Choice and Accountability #2 and Integrity #1

OK, our group of young women only has one Laurel right now.  We have been helping her finish the 6 experiences that she has left.  One of the was C&A #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.)  After working on reading the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet for 2 Sunday lesson times I was reading through the PP book to see if our time capsule activity could be used to complete a PP experience I accidentally found Integrity #1 (Integrity is the willingness and desire to live by our beliefs and standards. Read Moroni 10:30–33 and think about what it means to “deny yourselves of all ungodliness.” Read the pamphlet For the Strength of Youth. Reflect on how the Lord’s standards differ from the world’s standards. Record in your journal appropriate standards for behavior, dress, and conversation, as well as literature, movies, television, Internet, music, cell phones, and other media. Also write your plan to stay morally clean and worthy to attend the temple. After keeping your standards for at least one month, record your feelings in your journal and continue to keep your commitment.) and realized that it was stupid not to do them at the same time!!  I wish that I would have originally been working on both of them because it is going to be a little difficult to add the extra interpretations of the For the Strength of Youth information when we are 2/3 of the way through the book but it is worth the effort I will have to make in order to pull it off.  

I have to admit that I didn't want to read the ENTIRE For the Strength of Youth with the girls, but the experience has been amazing.  We have had the girls take turns reading out loud and after we get done we discuss the section and they can take notes (that our girls will glue in their journals) on their handout.  Our discussions have been a great opportunity for us as leaders to share experiences for our lives on how we have been blessed by following that standard and the girls have also born testimonies of the ways they have been blessed too.  I never imagined that we would have such a positive, spiritual experience with the girls by doing something I deemed as "boring".  It is a true testimony to Personal Progress.  The more we can do to help the girls complete their PP the better. 

I love to have take homes for the girls to stick to their mirror or bulletin boards in their bedrooms so they have something to remind them of what they are working on.  My dad used to always say (I think he was quoting someone) "a goal not written down is merely a wish"  I think for my girls to actually work on their goals they need them written down, visible and they also need to be able to mark them off as they work on it.  Here is the hand out I made for this time.  I usually print multiple (like 4) handouts per sheet of paper.