Idea for Personal Progress this month.

This month I want you girls to really focus on SERVICE! There have been a lot of natural disasters around the world and I have felt for a long time that we should do something to help the efforts in Haiti. This would be an awesome way for you girls to get a "Good Works" project done. Right now the help that is needed is Haiti is money. The church has a way to donate money through them. If you can come up with a way to earn some extra money to donate to the relief in Haiti, I think that would be an awesome experience for you to have.

Be thinking and maybe we can discuss this at a personal progress night. I would really just like to see one or all of you take on a project to help out in this way:). Love you girls!

March 2010 Calendar!

Sorry I'm a little late getting this up- but here's a quick over-view for the month of March!

March
Sun. 7th: Lesson #7 "Living in Love and Harmony" taught by Kim
Wed. 10th: Combined activity with the YM- putting together skit for Cambridgefest
contact Meagan or Kim for rides
Sun. 14th: Lesson #9 "Peacemaker" taught by Cher
Wed. 17th: St. Patrick's Day! We will combine w/Relief Society for activity to celebrate RS b-day
contact Kyle or Cher for rides
Sat. 20th: Cambridgefest Talent Show in Lynnfield at 6:30 PM
contact Kyle or Meagan for rides
Sun. 21st: Lesson #10 "The Priesthood" taught by Meagan
Wed. 24th: YW- we will be learning a line dance for our Western Night ward activity
contact Meagan or Kim for rides
Sun. 28th: Lesson #11 "The Bishop" taught by Kyle
Wed. 31th: Personal Progress night or continued preparation for Western Night.

Personal Progress Power

I believe there is great power in doing personal progress. I know that it helped me so much as a young woman. So I'm going to start posting ideas on this blog to help you out! I will post activities once or twice a month that I would love to see you girls do and give you the value and experience number it applies to. I hope this can help you girls achieve more in the personal progress program. I know you can do it, Ready..Set... GO!

This design and idea come from Angie at Bushel and a Peck. Print out this "2010 Goals" sheet and write down some goals or New Year Resolutions in the five areas listed. Just one goal in each area is all you need to do. Be realisitc about. Then hang this up somewhere where you will see it often and be reminded of the things you are trying to improve or change in yourselves for the better.

Read the following quote and think about how it relates to the YW Value Knowledge.

In an upcoming activity we will be working on something to improve our journal writing. If you participate in these 2 things- I will put it toward passing off not just a Knowledge experience, but your Knowledge prodject!

New Year- New Blog

Okay GIRLS!! We need to get this blog going again. Sam was our main supporter last year, but I'd like to see you all get more involved. I'm going to try to post regularly on this as well and keep you all updated on what's going on.

Here's an overview of the month of January

JANUARY 2010

Wed. 13th- YW at 7pm at the church. Theme: Knowledge
Cher is planning- be prepared to learn something fun!
Sat. 16th- Stake Basketball starting- there will be a special breakfast as well
Time: 10am-12pm at the Lynnfield Chapel
Sun. 17th- Lesson #2 "Spiritual Gifts"
Teacher: Meagan
Wed. 20th- Combined activity YM are in charge this month
*Contact Meagan for Rides
Sat. 23rd- Stake Activity- 2010 Kick-Off
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm at Revere Chapel.
Sun. 24th- Lesson #1 "Drawing Closer to Jesus Christ"
Teacher: Cher
- New Beginnings "Young Women Open Ceremonies"
Time: 6:30pm
* Remember to find a person in the scriptures who exemplifies the value you are going to talk about*
Wed. 27th- Happy Birthday Joharrah!!!!
- YW @ 7pm @ church Theme: Personal Progress Night
* Contact Kyle or Kim for info or rides
Sun. 31st- Lesson #3 "Building the Kingdom"
Teacher: Kim

So there's a lot going on this month with starting off the new year, but we're SO excited about it all. We also have some fun things coming up in the next few months including putting together a ward party Western Hoedown Night!! It will be a blast- so start thinking of fun western type activities!

Thank you girls for all your participation and for being the wonderful girls you are!

efy

joharrah and i were at efy last week and it was soooo much fun! its like youth conference only people come from all over the country and its a week long! i even said my testimony during testimony meeting, so thats two events in a row! a new record (excluding girl's camp where i got everyone in the ward to stand up during testimony meeting)!
-Sam^-^

Youth Conference

Youth Conference was so much fun and i loved it so much. Thyda, her boyfriend, Joharrah, some of our young men, and i all pack our bags and "enjoyed" a long bus ride to Palmyra, New York where we stayed for three days. was so much fun and David seemed cool with all of our precullar mormon stuff. he actoually seemed to enjoy himself at the sights as much as the members!

We went to the Granden Press, the Smith Farm, the Sacred Grove, Hill Comorah (where we saw the new Joseph Smith movie that i really loved!), and we finished it all off with the Whitmer Farm, where the first church meeting was held. i could really feel the spirit at our vacation there, i even felt it at the crazy dance party at Keuka College. i know that the chiurch is true and at my second visit to "the Cradle of the Restoration" i could feel the spirit that radiated from these sacred sights. we are so lucky that we could go there for Youth Conference and i bet that my cousins back in Utah are all really jealous of the Cambridge Stakes spiritual excursion.
-Sam^-^

Missionary Prep Combined Activity

You all worked so hard last Wednesday...learning a few things that missionaries have to do on their missions.

1. Knocking on doors to preach the gospel

2. Ironing clothes so you look clothing and suits will look sharp!

3. Cooking your own food (but in this case, cookies..)

..mmm, those cookies were good, too!

I wanted to post this picture (and I know you'll all be mad at me for doing so) BUT...I have a good reason. I love how you are all just sitting here together. You are such a united bunch of girls. It's so nice to see a group of girls who are all different get along so well. That is truly a remarkable thing. I think our Heavenly Father is so proud to have a daughters like you...