It is always a challenge to find fun, engaging and spiritual activities each Wednesday night for our youth. I think it is especially hard for combined young men and young women. You have little boys, maturing girls, bigger boys, an occasional man child and everything in between. It's a real mix of ages, personalities, preferences and ideas.
This month, we had a cake decorating challenge with a Book of Mormon twist. We divided the kids into 4 teams, each received an unfrosted cake that was already baked. We offered an assortment of decorating materials like frosting, cookies, wafers, candies, sprinkles and the like. Next, each group was assigned a Book of Mormon story to depict on their cake. They were not allowed to use any words or symbols.
Watching them attack the challenge was a lot of fun on its own. I flitted from group to group listening in as they negotiated, brainstormed and sometimes even argued about how to execute their task. There were certainly some stronger personalities that asserted themselves. There were also some creative types that waded in more than they may have in other settings. It got a little messy in some cases, both figuratively and literally!
When they were finished creating their masterpieces, they recounted their scripture story to the group and submitted their work for judging by the bishopric.
Here are the results of their labors. I have captioned the finished cakes with the scripture story they represent.
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| Moroni and the Title of Liberty |
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| Samuel the Lamanite Preaches from the Wall |
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| The Brother of Jared Builds Barges |
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| Lehi's Dream of the Iron Rod |
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