From: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com (lds-yw-digest) To: lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: lds-yw-digest V1 #118 Reply-To: lds-yw-digest Sender: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk lds-yw-digest Tuesday, June 9 1998 Volume 01 : Number 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 09:43:21 -0700 From: Steve and Brenda George Subject: (lds-yw) Father's Day The YW have been assigned to give something out to the Fathers on the 21st. Any ideas? I guess in the past candy bars have been given out.---All suggestion would be appreciated.... Thank you, Brenda on Whidbey Island, WA - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:36:43 -0600 From: "Charmaine L. Peck" Subject: (lds-yw) Words to Summer Nights/Grease Ga in Idaho: Good call on your part. I went to www.lyrics.ch and did a search: Here are the words to that song: Summer lovin' had me a blast - summer lovin', happened so fast I met a girl crazy for me - I met a boy, cute as can be Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights Tell me more, tell me more, did you get very far? Tell me more, tell me more, like, does he have a car? She swam by me, she got a cramp - he went by me, got my suit damp I saved her life, she nearly drowned - he showed off, splashing around Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights Tell me more, tell me more, was it love at first sight? Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight? Took her bowlin' in the Arcade - we went strollin', drank lemonade We made out under the dock - we stayed out until ten o'clock Summer fling don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights Tell me more, tell me more, that you don't got her preg Tell me more, tell me more, cause he sounds like a drag He got friendly, holdin' my hand - well she got friendly, down in the sand He was sweet, just turned eighteen - well she was good, you know what I mean Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights Tell me more, tell me more, how much dough did he spend? Tell me more, tell me more, could she get me a friend? It turned colder, that's where it ends - so I told her we'd still be friends Then we made our true love vow - wonder what she's doin' now Summer dreams ripped at the seams, but oh, those summer nights Tell me more, tell me more. - -----Original Message----- From: GaEHayes@aol.com To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 9:00 AM Subject: (lds-yw) Dance Music >In our stake the wards take turns being in charge of the bi-monthly stake >dances. It was our wards turn a few weeks back, and my first time being "in >charge" as I'm a new YW president. Our kids planned a great "Dot Dance" w/ >numbered dots on the floor. Every so often they would call out a number at >the end of a dance and the person on that dot got a mint patty (shaped like a >dot!). The refreshments were dots (colored dot cereal) in cups. Decorations >were, of course, dots on the walls. Anyways, my concern was the music. The >stake YW leader had to leave early and told me it wasn't usually a problem, >but if they thought something was objectionable they told the DJ's (two YM who >were soon to be leaving on their missions). Most of the time I can't tell >much about the words to the music, but they turned on the song "Summer Nights" >from Grease. I think it's pretty awful and went to say something. The YM >stake rep. was sitting with these future missionaries and I asked if they had >ever listen to the words and told them it was pretty awful. I got nothing but >blank looks, and the song played on. How do other stakes handle the issue of >music at the dances? It bothered me, but then that's not necessary my >responsibility or area of authority. I could bring up some ideas at stake >meeting, however. Thanks for any ideas. By the way, does anyone know where I >can easily get the words to that song - letting stake leaders read what they >are might make a better impact than anything I say. > >Thanks again! Ga in Idaho > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:38:55 -0600 From: "Charmaine L. Peck" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dance Music Check out www.lyrics.ch We are fortunate that we have one DJ who does a fabulous job here in Salt Lake, and whenever we have a Tri-Stake dance they generally use him. I would definitely ask for lists of songs in advance, as well, if they poo-poo it, no dance! Sounds mean? Good luck. Charee Peck serryp@burgoyne.com - -----Original Message----- From: Jon/Mindy Mitchell To: 'lds-yw@lists.xmission.com' Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 9:21 AM Subject: RE: (lds-yw) Dance Music I am new too and going to be in charge of a dance soon. I came from the days when the leaders screened the music and it was put on reel to reel and played straight through. I was wondering how to monitor the music also. The YM pres. suggested to the youth at our meetings that they had to turn the words, music and a list of the songs they wanted to play to the leaders a couple of weeks in advance so it could be screened. They weren't very happy about it. (We are both new and it hasn't been screened in the past.) I guess we are going to give it a shot and if anyone else brings something from home that isn't on the list a leader will have to screen it first and see the lyrics before it can be played. If anyone has some different ideas that work please post them. Thanks. Warmly, Mindy - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:40:33 -0600 From: "Charmaine L. Peck" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dealing with tragedy Difficult subject. So many people get completely overwhelmed with all the sympathy from others, but what I have heard from friends is that the WORST thing to do would be to ignore it and pretend it didn't happen. When my brother-in-law was killed tragically in a car accident, I read Joseph Fielding McConkie's book "Beyond the Veil." It was incredible, and did a lot to make the Spirit strong in a horrible time. Good luck. Charee Peck serryp@burgoyne.com - -----Original Message----- From: DJHJOHN123@aol.com To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 9:32 AM Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dealing with tragedy >We just got some disturbing news in our ward. A mother (she's about 45) went >into cardiac arrest yesterday, then went into a coma, and this morning she >passed away. She leaves behind a husband, 3 daughters (ages 25, 23, 20) and a >son who is 14 and in my husband's quorum. Anyway, what I was wondering is if >there is any "right'" way to deal with this or any good suggestions for my >husband in helping this boy. It is just such a sad, tragic thing. >Unbelievable, really. So, if anyone has experienced something similar, please >share. > >Thanks! > >Jennifer > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:15:20 -0700 From: Skinner@vtc.net (Toby Skinner) Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dance Music The way we handle the music at our Stake Dances is with the youth themselves. We have a Music adhoc group that listen and approve a music list. Who ever is in charge of playing the music just needs to look through the list and play the next song. This also allows the youth to look at the "Music List" and request their favorite song. Providing it is on the list. If it isn't the youth let the adhoc know and make sure it is put on there by the next dance. The "Music List" is supposed to be updated regularly. This is just how we handle it in our Stake, hope this idea helps. The youth know the words better than we do. They are told a the beginning of the adhoc meeting to make sure they choose music they would not be embarrassed to play in the Lord's House. They know and sometimes are better judges then we are. Good Luck!! - ---------- : From: GaEHayes@aol.com : To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com : Subject: (lds-yw) Dance Music : Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 7:59 AM : : In our stake the wards take turns being in charge of the bi-monthly stake : dances. It was our wards turn a few weeks back, and my first time being "in : charge" as I'm a new YW president. Our kids planned a great "Dot Dance" w/ : numbered dots on the floor. Every so often they would call out a number at : the end of a dance and the person on that dot got a mint patty (shaped like a : dot!). The refreshments were dots (colored dot cereal) in cups. Decorations : were, of course, dots on the walls. Anyways, my concern was the music. The : stake YW leader had to leave early and told me it wasn't usually a problem, : but if they thought something was objectionable they told the DJ's (two YM who : were soon to be leaving on their missions). Most of the time I can't tell : much about the words to the music, but they turned on the song "Summer Nights" : from Grease. I think it's pretty awful and went to say something. The YM : stake rep. was sitting with these future missionaries and I asked if they had : ever listen to the words and told them it was pretty awful. I got nothing but : blank looks, and the song played on. How do other stakes handle the issue of : music at the dances? It bothered me, but then that's not necessary my : responsibility or area of authority. I could bring up some ideas at stake : meeting, however. Thanks for any ideas. By the way, does anyone know where I : can easily get the words to that song - letting stake leaders read what they : are might make a better impact than anything I say. : : Thanks again! Ga in Idaho : : - : To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" : with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. : For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send : "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:20:38 -0700 (PDT) From: AMY S LEAVITT Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dealing with tragedy On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 DJHJOHN123@aol.com wrote: > We just got some disturbing news in our ward. A mother (she's about 45) > went into cardiac arrest yesterday, then went into a coma, and this > morning she passed away. She leaves behind a husband, 3 daughters (ages > 25, 23, 20) and a son who is 14 and in my husband's quorum. Anyway, > what I was wondering is if there is any "right'" way to deal with this > or any good suggestions for my husband in helping this boy. It is just > such a sad, tragic thing. Unbelievable, really. So, if anyone has > experienced something similar, please share. In January, we experienced a similar tragedy. A family in our ward has 2 adopted daughters - both in young womens. Their father unexpectedly committed suicide - revealing that he had sexually abused the older daughter. We were all in shock - but the worst part was that the older daughter felt that his death was her fault. No one knew what to do - the relief society took dinners over constantly and visited - but after a week or so, everyone stopped. I visit teach the mother and she explained that it was hard all of a sudden to not have any support. I was concerned mostly about the daughters - I called them regularly and visited to make sure everything was alright and to let them know I still care. Whatever you do, be consistent! A tragedy like that doesn't stop hurting after a couple of weeks! Good luck. Amy Leavitt Las Vegas, NV - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:43:02 EDT From: Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dealing with tragedy I agree that you shouldn't act like nothing has happened. He can't put it out of his mind so you shouldn't when dealing with him. My father-in-law passed away a couple of months ago of a sudden heart attack, leaving behind a wife, 6 children ages 14 to 30. It was hard on everyone but the 14 year old (a boy) was devastated. He was physically ill for a couple of days and then began the stages of grief. It is important to let them know you care and your willing to do anything you can for them, but not to smother them. Also, don't forget them and assume after a few weeks all is well. Sometimes it takes this long to reach the final stages of grief, or something can happen in their lives to bring it all back. You can't be with the young man every moment of his life, but you can let him know you care and you'll be there whenever he needs you. Hope this helps. Laura Vineyard, UT - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 11:22:28 -0700 From: Steve Leishman Subject: (lds-yw) Friendship My dad just sent me this today. True Friendship True friendship comes when silence between friends is comfortable. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:44:26 -0000 From: "Baker Family" Subject: RE: (lds-yw) Father's Day We've been assigned too. I think we're going to do the idea that was posted here a while back - certainly not my own idea. We're going to give a bottle of Dad's rootbeer and a bag of microwave popcorn. I think the poem that went with it was: Pop, pop, fizz, fizz Oh what a great Dad he is! Our ward gave corsages to the Moms for Mothers' Day so the Bishop gave us the go ahead on this. It will be cheaper than the corsages were. Marianne in Rock Springs - -----Original Message----- From: owner-lds-yw@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-lds-yw@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Steve and Brenda George - ---All suggestion would be appreciated.... Thank you, Brenda on Whidbey Island, WA - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:08:13 -0700 From: "Dave Morris" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Father's Day Along with the idea that Marianne sent in, here are some others that have come through on the list. I don't know who's ideas they all are! We did big pieces of homemade fudge one time individually wrapped--another time large cookies individually wrapped with an Erma Bombeck poem about Fathers. I'll have to see if I can still find that poem. The fathers LOVED both. I think we had a cute poem that went with the fudge too. I was serving in the Primary at the time and had the Primary children pass them out. We gave out a piece of fudge with this poem after Sac. Mtg. FUDGE! by Jack Prelutsky Oh, it poured and it rained and it rained and it poured, I moped 'round the house feeling lonely and bored, 'til Father came over and gave me a nudge, and said with a smile, "Let's make chocolate fudge." Then he gave me a bowl that we filled to the brim, it was fun making fudge in the kitchen with him. I stirred and I stirred, but I wasn't too neat, I got fudge on my hands, I got fudge on my feet, I got fudge on my shirt, I got fudge in my hair, I got fudge on the table and fudge on the chair, I got fudge in my nose, I got fudge in my ears, I was covered all over with chocolate smears. When the cooking was done, Father wiped off my face, and he frowned as he said, "What a mess in this place!" He was not really mad and did not hold a grudge, and we both ate a mountain of chocolate fudge. (Excerpted from "Rainy Rainy Saturday." Reprinted by arrangement with Greenwillow Books, a division of William Morrow & co., Inc. (My friend found this in a family magazine over 20 years ago.) ************ We bought some of the large cookies (at a discount since it was nonprofit and we bought so many) and individually, cellophane-wrapped them and put a father face (as a sticker) and then did this article on brown paper, tri-folded it and sealed it with a father face like on the cookies. ************ A friend shared a cute idea for Father's day: A can of Dad's root beer with a baggie of unpopped popcorn, or a bag of microwave popcorn tied on with a card that reads: POP,POP, FIZZ, FIZZ, YOU'RE THE BEST DAD THERE IS! Sherry in Santa Rosa, Ca ************** When God Made A Father by Erma Bombeck (from Reader's Digest, Sept. 1973) When the good Lord was creating Fathers he started with a tall frame. And a female angel nearby said, "What kind of Father is that? If you're going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put Father up so high? He won't be able to shoot marbles without kneeling, tuck a child in bed without bending, or even kiss a child without a lot of stooping." God smiled and said, "Yes, but if I make him child-size, whom would children have to look up to?" And when God made a Father's hands, they were large and sinewy. The angel shook her head and said, "Large hands can't manage diaper pins, small buttons, rubber bands on pony tails--or even remove splinters caused by baseball bats." And God smiled and said, "I know, but they're large enough to hold everything a small boy empties from his pockets, yet small enough to cup a child's face in." Then God molded long, slim legs and broad shoulders. "Do you realize you just made father without a lap?" the angel clucked. God said, "A Mother needs a lap. A Father needs strong shoulders to pull a sled, to balance a boy on a bicycle, or to hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus." God was in the middle of creating two of the largest feet anyone had ever seen when the angel could contain herself no longer. "That's not fair. Do you honestly think those large boats are going to dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries? Or walk through a small birthday party without crushing at least three of the guests?" God smiled and said, "They'll work. You'll see. They'll support a small child who wants to ride a horse to Banbury Cross or scare off mice at the summer cabin, or display shoes that will be a challenge to fill." God worked through out the night, giving the Father few words, but a firm, authoritative voice; eyes that saw everything, but remained calm and tolerant. Finally, almost as an afterthought, he added--tears. Then he turned to the angel and said, "Now are you satisfied that he can love as much as a Mother?" And the angel said no more. ************* Another idea that we used in FHE, but could be used by Primary or YW is to make a certificate that says the following: DADDY of the YEAR Awarded to (father's name) _____________ For outstanding achievement in the fields of toy fixing, piggy back rides, good-night kisses, hugs, and most of all--LOVE! Bestowed this ____day of _____19_____ Certified by _____________________ - - **************** We have all the YW bring a dozen or two of her Dad's favorite cookies to the church kitchen, assemble on nice platters. During the last 10 minutes of Priesthood, all the Dads gather casually in the cultural hall where the girls serve them cookies and milk. It is always a big hit! ************** ONE YEAR OUR YOUNG WOMEN MADE BREAD FOR THE FATHERS AND PASSED THEM OUT IN A SPECIAL PROGRAM DURING SUNDAY SCHOOL. WE HAVE DONE REGULAR BREAD, BANANA NUT BREAD WE DID THE SMALL LOAF PANS EXCEPT FOR BISHOPRIC WE MADE THE BIG ONES *************** Give each father a "Big Hunk" candy bar! Or, if they're not available in your area, a "Sugar DAddy" or a "Tootsie POP"! Shellie Livonia MI ************ One year (in Primary) we made cards for all the Dads. On the front of the card, we cut out a circle just big enough for a Tootsie Pop to stick through and we drew a tie under it. We let the kids color and decorate the ties. On the inside, we taped a Tootsie Pop and wrote some little poem on the opposite side and "a pop for my Pop" on the side with the Tootsie Pop. All the Fathers seemed to really like it! - ---------- > From: Steve and Brenda George > To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com > Subject: (lds-yw) Father's Day > Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 9:43 AM > > The YW have been assigned to give something out to the Fathers on the > 21st. Any ideas? I guess in the past candy bars have been given > out.---All suggestion would be appreciated.... > > Thank you, > Brenda on Whidbey Island, WA > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:14:57 -0600 From: "JOAN COULLIETTE" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dance Music Hi! I feel for you. A few years ago, I needed the words to a song for a lip sync activity and called a local music store. They found them somehow and read them to me over the phone during an activity to prepare for the lip sync. He had to use the first letter of the word instead of saying it. He had repeated it about 3 times in the first verse when I stopped him, thanked him and said goodbye. This was in Seattle (where I lived at the time) and the clerk thought this request was most unusual and grilled me on why I needed the lyrics. The clerk did not seem to want to read those nasty lyrics, either. Don't blame him. One of the girls kept saying over and over, but MY mom listened to that song and said it was Okay! (Yeah, right . . . ) They had no idea the lyrics were that bad. But, hey . . . it had great music. Sigh. I don't know if the girls remember that activity, but it sure taught ME to listen to the Spirit and act on it! Good luck. Joan in SLC coolyet@slc.quik.com By the way, does anyone know where I >can easily get the words to that song - letting stake leaders read what they >are might make a better impact than anything I say. > >Thanks again! Ga in Idaho > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:15:41 -0400 From: "All About Mormons" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Dance Music In our stake, they won't play a song until it's approved and it can't be approved without stake leaders hearing and reading the lyrics. The youth need to provide lyric sheets for any music they bring. Earlier on this list, the following was posted about dances and music: Song List--Recommended by Jay ACHY BREAKY HEART - BILLY RAY CYRUS ALLISON ROAD - GIN BLOSSOMS ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN ANTS MARCHING - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ATOMIC DOG - GEORGE CLINTON BOOM. . . SHAKE THE ROOM - DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE -BROOKS & DUNN BORN TO HAND JIVE - SHA NA NA (GREASE SOUNDTRACK) BUDDY HOLLY - WEEZER BUNNY HOP CANTALOOP - US3 CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG CHICKEN DANCE COLOR OF THE WIND - VANESSA WILLIAMS COME OUT AND PLAY - OFFSPRING CONGA - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE COTTON EYE JOE - REDNEX DO YOU LOVE ME - THE CONTOURS END OF THE ROAD - BOYZ II MEN EVERYTHING I DO - BRYAN ADAMS EVERYTIME I CLOSE MY EYES - BABYFACE OR KENNY G GAP BAND MEDLEY GET READY FOR THIS - 2 UNLIMITED GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT - CC MUSIC FACTORY GOOD VIBRATIONS - MARKY MARK GOT TO BE REAL - CHERYL LYNN GROOVE IS IN THE HEART - DEE LIGHT HERO - MARIAH CAREY HEY JEALOUSY - GIN BLOSSOMS HOKEY POKEY HOLD MY HAND - HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT - JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY I CROSS MY HEART - GEORGE STRAIT I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL - JOAN JETT I SWEAR - JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - REMBRANDTS JUMP - VAN HALEN KEEPER OF THE STARS - TRACY BYRD KISS FROM A ROSE - SEAL LADY IN RED - CHRIS DEBURGH LIMBO ROCK LOVE WILL KEEP US ALIVE - EAGLES MOTOWN PHILLY- BOYZ II MEN NO RAIN - BLIND MELON NOW & FOREVER - RICHARD MARX OLD TIME ROCK 'N ROLL - BOB SEGER ON BENDED KNEE - BOYZ II MEN ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU - HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - WILD CHERRY PRAY - MC HAMMER PRETTY WOMAN - ROY ORBISON ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY ROCK LOBSTER - B-52'S ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS RUN-AROUND - BLUES TRAVELER SAVE IT FOR LATER - ENGLISH BEAT SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST - VANESSA WILLIAMS SHOUT - DYNATONES SOLD - JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY SPIDERWEBS - NO DOUBT STAYIN' ALIVE - BEE GEES STRAY CAT STRUT - STRAY CATS SURFIN' USA - BEACH BOYS TEARS IN HEAVEN - ERIC CLAPTON THANK YOU - BOYZ II MEN THE DANCE - GARTH BROOKS THE HITMAN - AB LOGIC THE HUSTLE - VAN MCCOY THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET - MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES THE RASCAL KING - MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES THE TWIST - CHUBBY CHECKER THIS IS HOW WE DO IT - MONTEL JORDAN TOO MUCH - DAVE MATHEWS BAND TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET TWILIGHT ZONE - 2 UNLIMITED TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES TWO PRINCES - SPIN DOCTORS U CAN'T TOUCH THIS - MC HAMMER WATER RUNS DRY - BOYS II MEN WATERFALLS - TLC WE ARE FAMILY - SISTER SLEDGE WE GO TOGETHER - GREASE SOUNDTRACK WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU - ROMANTICS WHAT WOULD YOU SAY - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND WHAT'S UP - 4 NON BLONDES WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - CELINE DION / CLIVE GRIFFIN WHOOMP! THERE IT WENT(MICKEY MOUSE VERSION )- TAG TEAM YMCA - VILLAGE PEOPLE YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - BEE GEES ZOMBIE - CRANBERRIES One suggestion is to work with one or two youth. We have 2 young men that DJ the dances and know the standards. And they are a great help in keeping up on the most popular, latest music. They are usually the ones to present stuff, and we review the lyrics and the content, as well as the music(we won't approve heavy-duty rap, or extreme music of any kind) to see if it is "DANCEABLE". I have rejected songs based on danceability alone, but that has nothing to do wit the standards, more so with providing good entertainment. Anyway, I digress---- I was the stake DJ for 2 years between my highschool graduation and mission. I was given a lot of trust and worked hard to keep that trust. Now 14-15 years later, as the leader I have found that the same is still true. Our dances are very entertaining. One thing that I would suggest is that you take this list, or any list, and LISTEN to the songs yourself. Then make tapes, or even recordable CD's if someone has the capability. Then you have not only a list, but the songs too!! DJ'ing a dance off of tapes isn't the funnest thing to do, but the tapes as a backup, and a resource are great!!! JAY I hope that everyone was able to view my attatchment list. I would only like to add that this list is probably a year or so old. Some of the songs, as you have seen are REAL classics. In assembling our own collection of "approved music" we selected songs that would be poplular for at the very minimum a year in the future. Because of this, there are not very many extremely new songs. There are a few which I own, but for the newest stuff I rely mainly on the youth, as noted in the previous post. Since I have the "floor", so to speak, my philosophy in selecting music is to choose songs that will be fun. Music that is popular to dance to will vary by region, and year to year. Here in our stake(Santa Maria California), it seems as though "hip-hop", "house" and other heavily R&B styles of music are slightly less popular now than are Rock, 80's, and what still might fall into the term "alternative"(which I term as '97 pop because that is what you hear on the pop radio stations). So, as leaders we need to be in tune with what type of music the kids like. Your DJ's need to be in tune with them too. One of the reasons I was called was not only to enforce consistent standards, but to train the youth DJ's how to entertain the youth at the dance. This means that the DJ has to put his/her own musical tastes aside and play what will be the most fun for them. The problem here was that the kids doing the DJ'ing were playing ONLY the music they liked with a token song thrown in here and there. The change over the last 2 years has been great. Nearly all of the kids dance the entire dance. Our stake invested in professional quality music equipment years ago, and it has paid off. It isn't elaborate, but it gets the job done. The key is 2 CD players and one tape player. Before I had this assignment, I really hated chaperoning the stake dances, or even attending with my wife(she had the responsibility). Much of this was because of the problems that have been discussed here regarding standards, enforcement and music. I love music, and I love dances again!! Have fun, if you still need a copy of the list I can paste it into an e-mail message for you. JAY Cheney (unofficial executive secretary to the First Counselor in the Santa Maria Stake YW Presidency) Jenny Walsh The Young Women's Corner at All About Mormons jenny@mormons.org http://www.mormons.org And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (John 1:46) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------- - -----Original Message----- From: Jon/Mindy Mitchell To: 'lds-yw@lists.xmission.com' Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 11:20 AM Subject: RE: (lds-yw) Dance Music I am new too and going to be in charge of a dance soon. I came from the days when the leaders screened the music and it was put on reel to reel and played straight through. I was wondering how to monitor the music also. The YM pres. suggested to the youth at our meetings that they had to turn the words, music and a list of the songs they wanted to play to the leaders a couple of weeks in advance so it could be screened. They weren't very happy about it. (We are both new and it hasn't been screened in the past.) I guess we are going to give it a shot and if anyone else brings something from home that isn't on the list a leader will have to screen it first and see the lyrics before it can be played. If anyone has some different ideas that work please post them. Thanks. Warmly, Mindy - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:41:30 -0400 From: FrancoFamily Subject: (lds-yw) girls camp Hi I've been asked to come up with a "Tree of Life" experience for the girls at girl's camp. This will be a spiritual experience for the girls just before they begin their testimony meeting. I have between 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. in the evening before dark. I think we will have about 60 girls. Has anyone done something like this before? Any ideas you could share? I was hoping that I could get some feed back. Thanks. Nancy - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 12:40:51 -0700 From: Donna Fairbanks Subject: (lds-yw) friends Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel that you've done a permanent job. Donnin Oroville, Ca. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 13:32:03 -0700 From: Lee's Subject: Re: (lds-yw) girls camp A Tree of Life fhe that my kids love is being blind folded and they follow a rope that has been strung throughout the house. They can hear our voices telling them where to go (duck your head, step over the foot stool), but they can not see us. When they make it to the end (or the tree) we have a bowl of their favorite fruits for them to eat. This might be something that you could do with a bishop or two and several of the yw camp leaders. But it wouldn't take 2 hours. maybe someone else will have something that can be added. Good luck! Shiela mailto:glass-slipper@bigfoot.com FrancoFamily wrote: > Hi > > I've been asked to come up with a "Tree of Life" experience for the girls > at girl's camp. This will be a spiritual experience for the girls just before > they begin their testimony meeting. I have between 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. in the > evening before dark. I think we will have about 60 girls. > > Has anyone done something like this before? Any ideas you could share? > I was hoping that I could get some feed back. Thanks. > > Nancy > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:31:33 EDT From: Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Stake Camp Thank you all for the advice on working with my Japanise Beehive! I will be sure to apply the things all of you have suggested and keep in mind the Culteral differences between us. Linda - Post Falls, ID - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 13:36:05 -0700 From: Steve and Brenda George Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Father's Day Thank you to all that contributed to the ideas for Father's Day! You all are quick! Thanks again, Brenda - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:38:01 -0500 From: Ken and Michelle Duker Subject: (lds-yw) Dance music - ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD93BD.330353C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the informative note about music and the list of songs that = might be appropriate. I grew up in the 80s as a nonmember and listened = to lots of inappropriate stuff. Now I just can't listen to much of it-I = really feel it drives the spirit away. I know almost nothing about = popular music since my baptism in 1993 (mostly this is a good thing!) = and it is nice to have a little input on what may be appropriate. A = caution, however. Please do not automatically take things on this list = as being guaranteed OK. Personally, I would never allow YMCA by the = Village People played (the Village People were blatantly, openly = homosexual) and I question a few of the others too. Please still take = the time to obtain and listen to this music! If we held all artists to = gospel standards we would have few if any popular artists to listen to = at all, but when some are so open in breaking basic laws of morality I = do not feel we should reward them by playing their music at all, even if = it seems to sound OK. Sorry to be up on my soapbox, I am just very = sensitive because of my past to how easily music drives away the spirit = and affects the way young people think and even act. 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