Young Women

	OF GOOD REPORT Youth Celebrate Two Temples Nearly 14,000 youth participated in "Come Up to the Mountain of the Lord," the temple youth celebrations honoring both the Draper Utah and the Oquirrh Mountain Utah temples. We thank the youth and their leaders for the countless hours of preparation. As our prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, promised the youth, "Tonight will be a night you will never forget." PRESIDENCY MESSAGE Don’t Pack the Learning Away with the Tent Miracles happen at camp, youth conferences, and other summer events. Hopefully skills, testimonies, and friendships have all grown. Don’t let it stop there! Refer back to experiences and feelings in lessons. Have young women share what they learned with their family, ward members, and others. Plan activities that review and build upon the skills they learned. Find ways to nurture and strengthen the relationships that started at camp—help them support one another in the halls at school the way they did at camp. FEATURES Elder Bednar Speaks on Technology As a presidency, we recommend that all Young Women leaders either watch or read the recent CES fireside address by Elder David A. Bednar. As leaders, we can assist youth in learning to use technology with wisdom and balance. “Be careful of becoming so immersed and engrossed in pixels, texting, ear buds, twittering, online social networking and potentially addictive uses of media and the Internet that you... miss the richness of person-to-person communication.” Ministering through Activities At the recent training offered in conjunction with general conference, the Young Women general presidency shared instruction on how leaders can minister to the needs of young women through activities. The Church News also summarized the training. Orienting New Leaders A training and orientation handout was shared in the recent Young Women training. It shares the vision and goals of the Young Women general presidency. It can by used to orient new Young Women leaders to their callings and as a guide for auxiliary and priesthood leaders for ongoing leadership training. Also available in Español and Português. Personal Progress Insert for Young Women Value of Virtue It is here! We hope you will immediately begin working on the new experiences and project associated with the value of Virtue. Implementation instructions and Personal Progress Virtue inserts are now available. These items will also be mailed to priesthood leaders in the coming weeks. Please wait for this notice to arrive before placing an order for additional inserts. A revised Personal Progress Record Sheet and Achievement Certificate is available. “A Return to Virtue” (Church News) Virtue: “For Such a Time as This” (Esther 4:14) Young women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints call for a return to virtue and share their commitment to live virtuous and exemplary lives in order to influence the world for good. 2009 Lesson Resources The Young Women Resource Guide has been revised for 2009, and new features have been added to assist leaders in strengthening young women through their Sunday lessons. This 12-page guide has been sent to leaders through the curriculum ordering process and is available online.	SHORTCUTS General Presidency and Board   General Young Women Meeting   Resources, Videos, and Music   Retaining Young Women in Activity   First Presidency on Transitioning Young Women   LDS.org Calendar   Curriculum Guides 2009 - 2012   Worthy Music, Worthy Thoughts   A Brand New Year   Español   Português