In the LDS church, there is a program for girls between the ages of 12-17 called the Young Women Personal Progress program. I completed this program in my younger days, and I have fond memories of the spiritual experiences and enlightenment I received in the process. Once completed, you also receive a special necklace. I used to wear mine all of the time, but to my dismay, I can't find it! This made me think about the Personal Progress program again. I completed it a long time ago, and after going through anxiety, what I need right now is a program to help me develop my spirituality again. So I'm going to complete the Personal Progress program again!
The basis of the Personal Progress program is centered around the Young Women Theme:
The eight values - faith, divine nature, individual worth, knowledge, choice and accountability, good works, integrity, virtue - are what the Personal Progress program is built on. For each value, I must complete six Value Experiences and one 10-hour Value Project. These experiences and projects are unique based on each value. The tasks are easy, but most importantly, they help me develop spiritual habits and invite God back into my life.
I obtained a Personal Progress manual from my church building, but they have the program online, too.
Check it out here! In order to actually chart progress online, you need an LDS account, but that's easy to create even if you are not LDS. All of the information, however, is accessible with lots of resources and videos. It's a cool site!
Even though I am married and hope to become a mother one day, there's no reason why I can't complete the Young Women Personal Progress program again. It's a great way to jump start your spirituality. I'm grateful that my church creates programs like these to help make studying the gospel fun. Now if only they would create a Personal Progress program for married couples... ;)
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| The Young Women Values (can you identify them all?) by gerugeon |
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