April Apprentice Class

April Theme:
Seeking your own personal mission. 

April Memorization: 

Vanguard Mission Statement:

“We will engage in a respectful and inspiring peer environment that will not only help us grow in faith, but will help us feel free to develop our unique strengths.  We will gain a passion for learning that will allow us to better ourselves, our families, our communities and ultimately the world.”

Vanguard Scripture in D&C 88:78-80

78 Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;

79 Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—

80 That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you.

Apprentice Studies: 

Think about before you study:

Do you think Jesus and great leaders are the only ones sent to earth with special missions to perform?  How about you? What do you think your personal mission in life might be?  Do you think it will be one, a few, or many missions?  What did God send you to earth to do? 

Read: 

• The How book, chapter 27.
• Just Like Jesus, chapter: Being Led by an Unseen Hand 
• Gladys Aylward, the Little Woman, chapters 1-4.

Watch: 

• Randal Wright’s talk: "You Have a Mission to Perform on Earth."  Take notes on your favorite quotes and main ideas. 
• "Big Secret" 

Write:

During this month you will be working on writing your own personal mission statement. A personal mission statement is your statement to yourself and the world about the purpose of your life. Write thoughtful responses to each of the following questions:

• If you had a full week to spend on whatever you want, how would you spend your time? What would you do?
• What is your favorite kind of work? Physical, academic, spiritual, emotional? Why?
• When is a time you were deeply inspired by another person? What did the person do that inspired you? Why is that person so inspiring to you? 
• Have you ever been deeply inspired when you were alone? What were you doing?
• Are there any principles or causes for which you’d be willing to die? What are they?
• Are there any people for whom you’d be willing to die? Who are they?
• List 3 of your favorite quotes (they can be short or long).

Create – Choose ONE of the following: 

• Create a mind map of words that are important to you that have to do with your personal mission. 
• Set 3-5 goals that you want to accomplish this year. Set 3-5 goals that you want to do in the next 3-5 years.   Set 3-5 goals that you want to accomplish in the next 10 years.   Set 3-5 goals that you want to accomplish in the next 25 years.
• Use this Franklin Covey link to help you get started on creating your own personal mission statement. 
• Create some other way of presenting your personal goals or ideas about your personal mission – a poem, poster, song, etc. 

Project:   

Your project for April will be your Vanguard oral presentation.  These presentations are meant to be a final reflection on all of the things you have accomplished this year, how you have grown and improved, how you have served others, how you have been influenced by  and have been able to influence others, what you have learned this year at Vanguard.   

This year we will be doing it a little different.  The theme for April is Personal Mission.   Your project should be a presentation on how you have found, worked on, sought for, been inspired by, or shared , your personal mission at Vanguard.  

This is meant to be a fun, creative project that involves the group.  You will be giving your presentation to the whole group.  You will be assigned a day to present your presentation to the group.  You will have 10 minutes. Please try to use 10 minutes…not much shorter and not much longer.   Make this project something that is YOU.  Something that shares with us not only all of the things you have loved this year, but also a part of you that we may remember. The following youth will present their presentations this week:   Megan Johnson and Christian Mapes.