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Use the scripture listed or come up with one of your own, with this in mind:
How Can This Requirement & Scripture Apply to these YW's lives today?



FOLDING FLAG

FOLDING THE US FLAG
"TITLE OF LIBERTY"
Teach how to fold the Flag and perform a flag ceremony by raising the flag in the morning and retiring it in the evening. 
Click yellow link: Folding the Flag
Teach the importance of protecting and honoring our country
Alma 46:36
And it came to pass also, that he caused the title of liberty to be hoisted upon every tower which was in all the land, which was possessed by the Nephites; and thus Moroni planted the standard of liberty among the Nephites.









COMPASS DIRECTIONS SUN MOON


FIND DIRECTION BY FOLLOWING THE SUN
"FOLLOW THE SON"
Use this simple chart to teach about finding directions by the sun and stars. 
Google additional information if you feel you need more.
Relate this to Following the Savior or Following Direction from the Holy Ghost
2 Nephi 31:13
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow theSon, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.





LEARNING ABOUT ASTRONOMY
"SIGNS"
Teach how to find the North Star. 
Find the North star in the night sky at camp on a clear night. 

CLICK YELLOW LINK TO LEARN ABOUT FINDING DIRECTION BY STARS: STARS
HOW TO FIND THE NORTH STAR: NORTH STAR



Teach about the importance of following Apostles counsel for our day
1 Nephi 1:10
And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament.

CLOUDS

IDENTIFY CLOUD FORMATIONS
"LED by a Cloud and a Pillar of Fire"
Use the chart below to teach cloud identification. You can save and print it if you wish or create one of your own. 
Relate learning about cloud formations to being led by a cloud in the scriptures
Psalms 78:14
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
Click here for cloud identification kit

IDENTIFY 6 DIFFERENT PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND FISH
"BOARDING THE ARK"
Click the Yellow links below to learn about identifying plants, animals, and fish.
 Prepare to teach the girls about 6 common plants, animals, and fish in your area.

Relate learning about plants animals and fish to this prophecy.
"The revelation to store food may be as essential to our temporal salvation today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah." 
(Ezra Taft Benson, "Prepare Ye," Ensign, Jan 1974)



IF YOU GET LOST

WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET LOST
"FIND and FEED MY SHEEP"
Study the information below and prepare to teach it. 
Can you Relate this to finding Lost Sheep as you teach
Luke 15:4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

SIGNALING

SIGNALING
"SIGNS OF THE TIMES"
Teach the information below on Signaling for Help.
Teach that set signals are important to learn and know about. 
The yellow link tells more about how the sign of the dove was a pre-appointed signal for John the Baptist to know that he had baptized the Savior. 
Talk about signals prophecied for our day and why they are important to be aware of.

John the Baptist — Bible Dictionary 


The sign of the dove, as an emblem for the Holy Ghost, was a pre-appointed signal by which John knew upon seeing it that he had baptized the Son of God (see John 1:29–34).

knot tying

KNOT TYING
"Robes of Righteousness"

Teach how to tie 4 basic knots. 

Study the knot tying chart and teach the 4 basic knots to pass the knot tying requirement. 
Watch this video and learn the extra knots of jewelry making. Instruct the girls in making a necklace. 
Ask how they can use these skills to assist their family, in survival skills, or other ways.

Teach the importance of our body and why not to adorn our bodies with tattoos or extreme piercings

DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 109:76
That our garments may be pure, that we may be clothes upon with robes of righteousness, 
with palms in our hands, and crowns of glory upon our heads, and reap eternal joy for all our sufferings.

Click Both white links below to get more information about jewelry knot tying
Knot Tying




COMMON KNOTS


Basic Certification Knots

POISON PLANTS

POISONOUS & EDIBLE PLANTS 
"MANNA"
Teach the girls about poisonous and edible plants.
Talk about how the children of Israel were given manna to eat. 
Teach that if there were a famine in their lifetime why it would be good to know what plants would make them sick and what plants are edible to survive on.
John 6:31
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.



Plant ID UI

Click the yellow link to find out everything you want to know about any plant
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PURIFYING WATER

PURIFYING WATER
"Living Water"
Teach how to purify water in case tap water became contaminated or we were unable to get water from a tap.
Talk about living water and why it is important for them
Doctrine and Covenants 63:23
But unto him that keepeth my commandments I will give them mysteries of my kingdom, 
and the same shall be in him a well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life.
Click links below to find out more about purifying water

ORIENTEERING
"Come Follow Me"
Play an Orienteering game to help them learn to follow directions
1 NEPHI 16:16
And we did follow the directions of the ball, which led us in the more fertile parts of the wilderness




SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY
"DISCERNMENT"
Teach about severe weather safety to protect yourself and others.
Relate this to importance of learning about signs in the heaven and earth
Matthew 6:2-3
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, it will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 
And in the morning, it will be foul weather to day; for the sky is red and lowering. 
O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

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HOW TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
Campers Motto 
"CARRY IN - CARRY OUT"
"Leave where you go better than when you arrived"
1 Nephi 5:8
And she spake, saying; Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them  power whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.