31 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, read 2 Nephi 9: 6-, 21-26, Alma 7:11-13, 34:8-17, and Doctrine and Covenants 19:15-20. As you read, record in your journal any thoughts you have about the Savior and what he has done for you.

30 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, we are starting Faith 5:

Increase your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ by reading Isaiah 53:3–12; John 3:16–17; Romans 5; 2 Nephi 9:6–7, 21–26; Alma 7:11–13; 34:8–17; and Doctrine and Covenants 19:15–20. In your journal write your feelings about the Savior and what He has done for you. Share your feelings in a testimony meeting.

All you need to do today is read Isaiah, John, and Romans. As you read, record in your journal any thoughts you have about the Savior and what he has done for you.

29 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, write down your gifts in your journal. Think about how you can further develop these gifts. How can you use them to bless the lives of your family and others? Then sign off Individual Worth 7. 

28 May 2013

Today for Personal progress, we are starting Individual worth 7. 

Heavenly Father has given you special gifts. Read 1 Corinthians 12:4–12; 13;Moroni 7:12–13; 10:8–18; and Doctrine and Covenants 46:11–26. Ask a family member, a Young Women leader, and a friend to write down positive qualities the Lord has given you. List your gifts in your journal, and write how you can continue to develop these gifts and use them to serve your family and others.

All you need to do today is read the scriptures and ask someone to make a list of your positive qualities. That's it! Easy, right?

27 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, be sure to record in your journal any thoughts and feelings you have about how those you serve may have felt. What did you feel as you served someone else? 

 "And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another." Mosiah 18:21

26 May 2013

What are you doing to serve someone this weekend? Please share. We would love to hear your projects and maybe even see some photos. You can share on Facebook on the Daily Progress page or on twitter @DailyProgress_. 

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matthew 25:40

25 May 2013

Welcome to Memorial Day weekend!! This is the weekend we celebrate those who have given their lives so that we can have the freedoms we enjoy each day. Take a few minutes this weekend to think about what that means to you. Since this weekend should be about service, we are going to do Good Works 6: 

Spend at least three hours giving service outside your family. Ask your ward or branch Relief Society president or a community leader for suggestions for service. For example, you might take care of children while parents attend the temple; collect, make, or recondition toys or games for a nursery; accept an assignment to clean the meetinghouse; or perform errands for or read to a homebound person or others in need. Record in your journal the reactions of the person you served and possible goals for future service opportunities.

Today for Personal progress, talk with your parents and local church leaders, missionaries, community service organizations or scouting leaders to see if they have a need you can help meet through service. Make a plan to serve. If you can, try to complete this service on Monday. If you can't complete this service as soon as you can. 

Thank you to all those who serve our country. We appreciate all you do. 

Make service your focus this weekend and we will pick up again on Tuesday. 

24 May 2013

Today for personal progress, you guessed it, keep developing that divine quality. Tomorrow, you can sign it off if you've done it for 2 weeks! Way to go! 

We will start something new tomorrow. Be excited! 

23 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, keep developing the divine quality you chose to develop. Only 2 more days and you can sign off on Divine Nature 2! 

22 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, you need to make a plan to receive your Patriarchal blessing if you have not already received it. Schedule a Bishop's Interview with your ward's executive secretary and be sure to let him know you are interviewing to receive your recommend for your Patriarchal blessing. Once you have that recommend, you can call the Patriarch and set up an appointment with him. I encourage you to fast and pray in the days and weeks leading up to your receiving of this blessing. If you've already received your blessing, or once you receive it, sign off this experience. 

Also, continue developing the divine quality you've been working on. 

 

21 May 2013

Today for personal progress, you need to talk with a parent or leader about Patriarchal Blessings. Discuss how you should prepare to receive a patriarchal blessing and how it can help you know of your worth and be a guide for you throughout your life. 

Also, keep working on the divine quality you are developing. 

 

20 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, we are starting Individual Worth 2. 

Learn about the importance of patriarchal blessings by studying about them in True to the Faith and recent conference talks. Find out why they are given and who can give them. Discuss with a parent or Church leader how to prepare to receive a patriarchal blessing and how it can teach you of your worth and identity and be a guide throughout your life. If you have not received your blessing, prepare to receive it.

Today, you need to read the entry in True to the Faith. 

Be sure to keep developing the divine quality you've been working on for Divine Nature 2. 

  

19 May 2013

Today for personal progress, keep working on Divine Nature 2, developing a divine quality. 

18 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, we are doing Choice and Accountability 5.

The Holy Ghost will help you make correct choices. With a parent, leader, or friend, learn more about the Holy Ghost by reading and discussing Ezekiel 36:26–27; John 14:26; 16:13; Galatians 5:22–25; 2 Nephi 32:5; Moroni 10:4–5; and Doctrine and Covenants 11:12–14. Then record in your journal how the Holy Ghost can help you make good decisions in your daily life. Pray for and live worthy of the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.

Also, be sure to work on the divine quality you are developing.

 

17 May 2013

Keep on keeping on! We have just over a week left for Divine Nature 2. What divine quality are you working on? Share with us if you like. 

16 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, just keep on working on your divine quality. 

Also,on Saturday, we are going to start a value experience where you need to talk with a friend, parent or leader about the Holy Ghost. Be thinking about who you'd like to talk with. 

15 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, we are doing Virtue 2. 

Virtuous living “at all times and in all things, and in all places” qualifies you for the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. When you are baptized and confirmed, you are given the gift of the Holy Ghost to guide all aspects of your life. Since the Holy Ghost does not dwell in unclean tabernacles, living a virtuous life is a prerequisite to having the companionship of the Holy Ghost and receiving the blessings of temple ordinances. Read the following scripture references and identify the promised blessings: John 14:26–27; 15:26; 2 Nephi 32:1–5; and Doctrine and Covenants 45:57–59; 88:3–4; 121:45–46. In your journal record what you have learned, and write about a time when you felt the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

Read the scriptures and identify the blessings you are promised from following the Holy Ghost and keeping the commandments. In your journal, record what you learned and write about a time when you felt the Holy Ghost. Then sign off on Virtue 2. 

 

14 May 2013

Today for personal progress, we are finishing up Knowledge 1. Read Doctrine and Covenants 88:78-80, 90:15, 130:18-19, 131:16. Be sure to record in your journal your thoughts about why you should gain understanding about how you can teach gospel principles to your future families. Then share your thoughts with a family member or a YW leader. You are done with Knowledge 1. 

Also, don't forget to keep working on that divine quality you chose for Divine Nature 2. 

  

13 May 2013

Today for personal progress, we are starting Knowledge 1.

Learn about the importance of gaining knowledge by reading Proverbs 1:5; 4:7;2 Nephi 28:30; and Doctrine and Covenants 88:78–80, 118; 90:15; 130:18–19;131:6. Think about why you need to gain knowledge and understanding about how to apply gospel principles to your present and future home and family life. Write in your journal what you have learned about knowledge, and discuss it with a family member or Young Women leader.

Today, you need to read Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs, 4:7, and 2 Nephi 28:30 and think about why you need to gain knowledge and understanding about how to apply gospel principles to your present and future home and family. Record your thoughts in your journal. 

Keep striving to develop the divine quality you chose to develop!

 

12 May 2013

Happy Mother's Day! 

This is the first day of 2 weeks of striving to develop the divine quality you chose from your discussion earlier this week. What quality did you choose? How are you developing that quality?

11 May 2013

From your discussion from yesterday:

1-choose one of the attributes from your study about divine nature this week or from this discussion and strive to develop it for two weeks.

2- Think about how these principles can help you in your life today and help you prepare to be a faithful woman, wife, and mother. Record your thoughts and feelings in your journal. And sign off on Faith 2. 

3-Make a list of the ways you can make your actions consistent with your knowledge of right and wrong, and record in your journal what it means to you to have integrity. And Sign off on Integrity 4. 

 

10 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, sit down with your mom or another mother you admire and discuss:
1-attributes she thinks are important for being a mother (DN2)
2- the qualities a woman needs to teach children to have faith and to base their decisions in gospel truths (Faith 2).
3- her understanding and the application of the integrity (Integrity 4).


After your discussion, you will have things to think about and write in your journal, so make sure you take good notes. 

  

9 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, for Divine Nature 2, review what "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"  says about being a wife and mother and record your thoughts in your journal. Also, while reading the Proclamation, think about what it says specifically about a mother's role (Faith 2).

  

8 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, read, watch or listen to a general conference talk on Womanhood. Identify the the important attributes of being a wife and mother and record your thoughts in your journal. No, you aren't seeing double. Choose another talk to read for today. Here are some talks to choose from: 

• The Sanctity of Womanhood, Elder Richard G. Scott, April 2000 General Conference
• The Joy of Womanhood, Sister Margaret D. Nadauld, October 2000 General Conference
• Womanhood: The Highest place of Honor, President James E. Faust, April 2000 General Conference
• Women of the Church, President Gordon B. Hinckley, October 1996 General Conference 
• or you may search lds.org

Also, we are starting Faith 2 today! 

Discover the principles of faith taught by the mothers of Helaman’s stripling warriors. Read Alma 56:45–48 and 57:21. Review what “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” says about a mother’s role. With a mother, grandmother, or leader, discuss the qualities a woman needs in order to teach children to have faith and to base their decisions on gospel truths. How can these principles help you in your life today and help you prepare to be a faithful woman, wife, and mother? Record your thoughts and feelings in your journal.

But today, you just need to read 5 verses: Alma 56:45-48 and 57:21. Think about the principles of faith taught by the mothers of the stripling warriors and record your thoughts in your journal. 

 

7 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, if you've been keeping up on recognizing those who serve you and recording those acts in your journal, do that again today and you can sign off on Good Works 1. Way to go! 

Also, read, watch or listen to a general conference talk on Womanhood. Identify the the important attributes of being a wife and mother and record your thoughts in your journal. Here are some talks to choose from: 

• The Sanctity of Womanhood, Elder Richard G. Scott, April 2000 General Conference
• The Joy of Womanhood, Sister Margaret D. Nadauld, October 2000 General Conference
• Womanhood: The Highest place of Honor, President James E. Faust, April 2000 General Conference
• Women of the Church, President Gordon B. Hinckley, October 1996 General Conference 
• or you may search lds.org

Also, we are starting Integrity 4 today.

Look up the word integrity in a dictionary. Interview your mother, grandmother, or another woman you respect about her understanding and application of the word. Make a list of ways you can make your actions consistent with your knowledge of right and wrong, and record in your journal what it means to you to have integrity.

All you need to do today is look up the meaning of the word integrity.

  

6 May 2013

Today for Personal progress, we are starting Divine Nature 2.

As a young woman, you are blessed with divine feminine qualities. Increase your understanding of an appreciation for womanhood. Read Proverbs 31:10-31 and two talks on womanhood from a conference issue of the church magazines. Review what "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"  says about being a wife and a mother. Then ask your mother or another mother you admire what she things are important attributes for bring a mother. List the attributes in your journal. Then choose one of those attributes and strive to develop it. After two weeks, report your success to a parent or leader.

So today, read Proverbs 31: 10-31.

And recognize those who serve you.

 

5 May 2013

Today, we finish Integrity 3. We've read in the scriptures about those who demonstrated integrity this week. Now it's your turn to share your story. Today, in testimony meeting, share about a time when you had the courage to show integrity. Once you've done that, you can sign it off. HOORAY! 

Keep on with acknowledging those who serve you. Only 2 more days after today and you'll be done with Good Works 1.

Also, if you forgot to finish up Faith 4 last week, this week is your chance to finish it. Listen carefully to the Sacrament hymns and prayers and think about why we take the bread and water each week. Think about the promises you made at baptism. Record in your journal how your understanding of these promises increases your faith in the Savior. Once you've done that, you can sign off on Faith 4 too! HOORAY AGAIN! 

  

4 May 2013

For Personal Progress today, read about Joseph Smith in Doctrine and Covenants 124:15 and in Joseph Smith-History 1:21-25. Record in your journal the ways he acted with integrity. 

We have just a few more days of recognizing the ways those around us serve us. Hopefully, you have realizes there are lots of people who do things on your behalf each and every day. 

 

Also, be sure to check the blog before you head to church tomorrow. You have a few tasks that will need to be done in church. 

3 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, read Acts 26. Think about the ways Paul acted with Integrity. 

Continue recognizing those who serve in your behalf. 

 

2 May 2013

Today for Personal Progress, read Daniel 3 and 6. Identify the ways the people in this selection acted with Integrity. Think about what things you have learned about integrity so far and record some of  your thoughts. 

And keep acknowledging those who serve in your behalf.