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Young Women Personal Progress
Tammy Walquist
Scroll Staff
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The Personal Progress program is designed to encourage young women to make wise decisions, strengthen homes and families and develop values which will lead them to Christ and prepare them to be temple-worthy women. Now it has been revised to be even more helpful.
The new program will keep the same parts as the current program such as the theme, seven values and emphasis on personal worthiness, the Young Women General Presidency, said
However, the new program no longer restricts the value projects and experiences to certain age groups.
"They will do six Value Experiences in each one of the seven values. There [is] a project associated with each value. They will be encouraged to go at their own pace," Young Women general president Margaret Nadauld said,
The young women are asked to complete the first three experiences suggested for each value, and they may choose three other experiences, two of which they can design themselves.
Without the age restrictions, girls may now go as fast or as slow as is comfortable for them. This may enable girls to receive their Young Womanhood Recognition Award by the time they are 15 or 16, Sister Sharon G. Larsen, second counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, said.
The new books will be smaller so they can be carried more easily with scriptures. Parents are asked to participate by understanding the experiences their daughter has chosen to complete and encouraging her to accomplish them.
Laurels may choose to finish the old program while the changes are still in transition. Mia Maids and Beehives will be asked to transfer their value experiences to the new book, according to the New Era.
After the six experiences are done, a girl can choose and plan a 10-hour Value Project. One section in the book has suggestions for projects.
"Value Projects can be part of the good things [the girls] are already doing. ... If you are doing good things in seminary or at school, the projects can be part of that as long as they have been approved before you begin," Sister Nadauld said.
Age-group jewelry will be eliminated. A single medallion, available in gold or silver, with temple spires on it will symbolize completion.
"It will signify what we are trying to accomplish in Young Women, for girls to be prepared to make and keep sacred temple covenants," Sister Nadauld said.
The Personal Progress program changes are designed for the benefit of the young women.
"We hope these changes in Personal Progress will help encourage girls to choose goals that will help strengthen their homes and families, cultivate feminine virtues, grow spiritually and reach their divine potential."
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