Personal Progress February

Hey girls, here are some great ideas for personal progress this month. Also follow this link to read some really awesome love quotes about President and Sister Monson. You will LOVE it. <3 

https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/i-knew-id-found-the-right-one?lang=eng

Week January 17th Challenge

Faith #6:

Increase your understanding of the plan of salvation. Resources for study include 1 Corinthians 15:22; Revelation 12:7–9; 2 Nephi 9:1–28; 11:4–7;Doctrine and Covenants 76:50–113; 93:33–34; Moses 4:1–4; and Abraham 3:24–27. Draw or obtain a picture that depicts the plan of salvation, including the premortal existence, birth, mortal life, death, judgment, and life after judgment. Using this picture, explain the plan of salvation to your class, your family, or a friend. Discuss how knowledge of the plan affects your actions, helps you understand your identity, and has strengthened your faith.

Good Works

Value Project Ideas:

Adopt a family for Christmas

Babysit for couples attending the temple
Babysit for couples attending ward choir practice
Babysit for free for low income families
Babysit for monthly Relief Society meetings
Babysit siblings
Become CPR and/or First Aid certified
Clean the garage, playroom or attic
Collect items for soldiers overseas
Compile a family health history
Compile a family recipe book
Compile quotes from General Authorities about Good Works
Compile recipes for a cook book or recipe box
Cook meals for your family
Create a day by day calendar with quotes from General Authorities
Create a work of art
Create lesson plans for nursery
Do baptisms for the dead for 10 weeks
Do service for the wives of the Bishopric
Do your own laundry
Family genealogy classes
For my good works project I created a blog documenting my life as a Mormon Teen in this crazy world. It's gotten quite popular, and incredible things have happened because of it, including some of my stories getting published! (Thanks Whitney! Check her out at www.mormon-teen.blogspot.com)
Go Christmas Caroling at a Nursing Home
Help with extra chores
Hold a Conference party
Humanitarian aid on lds.org
Identify areas of town (parks, playgrounds, roadsides, church grounds) that are littered or dirty. Over several days, pick up trash and beautify the areas.
Keep a journal to log service experiences
Learn how to make bread and donated it for the sacrament
Make a babysitting kit
Make a conference Binder
Make baby hats for the NICU
Make Personal Progress reminders for Young Women’s
Make white hair scrunchies for the temple
Name extraction
Organize a food or clothing drive and donate the proceeds to a local shelter.
Organize and carry out a blood drive
Organize and carry out a surprise birthday party
Organize and carry out an art fair
Plan an afternoon of free babysitting at the church for ward members. Advertise the service and circulate sign-up sheets several weeks ahead of time. Prepare one kids' craft or activity for the afternoon.
Plan and carry out a carnival for primary children or children at a homeless shelter
Plan out healthy menus for your family
Prepare family names for temple work
Put together a devotional book
Re-watch Conference and write in your journal how talks apply to Good Works
Read a book by a General Authority
Record family stories from family members and compile family history
Sew an article of clothing
Sew and tie quilts
Sew finger puppets for children in the hospital or homeless shelters
Sew scripture bags
Spend 10 hours as a volunteer indexer for people trying to locate their ancestors.Learn a song and sing/play it for church
Teach something to a younger sibling
Tutor someone for free
Type up old family journals
Volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter
Volunteer at the hospital
Volunteer to help with activity days
Volunteer to work on temple grounds
Write letters to missionaries

Lessons I learned as a boy

Super Awesome Quote!!

Hey girls the PRIZE  for this week is...

Double points if you remember the quote without looking tomorrow... and if you don't remember that just remember who said it :) excited to see you tomorrow!!

Mia Maids and Laurels... CHALLENGE

Hey cute girls... I am hoping some of you read this before Tuesday mutual :) 

I know some of you are like "blah" when it comes to personal progress so I am going to tell you a little bit about my experience as a youth with personal progress. I remember turning twelve and being super nervous and excited to go into young women's. I used to watch the girls in young women's for a few weeks before I turned 12 to see what they wore! I noticed a lot of young women wore skirts so I made my mom take me to go buy some skirts so I would fit in. I was super pumped to start my personal progress because I liked things like that. However, the older I got the less and less pumped I was bout personal progress. In fact I was one of the only girls that didn't get my medallion. Sometimes I think Heavenly Father has a sense of humor because now I am your personal progress leader. I was super nervous to be in charge of your personal progress until...

As I was reading the personal progress book from the perspective of a mom and wife. There is so many AMAZING things in the personal progress book. I know that by completing these projects and value experiences your testimony will grow and you will be an even better person then you already are. Let's do this together!! 

So... since I am fairly certain that not very many of you read this blog all that often I am going give a prize to those of you that know this quote when I ask what quote was on the blog this week: 

Individual Worth Project Ideas

Compile a book family testimonies, and record in your journal how your family’s heritage has blessed your life.
Compile quotes from General Authorities about Individual Worth, and record your testimony of living prophets and apostles.
Compile your own works of art, photography, poetry, or other accomplishments and ponder why creating helps you develop confidence.
Create a day by day calendar with quotes from General Authorities on Individual Worth.
Hold a "Princess Day Camp" for the activity day girls to help them know they are daughters of God and to develop confidence and testimony.
Hold a party for watching General Conference with your family or fellow Young Women.
Keep a daily journal for 6 months, and record why keeping a journal is important.
Learn a song, and sing or play it in a church meeting. Ponder how music will help to develop self-confidence.
Learn how good dancing will help you recognize your worth as a daughter of God, and practice making good choice about how to dance.
Learn how to crochet, and record how developing talents will bless you in your endeavors and help you develop self-worth.
Learn how to cross-stitch, and record how developing your talents can bless you in your life.
Learn how to knit, and share how developing talents has helped you to gain greater self-worth.
Learn how to play a musical instrument, and record how developing talents helps you to understand your worth.
Make a book of remembrance, recording your own personal history. Think about the importance of keeping a personal history for your posterity.
Make a conference Binder and take notes during General Conference about what the talks teach you about your individual worth.
Make a portfolio of art you have done and record how developing talents has helped you to understand your individual worth.
Memorize Your Patriarchal Blessing, and study what it teaches you about your divine mission.
Organize and carry out an art fair for others to showcase their talents. Record how this helped develop confidence and self-worth in yourself and others.
Participate in a choir or band, and record how you have become more confident as a result.
Participate in a play or other dramatic performance, and record how doing so has helped you develop greater confidence.
Participate in a sport or group activity, and record how doing so has helped you develop confidence and self-worth, and learn to support and work with others.
Put together a book of devotionals to use in Young Women’s, Family Home Evening, Girls Camp, or Seminary.
Read a book by a General Authority that teaches you about the importance of individual worth.
Record family stories from your genealogy and set a goal to serve your ancestors by performing vicarious baptisms.
Sew an article of clothing that reminds you that you are a daughter of God. Record how doing so has helped you to develop individual worth.
Sew scripture bags to give to primary children, including your written testimony on the importance of self-worth.
Start a band or other music group, and record how developing talents and unity have helped you to increase your friendships and self-worth.
Start a club to develop friendships and unity, and record how doing so has helped you and others develop confidence and self-worth.
Take an art class, and record how developing new skills and talents will bless you in your life and give you self-worth.
Take lessons at a Family History Center and learn how to research your ancestors and perform baptisms for them in the Temple.
Teach a class on a skill you’ve developed, and record how doing so has helped you and those you teach to develop stronger self-worth.
Teach music lessons to those in your ward and community, and hold a recital. Record how you have been able to help your students develop self-worth.
Transcribe and study ancestors Patriarchal blessings. Record how studying their blessings has helped you better understand your divine heritage and individual worth.
Type up old family journals and study the importance of learning from our ancestors.
Type up your old journal entries and ponder why recording your personal history will bless your posterity.
Using your talents, create a meaningful gift to give to friends. Record how you are able to strengthen friendships and develop trust and self-confidence.
Volunteer to help with activity days and help the girls recognize their individual worth.
Write a book, play, short stories or poetry that teaches about individual worth.
Write and illustrate a children’s story about developing individual worth.
Write letters to missionaries asking them to share their experiences, and their testimonies of the worth of souls.

Divine Nature Project Ideas

Hi cute gals! Here is a list of possible projects for divine nature :)

. Learn home improvement skills by remodeling a room in your house, building a piece of furniture, or revamping a thrift store find. 

2. Develop the divine trait of compassion by organizing a service project, volunteering in your community, or making a special effort to serve someone with whom you associate. (Some of my favorite projects have been doing recitals at local nursing homes, sewing for Days for Girls, and helping at a local science museum. See #6, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19, and 21 for more service ideas.)

3. Research or interview women who inspire you. Compile a scrapbook, video, or infographic about their divinely inherited gifts and strengths.

4. Cultivate a new talent that will benefit your future self and family such as car maintenance, sewing, couponing, knitting, interior decorating, pottery, photography, etc.

5. “As man now is, God once was; as God is now man may be.” - Lorenzo Snow 

Explore your divine heritag by learning more about the creation. Visit a local science museum, planetarium, zoo, or similar exhibit. Watch this Mormon Message and study Moses 6:63, Alma 30:44, Abraham 3:22-26, and the Education chapter of For the Strength of Youth. Record your feelings about God and your potential to become like Him by writing in your journal or by creating an art piece, song, poem, or other form of expression.

6. The Savior was the master teacher. Become more like Him by developing your teaching skills through tutoring at a local school, helping in Primary, assisting siblings/neighbors with homework, preparing and presenting a Sunday School lesson, or demonstrating how to do one of your favorite hobbies at mutual or in a YouTube video.

7.  Learn how to decorate cakes (Yum!) by taking a class, interning with a baker, or following online tutorials. Consider donating baked goods to nursing or Veteran's homes for residents' birthdays or providing refreshments for an upcoming youth activity.

8. Become pen or email pals with a grandmother, aunt, or elderly sister in your ward. (Grandmas love letters!) :) Learn about her life's experiences and ask her how she developed her divine traits. Save your letters and assemble them in a binder or scrapbook.

9. Study The Family: A Proclamation to the World and incorporate it into an artwork to hang in your home. (I love the examples here, here, here, and here.)

10. Develop kindness (and patience haha) by babysitting for someone in need.

11. Memorize your Patriarchal blessing. (This idea is from Bella Online, here but I loved it so much I had to share it.)

12. Help others remember their divine qualities by heart attacking their car/locker/home (see this post for more info),writing notes, or sending kind emails and Facebook messages (see this New Era article).

13. Gather old family recipes and preserve them by scanning, photographing, or typing them. Post them on a family blog, Facebook group, or print copies. (A family cookbook would be an awesome Christmas present!)

14. Choose an inactive young woman in your ward and make a special effort to reach out to her. Invite her to activities (both extracurricular and church related), text or write notes to her, and find ways to serve her. Record your experiences in your journal.

15. For two weeks, work extra hard to help out in your home. Look for tasks that need done and complete them without being asked. (Ideas include cooking a surprise dinner, doing a family member's chores for them, cleaning the family bathroom, making your siblings' beds, etc.)

16. Read the Christlike Attributes section of Preach My Gospel. Complete the Attribute Activity at the end of the chapter. Prayerfully choose one attribute you would like to develop more fully. Use the scriptures and General Conference talks suggested in the manual as well as other gospel resources to learn more about the character trait. Share what you have learned in a devotional, Sunday School, or FHE lesson. Then, apply what you have learned to your life by making specific goals and keeping them for two weeks.

17. Revamp your closet and hone a new skill by learning how to alter clothes. (I love the ideas here and here!)

18. Practice cooperation and responsibility by planning and executing Young Women in Excellence, New Beginnings, a joint mutual activity, or a birthday party for a child in need.

19. Develop charity by organizing a book drive. Record yourself (and other volunteers, if you wish) reading the stories. Download the recordings and donate the books and mp3s to a local children's hospital.

20.  Mentor a sibling or friend in a skill you excel at. (Great at basketball? Help the neighbor girl get ready for tryouts. Like to play the piano? Give free lessons to the neighbor kids. Got a knack for the computer? Volunteer to help a grandparent master emailing. etc.)

21. The Savior spent much of His time comforting the sick and afflicted. Follow His example by volunteering at your local hospital or retirement home. (From visiting patients to delivering popsicles and reading storybooks, a wide variety of positions are usually open.)

22. Read Happiness, Your Heritage by Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Oct. 2008 General Conference), paying particular attention to the section on creating. Learn a new talent (watercoloring, ceramics, stand-up comedy, jewelry making, poetry, etc.) and create something that reflects your divine nature.

23. Learn about how divine traits reflect true beauty by reading this General Conference talk. Study the articles onbeautyredefined.net (a fabulous website written by two LDS girls with PhD's in communications dedicated to helping women free themselves from the pressures of the media). Start a real beauty campaign in your area (the sticky notes heremight help). Make a special effort to see yourself as God sees you and commit to refraining from negative self talk for two weeks. Record your experiences in your journal.

24. Follow the guidance in Colossians 3:16 and learn how to use hymns to become closer to Christ. Volunteer to lead the music in Sacrament meeting, Seminary, or Young Womens, conduct a special choir number, play the piano or organ during meetings, practice and perform a special musical number, or compose and record your own piece of music.

25. Practice being a peacemaker by overcoming the habit of complaining. Read O Remember, Remember by Henry B. Eyring (October 2007). Design a special journal and develop the habit of recording your tender mercies each day like President Eyring does for one month.

What ideas do you have for Divine Nature?