Friday, February 11, 2011

Standing for Truth and Righteousness

Young Women
Personal Progress

STANDING AS A WITNESS OF GOD


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 Women 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, receive
the ordinances of the temple, and enjoy
the blessings of exaltation.



The Personal Progress program uses the eight Young Women values to help you understand more fully who your are, why you are here on the earth, and what you should be doing as a daughter of God to prepare for the day you go to the temple to make sacred covenants. It will help you prepare for your future roles as a faithful woman, wife, mother, and leader in God's kingdom.

To complete the Personal Progress program and earn the medallion you are to complete the required experiences in each value and in addition, a 10 hour (minimum) value project for each of the eight values.

Abi was recognized in Sacrament Meeting last Sunday for completing the Personal Progress program. We are so proud of Abi and this accomplishment. The best part about it, is she did it on her own! There were a few things we did as a family and skills she learned from others, but it was her own dedication and diligence in getting her goals and requirements met.

We celebrated with a dinner of her choice for family night on Monday. She chose a steak dinner . . . her Dad makes the BEST steaks!

Here is what she chose to do for her 10 hour value projects:

Faith: Think of Faith as a seed and plant and harvest a vegetable garden. Working alongside her Dad, she prepared the ground, helped plant the garden, weeded, watered, and harvested throughout the summer.

Divine Nature: Make and tie a quilt

Individual Worth: Learned how to knit (taught by her Grammy) made a head band.

Knowledge: Work with my Mom on a homemaking skill she will teach me. Made a recipe box. Learned to make several meals. Added "favorites" to recipe box.

Choice and Accountability: Study "For the Strength of Youth" personally and with the family.

Good Works: Visit and do some activities with the ladies at the assisted living center every Friday.

Integrity: Stay after school and help a teacher grade papers. Be honest and correct them wisely

Virtue: Read the Book of Mormon and record my testimony.



"Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations"
(D&C 115:5)

Congratulations Abigail. What an awesome accomplishment!

7 comments:

Melissa: said...

Abi - I am amazed you were able to accomplish all of that so quickly! I love the projects you chose to do. It just shows what a girl can do when she puts her mind to it! Wow wow wow! So awesome. The best part is, you have learned things you will keep with you always. It will bless your life.

you've inspired me to get on the stick and get mine done! :)

cristie said...

I am so proud of you!

To read about the many skills that you have acquired is an inspiration to me. But most of all I can just look at these wonderful photos that your mom took of you and see that you SHINE. You really do look like all of this goal setting and accomplishing has blessed your life.

Yup, I'm going to get my medallion too. You are leading the way. I love you. xox

Meesh said...

Wow, what a girl! That is a big accomplishment. She should be so proud, and mama too.

swensen squeeze said...

Ya what an accomplishment!! The fact that she is that young to finish and now she won't have to hurry and finish when she is in high school (like I did:)! Way to go Abi! Miss you...and love her pics with braces off!

Kathy said...

Abi- way to go! What a beautiful young woman you are... inside and out! We are so proud of you in every way. What a wonderful example you are to your whole family and other young women in your ward and friends at school. This accomplishment has set you on a wonderful path for the rest of your life. We so lucky that we are part of your life. Love... O'ma and O'pa

Lisanne said...

Good for her for getting it done so fast....I am serving in YW and some of my laurels are in a scramble to finish before they are 18!! Congrats to her, such an accomplishment!!

Marci Joy said...

Congrats Abi! Such an accomplishment.

I have LOVED working the YWs program. It's such an amazing program.