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Young Women: Sending Your Daughter to College

It is nearly time to send your young woman off to college, if she graduated this year. Even if you have a few years until the big day, it is important to begin preparing your daughter for this exciting time in her life. The Personal Progress program offers an excellent opportunity for your daughter to be prepared to be on her own in all aspects of her life. Spiritually you want your daughter to be at a point where she studies the gospel on her own. It is also important that she has a desire to attend church and to … Continue reading →

Young Women: Camp

It is time to start preparing for your young woman to go camping for the summer. Young Women’s camp is a great experience for most girls. The camp should teach good survival and nature skills (although many of these will be covered in pre-camp activities) and it allows your girls to grow spiritually. If you are the parent of a young woman, you should encourage your daughter to attend. Many camps now take place in cabins at nice campgrounds. There are not as many wards that camp in tents anymore. This can make camp less intimidating for those girls who … Continue reading →

Young Women: Camp Planning Pamphlet

There is a new guide for leaders to help them plan for young women’s camp. This pamphlet is pretty straightforward, but it does make the planning process much easier. The guide will be shipped out to local units, as they are prepared. Initially the guide will only be available in English and Spanish, but they will ship out guides in other languages as soon as the translation is completed. One of the things that stood out in the planning process was the focus on the spiritual aspects of camp. It emphasizes that camp is designed to help the young women … Continue reading →

Spiritual Experiences

As I look back on my life I have a handful of moments that helped me to define my faith. These moments came often during times of great inner turmoil, as I struggled with a decision or through a difficult situation. Fortunately I was prepared to handle these moments. As a young child my mother and father taught me to turn to the Lord in times of need. I learned that when I prayed that He was listening and that He would answer me. As a parent now I am striving to teach my children the skills of personal prayer … Continue reading →

Young Women: Faith

Each month the young women focus on one of its seven different values. Each value has a scripture that is associated with it. The Personal Progress program also uses the values as sections, each girl needs to complete a value project as well as pass off six goals in each topic. The first value is faith. The scripture for this value is Alma 32:21. The goals and projects for this value focus on each young woman increasing her faith and understanding of the gospel. She can choose several different principles of the gospel (Sacrament, Atonement, Plan of Salvation) to study … Continue reading →

Young Women: Strengthen Home and Family

If you grew up attending Young Women’s or have served as a young women’s leader, then you should know the theme that is recited every Sunday. The theme is a wonderful thing that explains the purpose of the Young Women’s organization, which is basically to prepare young women to serve in the church and attend the temple. Several years ago the line “Strengthen home and family” was added to the last paragraph of the theme. This is a powerful statement and an important change. When I was a teenager I gave little thought to my future family or even how … Continue reading →

Young Women: Spiritual Skills

As your young woman grows up and prepares to go out on her own, you have probably made sure that she has the skills necessary to care for herself. This includes budgeting, cooking, finding a good job, and managing her time well. In fact many of the lessons in Young Women’s deal directly with helping your daughter develop these skills. But have you spent the time necessary so that you daughter has the necessary spiritual skills to survive on her own? Necessary spiritual skills include the ability to discern right from wrong, a desire to live the gospel, and the … Continue reading →

The Importance of Young Women

Young Women is a truly important program. It is an opportunity for the young women to learn about the gospel, and more. The program should include opportunities for the young women to learn to care for their home and future family. It should also provide opportunities for the young women to build their self-esteem and develop positive peer relationships. I have known several people whose young women leaders have made a huge difference in their lives. The leaders have taken the less active girls under their wings, and shared the gospel with them. Young women leaders also provide another positive … Continue reading →

The LDS Families Week In Review: February 25th – March 3rd

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We have certainly had a prolific week here at the LDS Family Blog! The blogs have ranged in subject, covering nearly every aspect of the gospel. Let’s take a stroll through just a few of them. Gospel Doctrine (Sunday School) In Pride and Charity, we discussed how we need to be certain that we weren’t doing good works to attract worldly attention. In Divine Communication, we discussed how we can use sincere and heartfelt prayer to draw closer to our Heavenly Father. In Receiving What We Give, we were reminded that as we sow, so shall we reap, whether it … Continue reading →

Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 8

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson eight in the manuals. You may need to adjust the discussions according to your ward’s schedule. Remember to keep the discussions positive and upbeat. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about the creation of the day and night. The children are continuing the lessons on the creation. The children discussed the different activities that you do during the day and night. The children also learned about the Nephites and how the night stayed light when Jesus was born. This is a great week to talk about bedtime … Continue reading →