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Helaman's Warriors Arrow of Light Ceremony Materials Picture of Helaman's Warriors, pieces of armor. (see also Alma 53–56, Ephesians 6:1118) Narrator: Will the following Webelos Scouts Please come forward. (Call their names) I see before me a group of strong and noble young men. Warriors. Story Time (Use Picture of Helaman’s warriors. Consider other story aids like a Cave Painting, Shadow Puppets, Popsicle stick theater, having the narrator dress as an Ancient prophet or attendant Indian Chief to do hand gestures narrated/interpreted using the following dialog.) A long time ago there was a tribe of people, the People of Ammon, who were peaceful and righteous they had promised God to never fight again. They were protected by the Nephites. There was a great battle between the Nephites and the Lamanites and the people of Ammon wanted to help. The Nephite leaders did not want them to break their promise to God. The sons of the people of Ammon had not made the promise and wanted to fight alongside the Nephites to protect their families and homes. Over two thousand young men volunteered to serve with Helaman as their leader. These young men were very special. They were valiant, courageous, and strong. They were honest, trustworthy and kept the commandments. These young men had never fought before, but they were obedient and had great faith in the Lord. Helaman’s warriors had been taught to have faith and believe that God would protect them. They fought bravely and not one warrior died. You are modern day warriors, valiant and strong. Webelos Leader: You may never have to fight a battle like Helaman's warriors, but there are other challenges and temptations that you will have to face. Through Cub scouting you have been taught the skills and values that will help you to overcome trials. The seven rays of the Arrow of Light stand for the values that you have learned in Cub Scouts. They are… 1. Wisdom 2. Courage 3. Justice 4. Faith 5. Love 6. Hope 7. Selfcontrol Each of these values is a part of the armor that protects against the challenges and temptations that you may have to face. (In each section, have an Arrow of Light recipient don the armor appropriate to the section the speaker/leader/cub scout/indian brave is addressing.) 1. WISDOM: Alma 37:35 “O, remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.” (SWORD) Wisdom does not mean that you are smarter than others. It means that you use what you know to lead a better life.
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Helaman's Warriors Arrow of Light Ceremony
Materials Picture of Helaman's Warriors, pieces of armor. (see also Alma 53–56, Ephesians 6:11-‐18) Narrator: Will the following Webelos Scouts Please come forward. (Call their names) I see before me a group of strong and noble young men. Warriors. Story Time (Use Picture of Helaman’s warriors. Consider other story aids like a Cave Painting, Shadow Puppets, Popsicle stick theater, having the narrator dress as an Ancient prophet or attendant Indian Chief to do hand gestures narrated/interpreted using the following dialog.) A long time ago there was a tribe of people, the People of Ammon, who were peaceful and righteous they had promised God to never fight again. They were protected by the Nephites. There was a great battle between the Nephites and the Lamanites and the people of Ammon wanted to help. The Nephite leaders did not want them to break their promise to God. The sons of the people of Ammon had not made the promise and wanted to fight alongside the Nephites to protect their families and homes. Over two thousand young men volunteered to serve with Helaman as their leader. These young men were very special. They were valiant, courageous, and strong. They were honest, trustworthy and kept the commandments. These young men had never fought before, but they were obedient and had great faith in the Lord. Helaman’s warriors had been taught to have faith and believe that God would protect them. They fought bravely and not one warrior died. You are modern day warriors, valiant and strong. Webelos Leader: You may never have to fight a battle like Helaman's warriors, but there are other challenges and temptations that you will have to face. Through Cub scouting you have been taught the skills and values that will help you to overcome trials. The seven rays of the Arrow of Light stand for the values that you have learned in Cub Scouts. They are…
1. Wisdom 2. Courage 3. Justice 4. Faith
5. Love 6. Hope 7. Self-‐control
Each of these values is a part of the armor that protects against the challenges and temptations that you may have to face. (In each section, have an Arrow of Light recipient don the armor appropriate to the section the speaker/leader/cub scout/indian brave is addressing.)
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1. WISDOM: Alma 37:35 “O, remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.”
(SWORD)
Wisdom does not mean that you are smarter than others. It means that you use what you know to lead a better life.
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2. COURAGE: Alma 53:20 “And they were all young men, and they were exceedingly valiant for courage, and also for strength and activity; but behold, this was not all—they were men who were true at all times in whatsoever thing they were entrusted.
(LOINS)
Courage doesn't mean that you have no fear of danger. It means that you can face danger despite your fear.
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3. JUSTICE: Alma 41:3 “And it is requisite with the justice of God that men should be judged according to their works; and if their works were good in this life, and the desires of their hearts were good, that they should also, at the last day, be restored unto that which is good.”
(FEET)
Justice means being fair with others as you play and work with them.
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4. FAITH: Ether 12:12 “For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith.”
(SHIELD)
Faith is belief in god and things you cannot see, but are true.
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5. LOVE: Deuteronomy 30: 16 “In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
(BREASTPLATE)
Many kinds of love are important: love of family, fellow humans, god and our country.
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6. HOPE: 1 Thessalonians 5:8 “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”
(HELM)
Hope means to look forward to good things you believe will happen and work hard today to make them happen.
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7. SELF-‐C0NTROL: Alma 39:12 “And now the Spirit of the Lord doth say unto me: Command thy children to do good, lest they lead away the hearts of many people to destruction; therefore I command you, my son, in the fear of God, that ye refrain from your iniquities;” We have given you all the pieces of armor, but you have to put it on and use it correctly. That takes self-‐control. Self-‐ control means being able to stop when you have had enough of something, such as eating, playing, or even working too much.
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Narrator: Before the stripling warriors left with Helaman, they were taught these values by their parents and leaders, putting on their "armor". As you cross from Cub scouts to Boy scouts, remember the values and lessons that you have learned, putting on your armor as you live by these virtues and prepare yourself, you will be happy and be able to face any challenge before you. Congratulations. Original Idea from Unknown Author Reorganized and Edited by Spencer Streeter with artwork from LDS.org & Arrow of Light by Spencer Streeter.
