Whitney turned 12 on the 18th (I have yet to blog about this) which means she graduated from Primary (for kids 3-12) and has moved up into Young Women's (for girls 12-18)! This is a HUGE milestone for her and is rather mind blowing for me, especially since it doesn't seem like that long ago that I was in Young Women's myself.
So last Sunday morning before church her Beehive leader (she's over girls 12 & 13) came over to explain the Personal Progress Program to us (it has changed a lot since I did it). It was a rather spiritual 20 minutes and made me so excited for Whitney and for myself since I can participate too.
Purpose of Personal Progress
Young Women Personal Progress is an achievement program designed to help young women:
- •Strengthen their testimonies of Jesus Christ.
- •Strengthen both their present and future families.
- •Prepare to be worthy to make and keep sacred temple covenants.
- •Prepare for their future roles and responsibilities.
Participation of Mothers
Mothers are welcome to participate with young women in earning the Young Womanhood Recognition. Mothers work from their own Personal Progress book and may earn the recognition along with their daughter. It is recommended that a daughter earn her recognition before or along with her mother.
Mothers may complete the same requirements as their daughters, including:
- • Attend sacrament meeting regularly (where possible).
- •Live the standards in For the Strength of Youth.
- •Complete the value experiences and value project for each of the eight values.
- •Keep a personal journal.
- •Read the Book of Mormon regularly.
- •Record her testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ.
--On Tuesday morning Whitney got up at 4:20am (miraculous!) with Landon and went to the temple to do baptisms for the first time, then that night she went to her first Young Women's Activity!
7 comments:
I love this post! What an exciting time! I have one daughter and I look forward to when she is in YW's too! Way to go Whitney. I read your blog but don't comment...you are a great writer and example to me. : )
Can it be? Can she really be twelve? I remember her getting baptized.
I listened to a talk by a young woman on personal progress today in church. (I was visiting another ward in another city.) It reminded me again of what an inspired program it is seeing it through the young woman's eyes.
I agree with Jane, 12? Unbelievable. I remember her baptism too. Kathryn turns 12 in two weeks. It seems impossible time has gone this fast. What a fun time to start YW and how great that you can do the program too.
Wow! This is so exciting! Good for her for getting up so early to do baptisms. That is awesome.
I am over the pp in my ward and it has been so fun to be with the girls.
Whitney wrote to Luci about this so I will have to show her...I knew it was something exciting but didn't know what it entailed or how to explain to Luci. I am super impressed she got up that early, wow!
Whitney turned 12!??
oh my gosh-
how fun for her!!!!
I love beehives & I love personal progress -
and I love your blog- but I totally get it.
hooray for having a beehive in the house!
It's just hard to believe that Whitney is in young women's and going to the temple!!
I'm excited to find out about the new curriculum.
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