STANDING TALL®

A Four-Part Roadshow for Elders Quorum Presentation

Approximate Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes + 10 Minute Intermission

Presented by Does This Help®

PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION

This presentation is designed as a living discussion roadshow rather than a fast-moving stage play. It combines:

narration,
testimony,
audience reflection,
scripted dialogue,
humor,
music transitions,
pauses for thought,
and community participation.

The goal is not entertainment alone.

The goal is to help people reflect on what it means to:

contribute,
minister,
work,
forgive,
serve,
and stand tall together.

This format works especially well for:

Elders Quorum,
youth groups,
ward activities,
firesides,
classrooms,
and community programs.

STRUCTURE OVERVIEW

Part	Theme	Runtime
Part One	The Household	20 Minutes
Part Two	The Community	20 Minutes
Intermission	Reflection & Fellowship	10 Minutes
Part Three	The Mirror	20 Minutes
Part Four	Standing Tall Together	20 Minutes

TOTAL	Approximately	1 Hour 30 Minutes

OPENING MUSIC (3 MINUTES)

Soft piano or acoustic guitar.

People enter casually.

A broom, folding chair, scriptures, work gloves, backpack, and sacrament tray sit on stage.

Projected slide:

“The 14 Values Help Us Stand Tall.”

OPENING NARRATION (5 MINUTES)

NARRATOR

Every home has rules.

Every school has expectations.

Every community has problems.

But values…

values teach us how to live together.

Not perfectly.

Not without mistakes.

But standing tall.

Tonight is not the story of perfect people.

It is the story of:

parents trying,
children learning,
neighbors helping,
communities struggling,
and ordinary people trying to remember God while living everyday life.

Some lessons are learned through joy.

Some through conflict.

Some through sweeping floors.

Some through heartbreak.

And some through realizing:

“Maybe I should have taught contribution sooner.”

Tonight we talk about fourteen values.

Not as posters on walls.

But as choices people make every day.

Welcome to Standing Tall.

PART ONE — THE HOUSEHOLD

Runtime: Approximately 20 Minutes

VALUES FEATURED

Work
Gratitude
Dependability
Cleanliness
Responsibility

SCENE 1 — SATURDAY MORNING

(A kitchen table. Parent sorting bills and papers. Teen scrolling phone.)

MOTHER

Before you disappear into your world today, this house needs help.

TEEN

I helped last week.

MOTHER

And somehow the dishes came back.

Funny how that works.

(Audience laughter.)

LITTLE CHILD

I’ll sweep.

MOTHER

That’s the spirit.

NARRATOR

Responsibility begins in the little things.

Not because chores are magical.

But because shared spaces teach shared accountability.

GROUP DISCUSSION MOMENT (3 MINUTES)

Speaker pauses and asks audience:

“What chores taught you responsibility growing up?”

Allow 2–3 brief responses.

SCENE 2 — EVERYBODY LIVES HERE

(Music transition.)

Suggested simple song or spoken rhythm.

ENSEMBLE

Everybody lives here.
Everybody leaves traces.
Everybody affects spaces.

Some leave kindness.
Some leave messes.
Some leave both.

Everybody lives here.

SCENE 3 — THE FORTY DOLLARS

(Furniture moved. Sweeping completed.)

MOTHER

Here.

Forty dollars.

Thank you for helping.

TEEN

Seriously?

MOTHER

Work has value.

TEEN

So now I owe everybody ten percent too?

MOTHER

No.

But remembering God when you receive increase matters.

TEEN

It’s only forty bucks.

MOTHER

It’s never about the amount.

(Pause.)

NARRATOR

Some people hear tithing and think taxes.

Others hear gratitude.

Others hear sacrifice.

Others hear stewardship.

But underneath all of it sits a deeper question:

“What do we do with what we’ve been given?”

ELDERS QUORUM REFLECTION (4 MINUTES)

Presenter speaks directly:

Many parents try so hard to give their children a better life…

that sometimes they realize later:

“Maybe I forgot to teach contribution along the way.”

Contribution is not punishment.

Contribution teaches:

belonging,
stewardship,
gratitude,
and awareness that households survive because people help each other.

SCENE 4 — CLEANLINESS

(Community gathering ends. Trash left behind.)

One child quietly begins cleaning.

Others notice.

CHILD

Why am I always the one cleaning up?

ELDER

Because leaders notice messes before someone else has to.

(Pause.)

NARRATOR

Cleanliness is not perfection.

It is respect made visible.

TRANSITION TO PART TWO

Projected Slide:

“A household becomes a community one relationship at a time.”

PART TWO — THE COMMUNITY

Runtime: Approximately 20 Minutes

VALUES FEATURED

Friendliness
Service
Honesty
Courage

SCENE 1 — THE NEW PERSON

(Newcomer standing alone.)

People whisper quietly.

STUDENT

Hey.

Want to sit with us?

NARRATOR

Friendliness changes rooms before words even begin.

Friendliness says:

“You matter here too.”

AUDIENCE MOMENT (3 MINUTES)

Ask:

“Who remembers a time someone made them feel welcome?”

Allow brief participation.

SCENE 2 — THE RUMOR

FRIEND

If we tell the truth everybody’s gonna get upset.

OTHER FRIEND

Maybe.

But lies make prisons out of communities.

SCENE 3 — COURAGE

CHARACTER

I’m not trying to hurt anybody.

I’m trying to stop pretending nothing’s wrong.

NARRATOR

Courage is not loudness.

Sometimes courage is simply refusing to participate in dishonesty.

MINISTERING MESSAGE (5 MINUTES)

SPEAKER

To minister to one means:

listening,
helping,
noticing,
welcoming,
and serving people individually.

Christ ministered one by one.

Not as numbers.

Not as projects.

As people.

Sometimes ministry looks spiritual.

Sometimes ministry looks like:

moving furniture,
helping somebody clean,
bringing food,
sitting quietly with someone hurting,
or helping somebody feel less alone.

INTERMISSION — 10 MINUTES

Suggested Activities:

quiet music,
refreshments,
conversation,
reflection wall,
audience invited to write down which value matters most to them.

PART THREE — THE MIRROR

Runtime: Approximately 20 Minutes

VALUES FEATURED

Self-Esteem
Forgiveness
Love

SCENE 1 — THE ARGUMENT

(Family tension.)

MOTHER

I spent so many years trying to give you better than I had…

that maybe I forgot to teach you what it cost.

(Pause.)

TEEN

Everybody tells me who I’m supposed to be.

Nobody asks who I’m trying to become.

NARRATOR

Self-esteem is not believing you are better than others.

It is knowing your worth while recognizing others have worth too.

SCENE 2 — FORGIVENESS

(Two chairs. Quiet conversation.)

PARENT

I wasn’t perfect raising you.

CHILD

I wasn’t easy to raise.

(Audience laughter.)

PARENT

Still loved you.

CHILD

I know.

TEACHING MOMENT (5 MINUTES)

SPEAKER

Forgiveness does not erase accountability.

And accountability does not erase love.

Healthy communities need both.

Many people are carrying wounds silently.

Sometimes the most Christlike thing a person can do is:

soften,
listen,
apologize,
or simply stay present.

SCENE 3 — LOVE

NARRATOR

Love is not control.

Love is not enabling.

Love is staying human while teaching truth.

TRANSITION TO PART FOUR

Projected slide:

“Standing Tall does not mean standing above others.”

PART FOUR — STANDING TALL TOGETHER

Runtime: Approximately 20 Minutes

VALUES FEATURED

All Fourteen Values Together

SCENE 1 — THE COMMUNITY WORKDAY

Everyone preparing together:

sweeping,
arranging chairs,
helping children,
greeting newcomers,
fixing mistakes,
sharing responsibilities.

Nobody carries everything alone anymore.

SCENE 2 — HOW DO YOU STAND TALL?

CHILD

How do you stand tall?

(Long pause.)

CAST MEMBER 1

Tell the truth.

CAST MEMBER 2

Help others.

CAST MEMBER 3

Clean up your messes.

CAST MEMBER 4

Be dependable.

CAST MEMBER 5

Forgive people.

CAST MEMBER 6

Take responsibility.

CAST MEMBER 7

Be friendly.

CAST MEMBER 8

Remember God.

FINAL MESSAGE (5 MINUTES)

NARRATOR

The strongest communities are not built by perfect people.

They are built by people willing to:

contribute,
work together,
forgive,
help,
and keep learning.

Standing tall does not mean standing above others.

It means carrying your share with kindness.

THE 14 VALUES

Obedience
Honesty
Forgiveness
Work
Courage
Happiness
Gratitude
Love
Service
Cleanliness
Self-Esteem
Dependability
Responsibility
Friendliness

CLOSING TESTIMONY OPTION FOR ELDERS QUORUM

SPEAKER

I believe strong homes build strong communities.

I believe service matters.

I believe contribution matters.

I believe friendliness matters.

I believe responsibility matters.

And I believe ministry begins one person at a time.

May we all continue standing tall together.

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

END OF PROGRAM

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