Personal Progress Update

Hello, Ladies!

We've done several Personal Progress related activities in the recent past that haven't been recorded on here, so here's a breakdown of the basics. If you participated in any of these, be sure to read the rest of the requirements in your Personal Progress book, finish the experience, and then report it to Sister Stevens!

Good Works #1:  We worked on this at Mutual a few weeks ago after making Irish Soda Bread (click here for the recipe!) for Pioneer Days. We gave you time to read all of the required scriptures, and we discussed what you could do to acknowledge the service of your family members. You were supposed to observe your family members serving others for 2 weeks, record your observations in your journal, and acknowledge the service you observe in a meaningful way.

Choice & Accountability Project:  Modest Fashion Show:  You needed 10 hours to complete this project. If you participated in EVERYTHING we offered, you should have earned your 10 hours. Here is a breakdown of some of the activities we completed for this project during Mutual:

-Fashion Show (2 hours)
-Fashion Show Rehearsal / Prep (1.5 hours)
-Fashion Show Planning / Prep (1.5 hours)
-Modest Discussion, Lesson, Photos, and Hand-Out with Sister Stevens (1.5 hours)
-Modest Peek-A-Boo Slip Extender Making (1.5 hours)
-Modest Fashion Magazine, Newspaper, and Dresses with Sisters Olsen and Davis (1.5 hours)
-Slumber Party 2011 Modest Fashion Show (1 hour)
-Slumber Party 2010 Modest Fashion Show (1 hour)

Individual Worth #6:  Heritage Night with ethnic food and BINGO- You were asked to bring a pedigree chart filled out with your family information to use for BINGO, as well as a dish made from a recipe native to your ethnic ancestry. To complete this experience, you need to list temple ordinances that have been completed for each person on your pedigree chart. You should visit with living relatives to find out as much as possible about those who are deceased!

Knowledge #2:  For this experience, we completed 2 activities to teach about the skill of cooking:

1. The $5 budget dinner:  Teams of girls had to make a complete, well-balanced, healthy meal to share with the others using only $5. Girls learned about budgeting and grocery shopping, then went shopping for the items and prepared the meal during Mutual.

2. Cooking with Sister Appah:  Sister Appah came to teach about cooking during a Mutual activity.

To finish this experience, you should have listed talents you have and would like to develop in your journal, read Matthew 25:14-30, and then shared with your family, class, or Young Women leader what you learned about the talent you chose to develop (cooking, in this case!)


So if you were present for ANY of these activities, get to work on finish them and report it to Sister Stevens so you can start stacking up your stars on the board!

Faith #1: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Faith #1
Dates:  August 24, 2011
Leaders: Sisters Stevens and Olsen
Participants:  Jessica, Rachel, Valera, Michaela, Olivia, Callie

Accomplished At Activity:

• Read all required scriptures
• Committed to read 2 conference talks about faith and begin a habit of daily personal prayer

Still Need To Do:

• Read two general conference talks on faith. We suggested Anchors of Testimony by Mary N. Cook and Tell Me the Stories of Jesus by Elder Neil L. Andersen.
• Develop a habit of saying morning and evening personal prayers. Follow this pattern for at least 3 weeks.
• After 3 weeks, discuss with a parent or leader what you have learned about faith and how daily personal prayer has strengthened your faith. Write about your feelings on faith and prayer in your journal.

Choice & Accountability: Modest Fashion Project

Value Project:  Choice & Accountability (It's the 1st suggested project on p. 50 of your book)
Dates: Summer 2011
Leaders: Sister Stevens, Olsen, and Davis

We have been working on a 3-part Modest Fashion project for Choice & Accountability.

Part 1:  Modest Fashion Lesson and Handout
Date: May 25, 2011
Participants: Maya, Linly, Callie, Kylie, Michaela, Olivia, Jessica, Rachel 

We learned and discussed why it's important to be modest using "For the Strength of Youth" and various talks on modesty. Then we learned ways to modify modern clothing to be modest and fashionable and we discussed where to find modest clothing. Click HERE for information from the handout.

Part 2:  Making Peek-a-Boo Slips
Date: June 20, 2011
Participants:  Michaela, Linly, Cassie, Jessica, Rachel, Jerri, Cherrish, Valera

We used this tutorial to make Peek-a-Boo slips with lace that is meant to extend below the length of short skirts to make them long enough! We made them in white so they will match several different skirts or dresses.

Part 3:  Modest Fashion Show
Coming Soon! Begin preparing your 3 outfits using the techniques you've learned to modify clothing to be more modest:  1) A dressy outfit; 2) A school outfit; 3) An active wear outfit

Knowledge Project: Fitness & Health

Value Project:  Knowledge  (It's the 3rd suggested project on p. 42 of your book)
Date:  Spring 2011 (don't have exact date)
Leaders:  Sister Shearer and Stevens
Participants:  Rachel, Jessica, Ellen, Maya, Kylie, Callie, Olivia, Michaela, Linly, Aunika

Accomplished at Activity:

• Read D&C 89
• Learned how to stretch and do proper warm-ups and exercises at Klamath Gymnastics
• Discussed individual fitness needs
• Ate a healthy snack and discussed daily caloric needs and calorie content of various common snacks

Still Need to Do:

• Develop and implement a regular fitness program (participating in an sport, attending a gym, or you can make your own regimen of pushups and exercises to do at home!)
• Learn to cook and eat food that is part of a healthful diet

Good Works #6: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Good Works #6
Dates & Participants: Varies

Accomplished at Activities:

This one is easy peasy, ladies! All you have to do is spend 3 hours giving service outside of your family, then write in your journal. Below are 3 service activities we've done as a group in the recent past. We don't have names of participants, but you should remember if you were there!

• Spring 2011:  During Mutual we helped Sister Coffman's wife clean and pack the brick house across the street from the church after the death of her father.  This counts as 1 hour.

• Spring 2011:  During Mutual we planted flowers around the church building to beautify the grounds and neighborhood. This counts as 1 hour. 

•  Fall 2009 and 2010:  Went to the church welfare program pear farm to pick pears. This counts as one hour each time you went.

If you don't have 3 total hours from these, you can make up the rest with a different service activity. Click on Good Works at the top for ideas!

Still Need To Do:

• Record in your journal the reactions of the person you served and possible goals for future service opportunities. Record reactions for each different service you performed.

Knowledge #7: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Knowledge #7
Date:  Spring 2011 (don't have exact date)
Leaders:  Sister Richardson, Stevens, and Shearer
Participants:  Linly, Jessica, Rachel, Michaela, Olivia, Maya, Kylie, Callie (there may have been others)

Accomplished at Activity:

• Discussed various types of emergency kits for families and looked at and discussed the contents of emergency kits brought by the Richardson family, the Shearer family, and the Budden family
• Given and reviewed a list of basic needs for family emergency kits

Still Need To Do:

• Review teachings for first aid, safety, sanitation, and survival in your Young Women's Camp Manual and note in your journal how you could apply them in your home to keep your family safe
•  Teach a family home evening lesson or share with a Young Women leader what you have learned and what additional skills you would like to learn to be prepared for emergencies

Individual Worth # 6: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Individual Worth #6
Date:  Spring 2011 (don't have exact date)
Leaders: Sister Richardson, Stevens, and Shearer
Participants:  Rachel, Jessica, Olivia, Michaela, Linly, Kylie, Callie, Maya, Ellen (there may have been others...)

Accomplished at Activity:

• Listed to a presentation about genealogy research by Lisa Goodfellow
• Filled out a pedigree chart for your family tree 

Still Need To Do:

• Visit with your living relatives to learn as much information about your family history as possible
• List the temple ordinances that have been completed for each person on your pedigree chart 

Note:  You can also use this experience to help you with the 3rd suggested Faith project on p. 18 of your Personal Project book

Integrity #4: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Integrity #4
Date:  October 1, 2010
Leader: Sister Stevens
Participants:  Aunika, Jessica, Rachel, Kylie, Callie, Linly, Michaela, Olivia

Accomplished at Activity:

• Looked up definition of "integrity"
• Interviewed a woman you respect about her understanding and application of integrity (done prior to activity) and shared this with others at the activity
• Listed ways you can make your actions consistent with your knowledge of right and wrong
• Recorded in your journal what it means to you to have integrity

Still Need to Do:

Nothing! We finished everything at the slumber party!

Integrity #2: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Integrity #2
Date:  October 1, 2010
Leaders:  Sister Stevens and Richardson
Participants:  Aunika, Jessica, Rachel, Kylie, Callie, Linly, Michaela, Olivia

Accomplished at Activity:

• Conducted an integrity self-assessment
• Prayed for strength and guidance of the Holy Ghost to live with integrity
• Decided 1 new habit to develop for integrity
• Wrote in your journal  things you can do to improve personal integrity and how you are going to implement the 1 new habit you chose to develop.

Still Need To Do:

• Pray daily for strength and guidance of the Holy Ghost to help you live with integrity

Choice & Accountability #2: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Choice & Accountability #2
Date:  September 29, 2010
Leaders:  Sister Richardson, Stevens, and Shearer
Young Women:  Linly, Kylie, Callie, Jessica, Rachel, Michaela, Olivia, Brook, Aunika

Accomplished at Activity:

• Read highlights of "For the Strength of Youth"
• Discussed importance of living each value and connected values to Young Women values while making a crystal value ring
• Chose 3 standards we discussed to improve in your life and committed to practice improving them for 3 weeks

Still Need To Do:

• Read entire "For the Strength of Youth" and in your journal, list each standard of righteous behavior that is outlined.
• Record why it is important to choose to live the standards
• Record the 3 standards you chose to work on improving and share your progress for improving these standards with your family, class, or leader after 3 weeks

Knowledge #5: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Knowledge #5
Date:  June 30, 2010
Leader:  Sisters Richardson and Stevens
Participants:  Alisha, Rachel, Jessica, Callie, Olivia, Brook, Kylie

Accomplished at Activity:

• Listened to a talk by Brother Shaffer about the responsibilities of the bishopric and the bishop as a friend

Still Need To Do:

• Record in your journal 1) What the bishop's responsibilities are; 2) What training/education is necessary for the bishop; and 3) What contributions his position makes to society

Note:  If you did not complete this experience at the time and do not remember Brother Shaffer's talk, please do not use this for your value experience. You can complete it for a different area of work or service.

Individual Worth #5 (new) or 4 (old): Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Individual Worth #5 (new book) or 4 (old book)
Date:  December 2, 2009
Leaders: Sisters Richardson and Knudsen
Participants:  Heidi, Linly, Jessica, Rachel, Callie, Kylie

Accomplished at Activity:

• Participated in a dance, speech, music, or dramatic performance at a church talent show

Still Need To Do:

• Record in your journal what you did for your talent and how your participation in this activity strengthened your feelings of individual worth and self confidence.

Individual Worth #7: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Individual Worth #7
Date:  January 13, 2010
Leaders: Sister Richardson and Stevens
Participants:  Callie, Kylie, Aunika, Linly, Rachel, Jessica

Accomplished at Activity:

• Read all required scriptures
• Made a bookmark where other young women recorded your positive qualities

Still Need To Do:

• List your positive qualities in your journal
• Record how you can continue to develop these gifts and how you can use them to help others

Individual Worth #2 (New) or 6 (Old): Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Individual Worth #2 (New book) or #6 (Old book)
Date:  February 3, 2010 Mutual
Leader:  Sister Richardson
Participants:  Aunika, Linly, Callie, Kylie, Rachel, Heidi, Jerry

Accomplished at Activity:

• Brother Brussard, the Stake Patriarch, spoke to the youth and discussed with them about what is a patriarchal blessing, why it is important, and how to prepare for one.

Still Need To Do:

• Read about patriarchal blessings in True to the Faith
• Prepare yourself to receive your blessing.

Faith #6: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Faith #6
Date:  September 15, 2010 Mutual
Leader: Sister Frodsham
Participants:  Callie, Rachel, Olivia, Brook

Accomplished at Activity:

• Read all required scriptures
• Drew picture to depict salvation
• Discussed how knowledge of the plan of salvation affects actions and helps understanding of identity and strengthens faith

Still Need To Do: 

• Finish your drawing if you didn't have time at Mutual
• Use your drawing to explain the plan of salvation to your class, family, or a friend. Discuss with them the same items from the discussion (bullet 3 above)

Note: If you have not yet finished this experience and don't remember the scriptures, please re-read and ponder them before finishing the experience.. Refer to your Personal Progress book or the Faith link above for scriptures. 

Faith # 2: Personal Progress Activity

Value Experience:  Faith #2
Date:  September 15, 2010 Mutual
Leader:  Sister Shearer
Participants:  Jessica, Linly, Kylie, Michaela

Accomplished at Activity:

• Read all required scriptures
• Reviewed a mother's role in "Family: A Proclamation to the World"
• Discussed qualities a woman needs to teach children to have faith in the gospel
• Discussed how these principles help you in your life today and help you prepare to be a faithful woman, wife, and mother

Still Need To Do:

• Record thoughts and feelings in journal about these scriptures/discussions

Note: If you have not yet finished this experience and don't remember the scriptures, please re-read and ponder them before recording your thoughts. Refer to your Personal Progress book or the Faith link above for scriptures.