In this episode we cover Tool #6 and #17 with Tali Gasu and Drew Scarbrough!

Episode 4 with Katie and Taylor Wood! This week make sure to study chapters 4, 5, 12, and appendix C of the toolkit!!

Here is a list of ideas on how to love your builders from Katie and Taylor as well so you have them all in one place:

Daily Spiritual Habits

    •    Kneeling prayer every night

    •    Family hugs every night

    •    Use the Builder Handbook (activities + talks in the back)

    •    Use a whiteboard for the daily schedule (set it out during breakfast)

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Devotionals & Gospel Growth

    •    Devotionals based on what your builders love (ex: sports-themed devo)

    •    Question devo: builders submit anonymous gospel questions to study together

    •    Write down a gospel question, put it in a hat, and answer one as a group

    •    Lead discussions that apply to real life at home (scripture study tips, applying what they learned, etc.)

    •    Print the Restoration Proclamation (mini version to keep in scriptures) and study it together

    •    Give each builder a printed General Conference talk tailored to them/their struggles

    •    Prayer activity: everyone writes something they want prayed for, then others randomly pick one and pray for them

    •    Bring hard cover Books of Mormon and let builders decorate them

    •    Add paint, personal touches, pictures of family

    •    Mark favorite scriptures for each other

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Building Connection & Unity

    •    Bus buddies

    •    Table/bus seating assignments (rotate)

    •    Builder ministering: each person draws a name and intentionally serves that person all day

    •    Spotlight birthdays: celebrate 1–2 builders each day (songs, letting them go first, extra attention all day)

    •    Text parents at the end of the trip sharing what you love about their kid

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Fun Activities

    •    S’mores night

    •    Watch the sunrise together one morning

    •    Boys & girls day (separate vans, meals, and end with a separate devo/Q&A)

    •    Final night celebration: fancy dinner, dress up, take pictures, awards

     •     Paper plate awards at the end of the trip

    •    Spotlight days (birthday-style celebrations for each builder)

    •    Karaoke night

    •    Skits/performances by committees (have parent builders judge)

    •    Art night (painting, colored pencils, etc.)

    •    Bracelet making / hair wraps / beads

    •    Spa night

In this week's episode we are covering Tool #3 (PALS) and the Builder Briefing (appendix B) with Hayden Heaton!

In this week's episode we talk with our CEO Amy Antonelli about Toolkit Chapter 2, SAFETY

This week we're covering Toolkit Chapter 1: Positive Peer Groups with Grace Freeman!

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Toolkit Chapters 13, 15, and Appendix F with Hollis Hunt and Nikole Holt

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Chapters 9 & 10 with Eli Miller

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