Super Saturday

Book of Mormon Fiesta

This year, 2020, marks the 20th anniversary of the translation of the Book of Mormon to Estonian.  The District Presidency thought that for our Super Saturday this month (Super Saturday is like a stake youth activity for Seminary and Institute age youth) we might plan something around that anniversary.  Since the geography of the Book of Mormon is mostly in Central and South America, we thought that we could introduce a little of those cultures with what we call a Book of Mormon Fiesta.  This is the poster we created to advertise the event.

So we were thinking that no exploration of Latin America is complete unless there is a piñata.  So using my best You Tube research, I set about to make a first class piñata.  

How it all started

With cones, it is ready to decorate

Russian-speaking Sisters came to help

One side completed

I finished the other side and added extras

How it looked at our Fiesta

The program started in the chapel and after the talks and video presentation, our CES coordinator from Lithuania ran a quiz game on the Book of Mormon with the students using their smart phones to answer the questions  The quickest and most correct in their responses won chocolate.  

We divided up into three groups and told them to create a scene from the Book of Mormon based any of the many pictures on the walls.

One of two walls with Book of Mormon scenes

At the appointed time, the groups presented their skits, based on the scene they chose.  It was a lot of fun to see their creativity.

Nephi "shocking" his brothers

Final destruction of the Nephites and Mormon handing off the plates to Moroni

Fate of Moroni after hiding up the plates

Scramble for the piñata candy

Taco soup and chalupas for lunch

Studying the Book of Mormon should be a fiesta where we can come and enjoy the spiritual nutrition we all need in our lives.