LDS Young Women are always being told to group date. It’s good advice for LDS Youth, but all youth. The only problem is that sometimes it’s easy to go to the old standard of buying pizza and getting a DVD to watch over at your friends house. Unfortunatly, that doesn’t create an atmosphere for getting to know your date. It also tends to change a date into a hanging out event.
I’ve tried to help my daughters and their friends come up with some original get to know you dates. They’ve really had a lot of fun doing them, and it tends to weed out guys that don’t have a good sense of humor and those who think they’re just to cool for school. The following is one of those ideas;
These instructions are to be given to the group along with a video camera. All of the activities are to be video taped so that Head Quarters can review them after their mission has been completed. The job of video taping should be one that’s shared between all participants so that they all have the opportunity to participate in the “assignments.”
First Letter:
You have been selected to fulfill a top secret mission. Every move that you make is being closely watched by many operatives. Your ability to carry out each task to the fullest detail will ensure that you will be able to move on to the next part of your assignment.
One of our finest agents is out in the field right now waiting to make contact with your group. The first part of your mission is to make contact. Since this agent is a master of disguise, you will need to ask each and every person exiting and entering the Smith’s Grocery Store in Herriman if they are Double O 7. (OO7). When our operative feels it is safe, he or she will give youfurther instructions. Ifyou want to move onto the next task, please follow instructions.
Sincerely
HQ
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2nd envelope
If you have this letter in your possession, you have successfully identified 007. Congratulations. Your next task will take you to a new location. It appears that our enemy has a flair for the dramatic. So you will need to go to the Large Movie Theater located at the District. On the sidewalk near the entrance of the Theater you will need to reinact a scene from any Scooby Doo episode or the movie. Someone will be watching. You will only move on to your next assignment if as a group you put enough effort into this assignment. Do not disappoint us. We are watching.
HQ
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3rd envelope
An operative is already waiting to hand off your next assignment at the Harmons not far from where you are. This operative is more than a little frightened of such a dramatic group.
Therefore, it is imperative that you are perfectly still as they approach. So, if the eight of you can stand in front of the Harmons entrance striking a pose and not moving, this operative will then feel it safe to hand off the next part of your assignment. Remember, as still as a statue, and in plain sight. Also, they like animals. If you can strike a pose as if you were a zoo animal that would probably be best.
HQ
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4th envelope
Your local government has become involved in this case Right now your Mayor has instructions for you. You will find them at his house under the mat. All you need to do for this assignment is to get the instructions from under the front door mat and read them carefully.
HQ
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5th envelope
Please head for the park. Not just any park, but the biggest one in the area. Your instructions are waiting for you there. Your last assignment there will determine the reward you recieve at the end of your mission. A package is waiting for you in the bowery. There will be instructions there.
HQ
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6th envelope
Inside, are some of the most advanced weapons of our time. (cans of whipping cream). It is time to seperate in to teams. You and your partner will be facing off against everyone else. It is now your mission to unload all of the ammo in your weapon on all opposing teams. Battle can be messy and victyory is not for the weak of heart. After you are done, there are towels in the back of the car for clean up. Your last instructions will come when all ammo has been discharged. If you turn on your partner, You will be everyone’s target.
HQ
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7th Letter
It is time to end where you began. Come back to Head Quarters at once.
HQ
After the kids come back having their hair crusted with whipped cream. Feed them a nice lunch and they can play a board game. This was used as a day activity for a School Dance. After it was over, they had Taco Soup and left to get ready for the Dance. It was a lot cheaper than Laser Tag and lasted longer.
