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Contributed
by Shauna shauna@sginet.com
Here is a New Beginning we did. This is one
you have to decide to do a year in advance because it takes planning. We
narrated this with slides of the girls. The parents loved it, it
explained the YW program and the girls loved seeing themselves. You
could change it to fit your ward.
New Beginnings
We are daughter of Our Heavenly Father who loves us...(a picture of a YW
in Christ's arms.)
And we love him............( a YW sitting under a picture of Christ
reading scriptures)
We will stand as a witness of God at all times........(a picture of a YW
talking to missionaries)
And in all things..........(A picture of YW playing volley ball or any
activity)
And in all places as we strive to live the Young women Values witch
are....( a picture of a YW in front of her High school.)
Faith..............................(a picture of a YW kneeling in
prayer)
Divine Nature..................(a picture of a YW holding a baby)
Individual Worth..............( a picture of a YW using a talent)
Knowledge.....................( a YW reading a book or studying)
Choice and Accountability.........(A prom picture of one of the YW)
Good Works.............................(one of our service projects.)
((we had a dinner for our secret grandmas and took pictures of them))
And Integrity.............................(A YW at her work)
We believe as we come to except and act upon these values we will be
prepared to make and keep sacred covenants.........(We had two girls
that where baptized during the year and we used the picture of them)
Receive the ordinances of the Temple........(We took a picture of the
Mia Maids after a trip to the temple for baptism for the dead or you
could just have a picture of the temple)
And enjoy the blessings of exaltation........(We took a picture of a
young couple and their new baby all dressed in white with a painting of
the temple behind them)
The Values we repeat each week in our Young Women them help us to
identify and incorporate gospel principles in our
lives...............(We took a picture of one of our YW in front of our
framed theme)
FAITH: I am a daughter of a heavenly Father who loves me, and I will
have faith in his eternal plan which centers in Jesus Christ, my
Savior.......(We took a picture of one of our YW in front of our white
faith flag)
DIVINE NATURE: I have inherited divine qualities which I will strive to
develop.........(We took a picture of one of our YW in front of our Blue
Flag)
INDIVIDUAL WORTH: I am of infinite worth with my own divine mission
which I will strive to fulfill............(in front of Red flag)
KNOWLEDGE: I will continually seek opportunities for learning and
growth.......(in front of Green flag)
CHOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: I will remain free by choosing good over evil
and will accept responsibility for my choices............(in front of
Orange flag)
GOOD WORKS: I will nurture others and build the kingdom through
righteous service.........(Yellow Flag)
INTEGRITY: I will have the moral courage to make my actions consistent
with my knowledge of right and wrong.........................(Purple
flag)
Our motto is "Stand for Truth and Righteousness: We each have a necklace
with the Young Women's logo of a torch. The torch represents the light
of Christ, inviting all to "come unto Christ." It helps me to think of
Christ and keep his commandments.........(a YW wearing her necklace and
standing in front of the logo poster)
The Mission statements for each class helps us develop spiritually. The
mission statement for the Beehives is: A Beehive becomes a Young Woman
of truth as she follows the prompting of the Holy Ghost, seeks truth and
strives to live and share it. She is represented by a YW in
prayer....................(a young women kneeling in prayer)
As a Beehive I want to make prayer a vital part of my life. Family
prayer helps our family stay close to the Lord and each other..........(
a picture of a YW with her family in family prayer.)
SING THE SONG "I SEEK FOR TRUTH."
A Mia Maid becomes a young women of Promise as she honors her Baptismal
covenants to keep God's commandments, to receive his blessings, and to
have his Spirit to be with her as she builds a loving relationship with
her Heavenly Father and those around her.......................... (A YW
sitting reading her scriptures.)
As I study and learn more out of the scriptures I understand more of
Heavenly Fathers plan for me and can better stand as a witness of God at
all times and in all things and in all
places............................(A picture of a YW in Seminary class)
SING THE SONG "I PROMISE"
A Laurel becomes a Young Women of Faith as she more fully experiences
the Saviors love and prepares to receive the ordinances of the temple by
living, teaching and sharing the gospel.................(A YW conducting
a class with a picture of the temple on the table)
The spirals of the temple are a constant reminder to me that I am
striving to enter the temple to make covenants with my Father in Heaven.
Also to be sealed to an eternal companion and start my eternal
family.......................(A YW dressed in white in front of the
temple or temple picture)
SING THE SONG "THE TEMPLE REMINDS ME"
As we enter young Women we are given our Personal Progress books.
Through the six years we are in Young Women we choose values and do an
experience or project for that value. As we set the goals and accomplish
them the values become a part of our lives and we set habits that will
stay with us as we progress through our lives and into
ETERNITY..................(a YW with her Personal Progress book.)
After we complete 28 goals through two years we receive our class award.
When we earn all three class awards we receive our Young Woman Hood
Recognition. This is represented by a necklace that is worn with pride
by YW all over the world as she becomes a Young Women of Promise. I'm
looking forward to the day I receive...................(A Laurel
receiving an award)
We have great teachers that help us learn the Gospel each Sunday. They
are helping us to increase and gain a testimony of the gospel of Jesus
Christ......................................(a picture of a class being
taught)
We have weekly activities that are planned with a
purpose..............(a picture of a class activity in progress)
That means that they are planned with a
value..............................(more pictures of a class activities)
We also try to plan activities to reinforce our Sunday
lessons.................(more pictures of class activities)
We try a least once a month to give service. We have learned that
Heavenly Father helps others and answers prayers through us. We have
learned that true joy come from serving others.......................(an
activity based on service)
Heavenly Father wants us to be spiritual, knowledgeable and physically
fit, we have a choice to participate in sports. It is a fun way to
strengthen relationships with each other. Those that aren't into sports
are great supporters.............(a picture taken of sport being played)
Camp is a great way to learn about our Heavenly Fathers creations and to
learn many skills of survival, first aid, and living without make up,
check these babes out.............(pictures of camp)
We as young women are actively engaged in the three fold mission of the
church. REDEEM THE DEAD: our activity we had of doing baptisms for the
dead was a very spiritual one for me..................(A girl coming out
of the temple)
PERFECT THE SAINTS: We are learning to become future leaders of Young
Women, Relief Society, and Primary..............(Laurel President
conducting a meeting)
New Beginnings is held at the first of the year. It helps us focus on a
new year and a chance for us to help our parents and Priesthood leaders
learn about the Young women's program. Here we can recognize us as young
women and plan the seed for the
year..................................(Picture of New Beginnings the
year before) ((you have to really plan ahead))
Our standards night helped us to focus on the moral issues of
life.......................(picture of a speaker at standards night)
At the first of the year we pick a value that we feel we want more in
our lives this is the planting of the seed. We pick a project that will
help us internalize that value and work on it through the year. Young
Women in Excellence is the Harvest of the seed. This is where we share
our projects with other young women, our leaders, our parents and the
Priesthood leaders....................(pictures taken at Young Women in
Excellence)
When we participate in the Young Women program with the help and support
of our parents we learn to accept and act upon the values, prepare to
make and keep sacred covenants, and receive the ordinances of the
temple, and enjoy the blessing of exaltation. We are as a Star rising to
eternal exaltation. ..........................(A picture of Christ)
We are the RISING GENERATION!!!!!!!!! (We played this song and while it
was playing we showed slides of each of the girls one by one that we had
taken on Sunday out side of the Church, we finished with a group picture
of all of the Young women and leaders and then a Picture of Christ.)
This can be tailored to your Young women's group. It is an idea you
could use. Instead of slides if you don't have the equipment you could
have the girls themselves pose as a still life for each one. Or you
could make a video. The sky is the limit.
Personal Progress
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