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Welcome to the Neighborhood

Welcome to the Neighborhood

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Purpose

Make new friends and build relationships as you welcome new community members. Help them feel loved through your service.

Description

Visit new families or individuals in your neighborhood and find ways to serve them. Talk to the bishop or Relief Society president about new members in your ward, and look for new families in your neighborhood. For example, you might offer to do yard work, paint, or help with small home repairs. If appropriate where you live, invite class or quorum members to make phone calls or knock on doors to offer service.

More Ideas

  • Deliver a welcome gift—Make cards or a treat that you can deliver to a new neighbor. Show them you care about them with something homemade, and use the opportunity to introduce yourself and your group, friends, or family when you deliver it.

  • Make new friends—Make a list of new students at your school. Write each person a note welcoming him or her to your community, and deliver the notes at school.

  • Invite—Hold a simple service activity. Make a list of new people in your community, and invite them to serve and get to know other neighbors with you.

  • Serve with the missionaries—Invite the full-time missionaries to tell you about people they are teaching and how you can help. Reaching out to new investigators is a great way to do missionary work.

Discussion

Encourage participants to talk about what they are learning. Discussions can take place before, during, or after the activity. You could ask questions like the following:

  • Why do you think it is important to welcome people to the neighborhood?

  • When have you felt welcomed to a new neighborhood or school?

  • What feelings or impressions do you have about welcoming people to the community?

  • How can you apply what you are learning in your life?

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