18 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, continue searching familysearch.org for records about your ancestors. Have you had any success? Be sure to keep track of your time and record your experiences in your journal.

And record in your journal some notes about your experience with improving on the three standards (12/21).

  

17 June 2013

Today for Personal progress, go to FamilySearch.org and search for documents that verify the life of your ancestors. For example, search for your grandparents or great grandparents in 1940 census. It has been my experience that using a broader search is better than a more specific one. So if you know the exact town, county and state your ancestor was born it might be best to search using just the state and his or her name. Don’t forget for the women to search using their maiden name and their married name.

Be sure to set the timer so you can keep track of how long you work. It’s really easy to get carried away and spend all day searching and finding and searching and finding. And don’t forget to express gratitude to those with whom you work and record your experiences in your journal.

Keep working on those standards. (11/21)

16 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, get out information from Individual worth 6. Assess what information you have and what information you need to find. If you are interested and have a family history center nearby, set up a day to visit and use ancestry.com. If this doesn't take the whole hour, begin searching for information.

Keep working on those standards for Choice and Accountability 2.

  

15 June 2013

Get ready to start your project tomorrow.

Record in your journal some notes about your experience with improving on the three standards for Choice and Accountability 2. (9/21)

14 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, you need to get your project plan* approved. And you need to keep working on keeping standards for Choice and Accountability 2.

Here is my plan*, broken up into how I will spend each of the 10 hours.

I will spend at least 10 hours over 10 days working on my Family History. Each day, starting June 16, I will set a timer to be sure I work at least an hour. I will express my gratitude for those who help me and record my experiences in my journal. I will specifically think about my ancestors and their contributions and think about how I can bless the lives of others. I will also evaluate my project once it is complete. Here is my breakdown for each hour.

1. Get out information from Individual worth 6. Assess what information I have and what information I need to find. Set up a day to visit my local Family History Center to use ancestry.com. 
2. Search FamilySearch.org site for documents from deceased ancestors. 
3. Search FamilySearch.org site for documents from deceased ancestors.
4. Search FamilySearch.org site for documents. Also, Search FHL catalog for books and journals about ancestors or family lines.
5. Search ancestry.com at a family history center.
6. Search ancestor’s local vital records sources for documents.
7. Use Google to search for photos of ancestors. Also ask family members for any photos they have.
8. Use find-a-grave.com to search for burial sites. (GW EXPERIENCE TIP:If you know where some of your ancestors are buried and they are not on find-a-grave, consider contributing to find-a-grave.)
9. Visit local public libraries to search for ancestors who are from my area. 
10. Compile all my documents.

*Note: The personal progress program encourages seeking the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. If you do not want to do this project or feel you would benefit from another project, please choose something different during this time.

 

13 June 2013

We are going to try something new for Personal Progress in a few days. We are going to try a project together. But first, you have to get the project approved by a parent or leader. That’s your personal progress task for today: to come up with your project plan*. The project we will be starting on the blog next week is the Individual worth Project and we will be working on our Family History. I will share my plan tomorrow.  

Don’t forget to keep working on Standards for Choice and Accountability 2.

*Note: The personal progress program encourages seeking the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. If you do not want to do this project or feel you would benefit from another project, please choose something different during this time.

12 June 2013

How has it been going with improving three standards? Record in your journal some notes about your experience. (6/21)

11 June 2013

Take it easy today. Just work on whatever your plan was to keep standards for Choice and Accountability 2. (5/21)

10 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, visit new.familysearch.org. If you already have an lds.org account, log in. If not, create one. Here you will find the temple ordinances information on the deceased relatives in your family. Record the information on your pedigree chart. If you are having trouble, it might be helpful to contact a someone from a Family History Center nearby. Sign off on Individual Worth 6.

PROJECT TIP: Highlight those ordinances that need to be completed and use that information for a Good Works Value Project where you prepare their names for ordinances and attend the temple on their behalf. We will be doing this together soon. But don’t wait on us if you are anxious to get started.

Keep working on those standards! (4/21)

  

9 June 2013

Today for personal progress, get the pedigree chart you filled out yesterday and take it to your parents and ask for their help with any information they may have. It might be helpful to have extra paper to take notes or maybe even to record the conversation for reference later.

Here are some tips and strategies for interviews. On page 3, you’ll find a list of questions to ask. After you ask your parents these questions, ask your grandparents. Even ask your aunts and uncles if you would like.  If you still have great-grandparents alive, definitely ask them too.

If you do not have an account on lds.org and you are a member of the LDS Church, you will need your record number and confirmation date to create one. Ask your ward clerk for this information at church today.

And, record in your journal some notes about your experience with improving on the three standards. (3/21)

PROJECT TIP: You may want to ask your family members, especially great-grandparents, a more comprehensive list of questions. You’ll find one here. If you choose to do that you can use it for a Personal Progress Value project for Individual Worth.

  

8 June 2013

I’m so excited for the experience we start today. We’re starting Individual worth 6.

When you participate in family history, you come to understand your identity and individual worth. Visit with your living relatives to learn as much information about your family history as possible. Then complete a pedigree chart of your family and list the temple ordinances that have been completed for each person.

Today we are filling out a pedigree chart. Put yourself on line 1 and fill in what you know about the dates and places for the events. Then put your dad on line 2 and your mom on line 3. Again, fill in what you know for the events. Do this for the rest of the chart. Print out the chart once you’ve filled in all you can.

Tomorrow, we’ll talk with some relatives. It might be helpful to let your parents and grandparents know of your intentions to talk about family history with them to get them thinking about things they may want to share with you. Contact them today and let them know you’ll be getting back in touch tomorrow.

Today is your second day of three weeks to improving yourself on three standards! (2/21)

7 June 2013

Today is a easy day for Personal Progress. Begin working on the three standards you chose to improve for Choice and Accountability 2. That's it! 

6 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, you need to read 4 standards in For the Strength of Youth: Service, Sexual Purity, Tithes and Offerings, and Work and Self-reliance. You've read all the standards so today you need to choose three you can improve upon and make a plan work on those for the next three weeks. Tomorrow will be day one.

I’ll remind you every few days to jot down some notes in your journal to jog your memory once it comes time to report after your three weeks are up.

Ready....go!

5 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, you need to read 5 standards in For the Strength of Youth: Language, Music and Dancing, Physical and Emotional Health, Repentance, and Sabbath Day Observance. List each standard in your journal and write why it's important to live that standard. After you read all the standards, you’ll need to choose three to improve on so be thinking about that as you read.

4 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, you need to read 4 standards in For the Strength of Youth: Family, Friends, Gratitude, and Honesty and Integrity. List each standard in your journal and write why it is important to live that standard. After you read all the standards, you’ll need to choose three to improve on so be thinking about that as you read.

3 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress, we are starting Choice and accountability 2:

Read the pamphlet For the Strength of Youth. List in your journal each standard of righteous behavior the pamphlet outlines, and record why it is important to choose to live those standards. Practice living righteous standards by choosing three standards in which you need to improve. You might choose to be more selective about television, music, books, or other media, or you might improve your modesty, language, or honesty. After three weeks share your progress with your family, your class, or a leader.

All you need to do today is read 5 standards in For the Strength of Youth: Agency, Dating, Dress and Appearance, Education and Entertainment and Media. List each standard in your journal and write why it is important to live that standard. After you read all the standards, you’ll need to choose three to improve on so be thinking about that as you read. We will read the rest as the week goes on.

TIP: Sister Elaine S. Dalton, previous YW General President, shared a neat way to study the standards. Each time you see a warning, underline it in red. Circle any references to the Holy Ghost. Highlight in green any blessings you receive from keeping that standard. I encourage you to do this exercise as you study the standards.

2 June 2013

Today for Personal Progress we are starting Knowledge 4.

Select a gospel principle you would like to understand better (for example, faith, repentance, charity, eternal families, or baptismal covenants). Read scriptures and the words of latter-day prophets that relate to the principle. Prepare a five-minute talk on the subject and give the talk in a sacrament meeting, in a Young Women meeting, to your family, or to your class. Record in your journal how you can apply this gospel principle in your life.

Search the topical guide to find scriptures. Search lds.org for the words of the prophets. Use the Bible Dictionary and True to the Faith for additional resources on the subject. Share your talk in your Family Home Evening tomorrow night. You could also let your Bishop or his secretary know you have written a 5 minute talk on a particular subject and that you’d be willing to give this talk in Sacrament meeting sometime. Or you could give this talk at your Young Women in Excellence night at the end of the year. Or if you have a devotional time in your mutual opening exercises, you could give your talk there. Sign off once you give your talk.

1 June 2013

Today for personal progress, prepare to share your thoughts about the Savior in testimony meeting tomorrow. Once you share your testimony, sign off on Faith 5.