Back to Basics

I've decided that if I am really going to see this through and commit myself that I need to start from the beginning. Start with the Basics.
And for me, those basics can be found in Young Womens.

Young Womens is the tender age of 12-18 y.o. girls that are moving from children into womanhood. It is a very influencial time of any girl's life. And Young Womens is a class/group that focusses on the development of these young ladies. The age group is split into 3 classes.
1. Beehives (12-13 y.o.)
2. Mia Maids (14-15 y.o.) and
3. Laurels (16-17 y.o.)
There is also a Presidency of adults that help teach and guide these Young Women in thier classes, Sunday Service and other activities now known as Mutual which happens every Wednesday night.

Now the reason I say that the basics are found here is not only because of the age focus (not too young to be "simple" and not too old to be complicated.) but because they have very clear expectations as set out in thier motto and theme.

Motto:  

Stand for Truth and Righteousness

Theme: 

We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love him. We will "stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places" (Mosiah 18:9) as we strive to live the Young Womens values, which are:

Faith

Divine Nature

Individual Worth

Knowledge

Choice and Accountability

Good Works

Integrity and

Virtue

We believe as we come to accept and act upon these values, we will be prepared to strengthen home and family, make and keep sacred covenants, received the ordinances of the temple, and enjoy the blessings of exhaltation.

In the YW theme there are 8 values mentioned, and I believe that knowing, understanding and practising them will give a solid foundation to better understand and be open to the teachings of the spirit and the principals of the Gospel.

So YW being so active of a class with it's twice a week hit at you, it also has a wonderful program called Personal Progress.
PP is a journey of experiences and projects based around these 8 values and at the completion of this program a YW receives a Recognition of Womanhood award. (There is also jewellery and things that goes along with achieving your goals throughout the program.) And I started my Personal Progress when I was a Beehive but never finished it...

Can you see where I am going with this?

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I am going to re-do my Personal Progress!

And Blog about it here! YAY!

Feel free to join me!