality, tenacity and teamwork, among others. Remove any of these, and entrepreneurialism declines.

These are also precisely the values that are present when free societies flourish. Take these away, individually or severally, and freedom decreases.

A reminder for today from Life Manifestos...

An iron will is stronger than any stony obstacle. Indeed, the purpose of obstacles is to draw out your will.
When all else fails, when you've given your all and you're tired and wounded and bruised and battered and broken and oozing blood, sweat, and tears, when you see no light at the end of the tunnel, there is but one thing you can do: persevere.
Don't give up. Grit your teeth, square your shoulders, put your head down, put one foot in front of another.
As Franklin D. Roosevelt put it,

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

Hang on, and a light will appear, a way will unfold, a path will be revealed. And ultimately, your greatness will sprout...

 

F. Y. I. We are using this authors book in our government portion of our Leadership class so this might interest you.

Pamela Romney Openshaw, co-founder of the James Madison Institute http://www.jamesmadison.org/ and author of Promises of the Constitution: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow will be speaking on Marriage and Religion. She will be discussing how secularism poses as a hindrance to marriage, family, and religion on Tuesday August 20th at 7:00 pm at the Provo Library. She is apparently a cousin of Mitt Romney. This is a free event open to all ages. The link below has more details.

They want those attending to RSVP at http://pamelaopenshaw.eventzilla.net, enter registration code: pamela

Sherry Dew...You Were Born to Lead, You Were Born for Glory

http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=984&view=2

Updated... please note the new changes as of today.

September

Apprentice - Doctrine - Why or Knowledge - Mind

        (Read and mark your favorite parts. Write your favorite quotes, ideas, aha's from each book in your reflection journal.)

1-TJED for Teens, chapter 1 (11 pages) Mark favorite or interesting parts. Write any idea you learned while reading or thinking about this chapter.(You will receive a Reflection Notebook at the Vision Day. Until then, keep your writings in aspiral notebook or on loose paper.) Come prepared to share what you learned.

2-Promises of the Constitution Read Section 7 (20 pages) ‘Basic Governing Principles’ (these are quick vignettes that the family can enjoy at the dinner table together). Write 3 keywords that will help you remember each short subject. Write in your reflection journal any interesting quotes.Come prepared to teach what you learned.

3-?How Essential Skills for Living the Gospel: Choose one personal leadership skill, read the section and work on that skill during the month of September. Pray for guidance as to the skill you need to improve upon. Ask your parents for guidance if you still are not sure. Write in your journal, or your Reflection Journal regarding the changes you worked on, how things went for you. If you would like to share in class plan to do so in October or share with your family in a FHE lesson.

CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INSPIREMENTS. BE READY TO SHARE IN CLASS ON THE FIRST DAY:

-Write two or more questions you can ask the class regarding the reading assignments.(Four or more questions in total). Write out your answer for at least two of your questions.

-Answer one of the following:

Q: What does it take to make a meaningful life?

Q: What is true “happiness” and are we entitled to it or just the pursuit of it?

-In chapter 1 of TJED Teens, DeMille mentions preparing for your role. What do you think or feel is your role here on earth? Describe that role with words, in pictures, a story you write, a song you create or an object you build.

-Present what you learned from one or more of the vignettes from the book Promises of the Constitution. You can make a comic strip,or other picture to convey your message. Big challenge would be to use no words.

-Share something you created that expresses your love for nature.

-Plan a recreational activity that Vanguard youth can do together.

Journeyman- Principles - What or Understanding - Heart

1-Uncle Eric: Personal, Career & Financial Security: Read letters 1-8 (34 pages) This is another book worth reading to the family. Highlight your favorite parts and write one quote or idea you learned from each letter in your Reflection Journal.

AND CHOOSE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INSPIREMENTS. BE READY TO SHARE IN CLASS ON THE FIRST DAY:

-Think about how you would feel if you made great sacrifice of your time to help your nation achieve greatness... What do you see yourself doing? Write, draw, paint, or create what you see yourself doing to help America.

-What does our Lord Jesus Christ say about the Constitution in our scriptures? Hint: look in the index of the Triple Combination. Write the verses and anything that surprised you. Share this with us in class. How does it make you feel to know that Jesus cares about our American Constitution? Now write about this in your Reflection Journal.

-Share an experience with the class regarding a time when you had a paradigm shift in your thinking. How did it change the way you see the world or others or even yourself?

-Explain the meaning of paradigm as you understand having read Uncle Eric’s letters. Come prepared to share your learning and understanding.

-Create a picture that expresses our love for America and/or for where you live.

Master Class - Application - How or Become - Intelligence

1-Read: God's Hand in the Founding of America by Elder L. Tom Perry https://www.lds.org/new-era/1976/07/gods-hand-in-the-founding-of-america?lang=eng

AND CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING INSPIREMENTS. BE READY TO SHARE IN CLASS ON THE FIRST DAY:

-Go to the leadership/government blog and click on either The Center for Social Leadership or Life Manifestos and choose one of the articles and read it. Write down your favorite quotes, what you like about it or what you did not like. What did you not understand? How did the article make you feel? http://vanguardyouthofprovoleadandgovern.blogspot.com/

-Can you find the bicentennial pictures that Elder Perry mentions in his talk? Bring a copy of the pictures or draw, color, paint or print the pictures if you find them.

-After reading this talk, How do you feel about America and our Constitution? -What do you want to do to be supportive of America?

-Write a song or poem honoring the United States Constitution.

-Do you feel like you know what your mission is? Write down what you feel it is right now. Don't worry if it's not clear, just go to a quiet place and think and write about everything that comes to your mind while thinking, praying about your missions in life.

-Create a piece of art that expresses your happiness to be an American.
-Why do we need to remember the Constitution in September? Research, Reason, Relate, and Record what you discover.

Any questions you might have, please feel free to call me or email me.

Book List for Leadership/Government Lens Class begins September 4th at 10am

Leadership/Government Book Outline 2013-2014

(this Lens meets the first Wednesday of each month)

The Book List:

APPRENTICE CLASS

1. How, Essential Skills for Living the Gospel, by John Hilton and Anthony Sweat-
2. TJED For Teens by Oliver DeMille
3. Promises Of The Constitution by Pamela Romney Openshaw.
4. Hero Report- choose one book from the choices below to research and report on one hero each month. (Or choose a fitting book with your parents okay.) Use the library, it isn't necessary to buy these books though some can be found at D.I.  

For younger youth and easier to read:  The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the US Constitution. For younger youth and easier to read:  The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Unlikely Heroes, Wives of the Signers, Greatness To Spare: Heroic Sacrifices of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
Founding Fathers: Uncommon Heroes The Other Eminent Men of Wilford Woodruff
Powerful Stories from the Lives of Latter-day Saint Men Soldiers,Statesmen & Heroes, America's Founding Presidents Remarkable Stories from the Lives of Latter-day Saint Women

1.   November:  The Young Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews   
2. March: Animal Farm by George Orwell  

     

JOURNEYMAN CLASS

TJED for Teens (Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens)

September: Uncle Eric's Personal, Career & Financial Security (through January) by Richard Maybury

October: Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman (69 pages)

November:

January:

February: Say Go Be Do by Tiffany Earl (128 pages) and Uncle Eric Talks About Whatever Happened To Penny Candy? by Richard J. Maybury

March: The Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund

April:

MASTER CLASS

TJED for Teens (Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens)

October:

November: Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'Amour

January:

February: The Hiding Place or something similar

March:

April: Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl