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.