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Young Women Resource Guide 2009—Manual 1

Young Women Resource Guide 2009—Manual 1

Young Women Resource Guide 2009—Manual 1,  1199170800000

The following resources have been selected to assist leaders in making the doctrine and principles in Young Women Manual 1 relevant to the issues young women are facing, current with prophetic teachings, and applicable to the lives of all young women. These resources have been designed for use in conjunction with the lessons. Prayerfully choose resources that will engage each young woman in learning and help strengthen faith and testimonies.

Some lessons may be expanded to more than one week or reinforced in midweek activities to address the specific needs of your young women. Activity settings are a good way to apply and practice living gospel principles.

Lesson 1: A Daughter of God

Questions

  • • How can I understand my true identity as a daughter of God when the world sends me so many conflicting messages about who I am and what I should be?

  • • I find that I compare myself to others, and it makes me feel discouraged. How can remembering I am a daughter of God help me avoid these comparisons?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 2: Jesus Christ, the Savior

Questions

  • • How could I explain my views about Jesus Christ to someone who does not believe I am a Christian?

Additional Resources

  • • Consider using the March 2008 edition of the Ensign and Liahona for additional content for this lesson.

  • • Gary J. Coleman, “Mom, Are We Christians?”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2007, 92–94.

Experiences

Lesson 3: Following the Example of Jesus Christ

Questions

  • • On Sunday I want to follow the example of Jesus Christ, but during the week I am distracted by worldly influences. What can I do?

  • • I know that some of my friends are not following the Savior’s example. What should I do and how can I influence them to follow the Savior’s example?

Additional Resources

  • • James E. Faust, “Your Light—a Standard to All Nations,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 111–14. This article helps illustrate how being an example of Jesus Christ in your daily life can influence others (see second question above).

  • • Joseph B. Wirthlin, “The Great Commandment,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 28–31.

    “When we love the Lord, obedience ceases to be a burden. Obedience becomes a delight. When we love the Lord, we seek less for things that benefit us and turn our hearts toward things that will bless and uplift others” (p. 30).

Experiences

Lesson 4: Seeking the Companionship of the Holy Ghost

Questions

  • • How can I tell when I am feeling the Spirit?

  • • How can I qualify for the companionship of the Holy Ghost so that I have His guidance and protection each day?

Additional Resources

  • • Robert D. Hales, “To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 4–8.

    “The promptings that come to us to flee evil reflect our Heavenly Father’s understanding of our particular strengths and weaknesses and His awareness of the unforeseen circumstances of our lives. When these promptings come, they will not generally stop us in our tracks, for the Spirit of God does not speak with a voice of thunder. The voice will be as soft as a whisper, coming as a thought to our minds or a feeling in our hearts. By heeding its gentle promptings, we will be protected from the destructive consequences of sin. But if we ignore those promptings, the light of the Spirit will fade. Our agency will be limited or lost, and we will lose the confidence and ability to act. We will be ‘walking in [spiritual] darkness at noon-day’” (p. 7).

  • • Robert D. Hales, “Personal Revelation: The Teachings and Examples of the Prophets,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 86–89.

  • • Galatians 5:22; 1 Kings 19:12; Helaman 5:45–46; Doctrine and Covenants 6:23.

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Young women will better understand and apply doctrines when they study and experience them outside of class. After teaching the doctrine on Sunday, consider working on a corresponding goal or activity from the Personal Progress guidebook during the weekday activity.

Lesson 5: Finding Joy in Our Divine Potential

Questions

  • • How does the knowledge of my divine role help me find happiness?

  • • The thoughts of marriage and motherhood intimidate me. How can I gain the confidence I need for these future roles?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 6: Finding Joy Now

Questions

  • • So many people seem to have a negative outlook on life. What can I do to avoid this and help others look at things in a positive way?

  • • It seems like other teens have an enjoyable, fun life and my life is filled with problems. As an LDS young woman, what do I know or have that can help me feel and obtain joy?

Additional Resources

  • • Thomas S. Monson, “The Peril of Hidden Wedges,”  Ensign and Liahona, July 2007, 4–9. Consider replacing the “Creation” poem with President Monson’s analogy and discussion on how removing hidden wedges could help the young women find joy now.

Experiences

  • • Consider making a gratitude journal.

Lesson 7: Homemaking

Questions

  • • What is the feeling I want in my future home?

  • • What are my gifts and talents that will help me contribute to a happy home now and in the future?

  • • What skills do I need to develop to have a successful and happy home?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 8: Attitudes about Our Divine Roles

Questions

  • • The world’s view of the role of women confuses me. How can I know I am choosing Heavenly Father’s plan for me?

  • • The prophets have counseled me to obtain an education. How can an education help me fulfill my divine roles?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Class members are more likely to participate meaningfully when they are asked effective questions and are given time to ponder before they respond. To give class members this time, consider writing the questions on the board or asking class members to write their responses on paper (see Teaching, No Greater Call [1999], 68–70).

Lesson 9: Honoring Parents

Questions

  • • What can I do at home to encourage my parents and siblings to bring respect to our family?

  • • What can I do to improve my relationship with my parents?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 10: Supporting Family Members

Questions
Encourage the young women to ponder their answers to the following questions rather than discussing them as a class:

  • • Who needs support in my family right now? What can I do to support them?

  • • What can I do to support family members who may not be living the gospel?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 11: Growing and Maturing in Self-Reliance, Part 1

Questions

  • • With the increase of natural disasters in the world, what am I learning to help myself and others in case of an emergency?

  • • What does it mean to govern myself? (see Young Women manual, 43).

  • • How do knowing and following the Lord’s standards help me govern myself?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 12: Growing and Maturing in Self-Reliance, Part 2

Questions

  • • How can I improve my relationship with my parents?

  • • How can I gain and keep my parents’ trust?

Additional Resources

  • • Robert D. Hales, “How Will Our Children Remember Us?”  Ensign, Nov. 1993, 8–10.

    “If the example we have received from our parents was not good, it is our responsibility to break the cycle. …

    “Each person can learn a better way and in so doing bless the lives of family members now and teach correct traditions for the generations that follow” (p. 10).

  • • Mary N. Cook, “Strengthen Home and Family,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 11–13.

    “I hope I can help you, my young brothers and sisters, understand how powerful your individual actions can be in strengthening your home and family, no matter what your circumstances. I understand, for example, that many of you may be the only member of the Church in your family. …

    “All families need strengthening, from the ideal to the most troubled. That strengthening can come from you” (p. 11).

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Young women are more likely to participate meaningfully when they are encouraged to do so. For example, explain that you want to get as many responses to a question as possible. Or you could say, “I would like someone who has not yet commented to answer this question” (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 77–78).

Lesson 13: Sustaining Priesthood Bearers

Questions

  • • Why is it important for me to have a good relationship with my bishop? What keys does the bishop hold that can bless me and my family?

Additional Resources

  • • Henry B. Eyring, “Your Friend the Bishop,”  New Era, Oct. 2002, 10–13.

    “As the president of the Aaronic Priesthood … , [the bishop] could give me some things I couldn’t get anywhere else. He was the person through whom God could call me or withhold callings from me. And he had the keys of repentance for the ward, and so for me. I know now how much he didn’t want to fail the Lord on his errand” (p. 12).

  • • Exodus 17:8–12; 3 Nephi 12:1; Doctrine and Covenants 1:38; 102:9; 124:144.

Experiences

  • • Invite your bishop to attend the lesson or activity night and answer questions about his responsibilities and explain how he can bless the lives of the young women.

Lesson 14: Patriarchal Leadership in the Home

Questions

  • • How can the priesthood bless my life now regardless of my circumstances?

  • • What spiritual qualities do I want in a husband? How will these qualities help him lead our family in righteousness?

Additional Resources

Lesson 15: The Melchizedek Priesthood

Questions

  • • What would my life be like without the influence of the priesthood?

  • • How has the priesthood blessed my life?

Additional Resources

  • • Thomas S. Monson, “The Priesthood—a Sacred Gift,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2007, 57–60.

  • • James E. Faust, “The Key of the Knowledge of God,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2004, 52–55.

    “As part of the oath and covenant of the priesthood, the Lord makes several promises to His faithful sons ‘which he cannot break’ [D&C 84:40]. First, the priesthood holders ‘are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies’ [D&C 84:33]. … Second, ‘they become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham’ [D&C 84:34]. Third, they become ‘the elect of God’ [D&C 84:34]. As His agents, they carry forth this holy work in our time on the earth. Fourth, ‘all they who receive this priesthood receive [the Lord]’ [D&C 84:35]. Fifth, those who receive the Lord’s servants receive Him. Sixth, those who receive the Savior receive God the Father. Seventh, they also receive the Father’s kingdom. Eighth, they also shall be given all that the Father hath [see D&C 84:36–38]. Those who receive all that the Father hath can receive nothing more” (p. 53).

Experiences

  • • Personal Progress: Integrity value experience 7.

  • • Invite the young women to have their father or a priesthood leader share his personal testimony of the priesthood and how it affects his daily choices and activities.

Lesson 16: Women and Priesthood Bearers

Questions

  • • What can I do to help my young men friends honor their priesthood, protect their virtue, and be ready for their future responsibilities?

Additional Resources

Experiences

  • • Have young men from your ward share how their Aaronic Priesthood experiences help them prepare for missions, marriage, and supporting a family. Invite them to share how young women can support them in these preparations.

  • • See the Suggested Activities in the Young Women manual.

Teaching Tip

Young women are more likely to understand and apply doctrine when they are given opportunities to teach others. This could be done by asking them to share what they have learned with someone sitting next to them (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 161).

Lesson 17: The Purpose of Covenants and Ordinances

Questions

  • • There are times when I don’t feel worthy to take the sacrament, but I take it anyway because I’m afraid of what my parents or other people might think. What should I do?

Additional Resources

  • • David A. Bednar, “That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 28–31.

    “As each of us was baptized, we entered into a solemn covenant with our Heavenly Father. A covenant is an agreement between God and His children upon the earth, and it is important to understand that God determines the conditions of all gospel covenants. You and I do not decide the nature or elements of a covenant. Rather, exercising our moral agency, we accept the terms and requirements of a covenant as our Eternal Father has established them” (pp. 28–29).

Experiences

Lesson 18: Temple Marriage—Requirement for Eternal Family Life

Questions

  • • What difference does a temple marriage make in a family?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 19: Personal Records

Questions

  • • What blessings has the Lord given me that I could record in my journal? How can recording these blessings remind me of the Lord’s love for me?

Additional Resources

  • • Henry B. Eyring, “O Remember, Remember,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 66–69.

  • • Don R. Clarke, “Becoming Instruments in the Hands of God,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2006, 97–99.

    “I have a little book that I carry with me, where I record the inspiration and thoughts that I receive from the Spirit. … As thoughts come to my mind, I write them down and then I try to do them. I have found that many times, as I have done something on my list, my action was the answer to someone’s prayer. There have also been those times that I didn’t do something on my list, and I have found out later that there was someone I could have helped, but I didn’t. When we receive promptings regarding God’s children, if we write down the thoughts and inspiration we receive and then obey it, God’s confidence in us increases and we are given more opportunities to be instruments in His hands” (p. 99).

Experiences

  • • For three weeks, every night before going to bed ponder President Eyring’s questions: “Did God send a message that was just for me? Did I see His hand in my life?” (Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 69). Record experiences in your journal.

  • • Review your Personal Progress journal. How has your testimony grown in the past six months? What have you learned?

Lesson 20: Reach Out to Others

Questions

  • • How can I reach out to others when I feel lonely or feel like giving up?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Giving young women time to ponder during class invites the Spirit. Consider giving them time to think about what they have learned and to record their impressions (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 68–70).

Lesson 21: A Righteous Example Influences Others

Questions

  • • How do my friends react when I live Church standards? How can I respond if they label my obedience as self-righteousness?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 22: Repentance

Questions

  • • Even though I have repented, I still feel guilty. How can I know if I have been truly forgiven?

  • • When we make serious mistakes we are taught to seek the Lord’s forgiveness by talking with the bishop. Why is that necessary? How can the bishop help me?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 23: Forgiveness

Questions

  • • What does it mean to forgive others?

  • • How can I forgive someone who has really hurt me?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 24: Prayer and Meditation

Questions

  • • What does it mean to pray with real intent? How can I be more committed to act on my answers? (see Preach My Gospel [2004], 73).

Additional Resources

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Class members are more likely to understand and apply doctrine when they search the scriptures and the words of the prophets. Ask the young women to look for specific principles or other details in the passages as they read. For example, you could say, “As you read these verses, look for …” After they search the scriptures, ask class members to share what they found (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 55).

Lesson 25: Sabbath Day

Questions

  • • How do I evaluate what is appropriate to do on the Sabbath? (see D&C 59).

Additional Resources

  • • Dallin H. Oaks, “Gospel Teaching,”  Ensign Nov. 1999, 78–80; Liahona, Jan. 2000, 94–98. Consider Elder Oaks’s caution as you teach this lesson:

    “Teachers who are commanded to teach ‘the principles of [the] gospel’ and ‘the doctrine of the kingdom’ (D&C 88:77) should generally forgo teaching specific rules or applications. For example, they would not teach any rules for determining what is a full tithing, and they would not provide a list of dos and don’ts for keeping the Sabbath day holy. Once a teacher has taught the doctrine and the associated principles from the scriptures and the living prophets, such specific applications or rules are generally the responsibility of individuals and families” (p. 79).

  • • Jeffrey R. Holland, “To Young Women,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2005, 28–30. This article identifies appropriate dress for Sabbath day worship for young women.

  • • For the Strength of Youth (pamphlet, 2001), 32–33.

  • • Isaiah 58:13–14.

Experiences

Lesson 26: Testimony

Questions

  • • What is a testimony? What are the benefits of sharing my testimony?

  • • How can I share my testimony with others without saying “I want to bear my testimony”?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 27: Scripture Reading

Questions

  • • How can daily scripture study help me resist temptation? (see 1 Nephi 15:24).

  • • What are other ways scripture study will help me in my life? (see Helaman 15:7–8).

Additional Resources

  • • Thomas S. Monson, “How Firm a Foundation,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2006, 62, 67–69. Discuss how studying the scriptures, President Monson’s second guideline, can assist youth in answering their questions.

  • • Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Testimony Vibrant and True,”  Ensign and Liahona, Aug. 2005, 2–6.

    “Without reservation I promise you that if each of you will observe this simple program, regardless of how many times you previously may have read the Book of Mormon, there will come into your lives and into your homes an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God” (p. 6).

  • • Julie B. Beck, “My Soul Delighteth in the Scriptures,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2004, 107–9.

Experiences

  • • Personal Progress: Choice and Accountability value experience 1. Challenge the young women to establish a pattern of regular scripture study and prayer. Encourage them to set an individual reading goal. Provide opportunities for young women to share insights or experiences from their personal scripture study.

Lesson 28: Resisting Sin

Questions

  • • How can what I watch, listen to, or read affect my ability to resist temptation?

  • • In addition to prayer, scripture study, and church attendance, what can I do to avoid temptations and sin?

Additional Resources

  • • Henry B. Eyring, “As a Child,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 14–17.

  • • Richard G. Scott, “How to Live Well amid Increasing Evil,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2004, 100–102.

    “If you are ever tempted to experiment with the alluring offerings of Lucifer, first calmly analyze the inevitable consequences of such choices, and your life will not be shattered. You cannot ever sample those things that are forbidden of God as destructive of happiness and corrosive to spiritual guidance without tragic results” (p. 102; see first question above).

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Class members are more likely to participate when they are put in small groups. Use groups when you want to encourage the young women to compare answers, discuss questions, come to a consensus, or teach each other (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 161).

Lesson 29: The Second Coming

Questions

  • • Why is it important that I know and understand the signs of the Second Coming?

  • • How can I remain calm and at peace even when some of the signs of the Second Coming are terrifying and dreadful? (see D&C 38:30).

  • • What are some things I can do to be ready when the Savior comes again?

Additional Resources

Experiences

  • • Consider recording answers to the following questions in your journal: In what areas of my life am I prepared for the Second Coming? What areas in my life need improvement?

Lesson 30: Service

Questions

  • • It is not always natural for me to think of others. How can I learn to be more thoughtful about others and their feelings and needs? How will this make a difference in my life?

Experiences

Lesson 31: Group Activities: A Basis for Wise Dating

Questions

  • • Why have I been counseled to avoid going on frequent dates with the same person? (see For the Strength of Youth [pamphlet, 2001], 25).

  • • At times I am pressured to go against the counsel of the prophet in regard to early or steady dating. What can I do or say in these situations to remain true to the standards the Lord has set?

Additional Resources

  • • John B. Dickson, “Commitment to the Lord,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2007, 14–15.

    “You would also want to make commitments regarding modesty of dress and how to act while dating. Keeping the Lord’s standards is always easier when you have already determined how you will act when faced with decisions in the presence of a date, friends, or peers. Some individuals may not understand your standards as you follow righteous principles and keep your commitments, but they will truly respect and admire you and wish that they were more like you” (p. 15).

  • • For the Strength of Youth (pamphlet, 2001), 24–25. In cultures where dating is acceptable, consider reading this section on dating and discussing how the young women could apply it in their lives (see questions above).

Experiences

Lesson 32: Personal Purity through Self-Discipline

Questions

  • • How can deciding now to remain morally clean help me maintain my personal purity?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Giving young women opportunities to testify during class invites the Spirit. At the end of class, consider having one or two young women summarize the lesson and share how they feel about what they have learned.

Lesson 33: Avoiding Degrading Media Influences

Questions
As you consider how to use these questions, think about the needs of the young women in your ward and adapt the questions accordingly.

  • • How do I know when I am spending too much time watching TV, playing video games, texting on my phone, or surfing on the Internet?

  • • Even though some lyrics in music are bad, I really don’t listen to the words. Does this really affect me? Why?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 34: Worthy Thoughts

Questions

  • • In school I am always surrounded by words that are offensive to me. What can I do to avoid hearing them? What can I do to remove them from my thoughts?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 35: Living Righteously amid Pressures

Questions

  • • How can I respond to people who harass or make fun of me because I am a member of the Church?

  • • It’s disappointing when I see my friends not living Church standards. How can I be a good example to them without being annoying or coming across as self-righteous?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 36: The Importance of Truth in Living a Virtuous Life

Questions

  • • What gospel truths and standards does the world distort? What can I do so I am not deceived by these distortions?

  • • The law of chastity is a sacred and sensitive topic. How can I explain why I live this law to my friends who don’t believe the same way I do?

Additional Resources

  • • Richard G. Scott, “Truth: The Foundation of Correct Decisions,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 90–92.

    “The process of identifying truth sometimes necessitates enormous effort coupled with profound faith in our Father and His glorified Son. God intended that it be so to forge your character. Worthy character will strengthen your capacity to respond obediently to the direction of the Spirit as you make vital decisions. Righteous character is what you are becoming. It is more important than what you own, what you have learned, or what goals you have accomplished. It allows you to be trusted. Righteous character provides the foundation of spiritual strength. It enables you in times of trial and testing to make difficult, extremely important decisions correctly even when they seem overpowering” (p. 92).

  • • Elaine S. Dalton, “Stay on the Path,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2007, 112–14.

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Class members are more likely to participate meaningfully when they complete an individual task and then share what they learned. You may ask the young women to search scriptures or quotes on their own, record answers or impressions, or think about answers to a question (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 55).

Lesson 37: Caring for Our Physical Bodies

Questions

  • • In what ways will caring for my physical body now affect my future health? How will developing healthy habits prepare me for having and raising children?

  • • What are some ways that people in the world desecrate their physical bodies? How does remembering that my body is a temple of God help me avoid such trends?

Additional Resources

  • • Thomas S. Monson, “True to the Faith,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 18–21.

    “Each one of us has a body that has been entrusted to us by a loving Heavenly Father. We have been commanded to care for it. Can we deliberately abuse or injure our bodies without being held accountable? We cannot! The Apostle Paul declared: ‘Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? …

    “‘The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are’ [1 Corinthians 3:16–17]. May we keep our bodies—our temples—fit and clean, free from harmful substances which destroy our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being” (p. 19).

  • • Susan W. Tanner, “The Sanctity of the Body,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2005, 13–15.

Experiences

Lesson 38: Nutrition and the Word of Wisdom

Questions

  • • My friends, the media, and others tell me I need to look a certain way. How can good nutrition and living the Word of Wisdom help me feel good about my body?

  • • How does making a decision now to obey the Word of Wisdom prepare me to remain faithful to this commandment in the future?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 39: Drug Abuse

Questions

  • • When have I seen someone taking a stand against the use of harmful substances, such as drugs or alcohol? How were others affected from this good example?

  • • How will I feel about myself when I keep my standards even in moments of pressure? What will others think of me?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 40: Health Care in the Home

Consider teaching this lesson as a midweek activity rather than during Sunday instruction.

Teaching Tip

Class members are more likely to understand and apply a doctrine of the gospel when it is stated simply and clearly. Read through the scriptures and the lesson to identify a doctrine that can be the focus of the lesson. You may want to write it on the board or otherwise display it for the young women to view (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 52).

Lesson 41: The Ability to Succeed

Questions

  • • The Young Women theme says, “We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us”; how can this knowledge give me confidence? How does knowing I am a daughter of God affect my goals?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 42: Courage to Try

Questions

  • • The experiences that are ahead of me feel daunting. What can I do to have the courage to face these experiences?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 43: Righteous Living

Questions

  • • By repenting and worthily partaking of the sacrament, I qualify for the Holy Ghost. How can the influence of the Holy Ghost help me remain worthy?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 44: Using Time Wisely

Questions

  • • I feel overwhelmed with all that is expected of me. What can I do to manage my time and responsibilities better so my life is happier?

  • • I have a bad habit of procrastinating. How can I break the habit?

Additional Resources

  • • Dallin H. Oaks, “Good, Better, Best,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 104–8. This article can assist the young women as they prioritize what is important in their lives (see questions above).

Experiences

Teaching Tip

Class members are more likely to understand and apply doctrine when they are encouraged to make their own applications. Ask questions such as, “Why is the doctrine important or meaningful to you?” “When have you felt the power of this doctrine in your life?” “How has the doctrine blessed your life or the lives of others?” (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 159).

Lesson 45: The Value of Work

Questions

  • • Why is the principle of work important to successful marriages and families? (see the family proclamation).

Additional Resources

  • • M. Russell Ballard, “Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits,”  Ensign and Liahona, Nov. 2007, 25–27.

    “We place strong emphasis on self-reliance and a solid work ethic. We encourage active involvement in our communities and in providing service to others. The Church continues to donate substantial money, goods, and services to humanitarian causes around the globe, including untold hours of labor donated by members to assist in disaster cleanup and relief” (p. 27).

Experiences

Lesson 46: The Purpose and Value of Education

Questions

  • • Why is it important for me to gain an education?

  • • How can a good education help me in the future? How can it help me care for my own home and family someday?

Additional Resources

Experiences

Lesson 47: Encouraging the Development of Talents

Questions

  • • How can I recognize and develop the gifts or talents I’ve been given?

  • • How can I encourage the development of talents I see in my family and friends?

Additional Resources

  • • James E. Faust, “Message to My Grandsons,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2007, 54–56.

    “Each of us is a unique creation of our Heavenly Father. No two of us are completely alike. No one else has exactly the same gifts and talents that we have been given. We should increase those talents and gifts and use them to leverage our uniqueness” (p. 56).

  • • Julie B. Beck, “An Outpouring of Blessings,”  Ensign and Liahona, May 2006, 11–13.

  • • True to the Faith (2004), 165–67.

Experiences

Lesson 48: Short-Range Goals as Stepping Stones

Questions

Additional Resources

Experiences

  • • Consider having the young women bring their Personal Progress guidebooks to a weeknight activity and share with other young women and leaders what they are doing to accomplish their goals.

Lesson 49: Delegating Responsibility

Questions

Additional Resources

Experiences

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