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FAITH VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. Learn about faith from the scriptures and living prophets. Read Hebrews 11, Alma 32:1742, Ether 12:622, and Joseph Smith—History 1:1120. Read two general conference talks on faith. Exercise your own faith by establishing a habit of prayer in your life. Begin by saying your morning and evening prayers regularly. After three weeks of following this pattern, discuss with a parent or leader what you have learned about faith and daily personal prayer. In your journal express your feelings about faith and prayer. ___ 2. Discover the principles of faith taught by the mothers of Helaman's stripling warriors. Read Alma 56:4548 and Alma 57:21. Review what "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" (see page ii) says about a mother's role. With a mother, grandmother, or leader, discuss the qualities a woman needs to teach children to have faith and to base their decisions on gospel truths. How can these principles help you in your life today and help you prepare to be a mother? Record your thoughts in your journal. ___ 3. Living gospel principles requires faith. Choose a principle such as prayer, tithing, fasting, repentance, or keeping the Sabbath day holy. In your own home or another setting, plan and present a family home evening lesson about how faith helps you live that gospel principle. If possible, ask a family member to share an experience that has strengthened his or her faith. Share your own experiences as well. In your journal write down one of those experiences and describe your feelings about faith. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 4. Learn more about the sacrament. Read about the Last Supper in Matthew 26:2628, Mark 14:2224, and Luke 22:1720. Establish a pattern of pondering during the sacrament by listening carefully to the sacrament hymn and prayers. Think about why we partake of the bread and water. After three weeks of following this pattern, write in your journal some of the promises you make as you partake of the sacrament and remember your baptismal covenants. ___ 5. Increase your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ by reading Isaiah 53:312; John 3:1617; Romans 5; 2 Nephi 9:67, 2 Nephi 9:2126; Alma 7:1113; Alma 34:817; and D&C 19:1520. In your journal write your feelings about the Savior and what He has done for you. You may want to share your feelings in a testimony meeting. ___ 6. Increase your understanding of the plan of salvation. Resources for study include 2 Nephi 9:128, 2 Nephi 11:47, Moses 4:14, Revelation 12:79, D&C 76:50113, D&C 93:3334, Abraham 3:2427, and 1 Corinthians 15:22. Draw or obtain a picture that depicts the plan of salvation, including the premortal existence, birth, mortal life, death, judgment, and life after judgment. Using this picture, explain the plan of salvation to your class, your family, or a friend. Discuss how knowledge of the plan affects your actions. ___ 7. The Lord has commanded us to pay tithing. Read D&C 119 and Malachi 3:812. Since obedience to the law of tithing is an evidence of your faith, pay a full tithe. After three months, record in your journal how paying tithing has helped your faith grow. List blessings in your life, both large and small, that have come because of your faith. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ FAITH VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Faith Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of faith increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ Divine Nature
DIVINE NATURE VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. What are some of the divine qualities of a daughter of God? Read "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" (see page ii), 2 Peter 1, Alma 7:2324, and D&C 121:45. In your own words, list the divine qualities discussed in your reading. Think about how you can discover and develop each of these qualities. Record your ideas in your journal. ___ 2. Increase your understanding of and appreciation for womanhood. Read Proverbs 31:1031 and two talks on womanhood from a conference issue of the Church magazines. Review what "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" (see page ii) says about being a wife and a mother. Then ask your mother or another mother you admire what she thinks are important attributes for being a mother. List the attributes in your journal. Then choose one of those attributes and strive to develop it. After two weeks report your success to a parent or Young Women leader. ___ 3. Make your home life better. For two weeks make a special effort to strengthen your relationship with a family member by showing love through your actions. Refrain from criticizing or speaking unkindly, and watch for positive qualities in that person. Write notes of encouragement, pray for this family member, find ways to be helpful, and verbally express your love. Share your experiences with a parent or Young Women leader. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 4. Memorize the sacrament prayers in D&C 20:77, D&C 20:79. During the sacrament, listen carefully to the prayers and think about what it means to take upon yourself the name of Jesus Christ and how doing this should affect your actions and decisions. Practice keeping your baptismal covenants. Begin by doing something each day to help you remember the Lord Jesus Christ. After two weeks record your experience in your journal. ___ 5. Strive to be more obedient to your parents. Read Luke 2:4051. Develop a pattern of obedience as you make a special effort to do what your parents ask you to do without having to be reminded. After two weeks record in your journal how being more obedient motivated you to want to continue doing so. ___ 6. Develop your divine qualities. Read Matthew 5:9, John 15:12, Galatians 5:2223, Colossians 3:1217, 1 John 4:21, and Moroni 7:4448. Memorize your favorite verse from one of these passages. Identify the divine qualities mentioned in all these scriptures. Select one quality, and for two weeks strive to make it a part of your daily life. Record your progress and experiences in your journal. ___ 7. Learn the definition of the word peacemaker. Then find and read five scriptures that teach about peacemakers. Become an example of a peacemaker in your home and at school as you refrain from criticizing, complaining, or speaking unkindly to or about others. Pray each morning and evening to Heavenly Father for help to do this. After two weeks write in your journal what new habits you want to develop. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ DIVINE NATURE VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Divine Nature Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of divine nature increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ Individual Worth
INDIVIDUAL WORTH VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. You are a daughter of Heavenly Father, who knows you and loves you. Read Psalm 8:46, Jeremiah 1:5, John 13:34, D&C 18:10, and Abraham 3:2223. Write in your journal how these scriptures teach you that Heavenly Father loves you and is mindful of you. ___ 2. Learn the importance of planning and preparation. Read D&C 88:119. In your journal make a list of your hopes and dreams for your future home, family, and education and some important things you would like to accomplish in your life, including becoming a wife and mother. Then record a plan that will help you achieve your goals. Share this plan with a family member, leader, or friend. ___ 3. Read D&C 18:10 and D&C 121:45. Do all you can to build others and make them feel of worth. Every day for two weeks notice the worthwhile qualities and attributes of others. Acknowledge them verbally or in writing. In your journal write what you have learned about the worth of individuals and how your own confidence grows when you build others. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 4. Participate in a dance, speech, music, or drama performance at school, in your community, or at church. How did your participation in this activity strengthen your feelings of individual worth and self-confidence? Record your thoughts in your journal. ___ 5. 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. ___ 6. Learn about the importance of patriarchal blessings. Find out why they are given, who can give them, and how to prepare to receive one. Discuss with a parent or Church leader how a patriarchal blessing can guide your life. If you have not received your blessing, prepare to receive it. ___ 7. Heavenly Father has given you special gifts. Read 1 Corinthians 12:412; 1 Corinthians 13; Moroni 7:1213; Moroni 10:818; and D&C 46:1126. Ask a family member, a Young Women leader, and a friend to write down positive qualities the Lord has given you. List your gifts in your journal, and write how you can continue to develop these gifts and use them to serve your family and others. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ INDIVIDUAL WORTH VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Individual Worth Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of individual worth increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ Knowledge
KNOWLEDGE VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. Learn about the importance of gaining knowledge by reading Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 4:7; 2 Nephi 28:30; and D&C 88:7880, D&C 88:118; D&C 90:15; D&C 130:1819; D&C 131:6. Think about why you need to gain knowledge and understanding about how gospel principles may be applied to your present and future home and family life. Write in your journal what you have learned about knowledge and discuss it with a family member or Young Women leader. ___ 2. In your journal list talents you have and others you would like to develop. Read Matthew 25:1430. Learn a new skill or talent that will help you care for your own future family or home (for example, playing the piano, singing, budgeting, time management, cooking, sewing, or child care). Share with your family, class, or Young Women leader what you have learned. ___ 3. Memorize two of your favorite hymns from the hymnbook. Learn the correct conducting pattern for the hymns, and then conduct them at a family home evening, in a Young Women or other Church meeting, or at seminary. Read the scriptures listed at the bottom of each hymn. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 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. ___ 5. Learn about an area of work or service that interests you. Talk to someone who works in that field, and find out what that person's job responsibilities are, what training or education the person obtained to do the job, and what contributions this person's job makes to society. Record your findings in your journal. ___ 6. Memorize the thirteenth article of faith [Articles of Faith 1:13] and recite it to a parent or Young Women leader. Then visit a museum or exhibit or attend a performance that involves dance, music, speech, or drama. Using this article of faith as a guide, evaluate what you saw and heard. Write your thoughts in your journal, and share those thoughts with a parent or Young Women leader. ___ 7. Develop and practice the skill of storytelling. Identify someone whose stories you have enjoyed. Discuss this skill with them; learn how to select stories for specific audiences and how to use your voice, facial expressions, and gestures to enhance the story. You may want to include stories from your ancestors' lives or from the scriptures. Share at least two different stories with family members, Young Women or Primary classes, or other appropriate audiences. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ KNOWLEDGE VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Knowledge Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of knowledge increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ Choice and Accountability
CHOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. A daughter of God can make wise decisions and solve problems. Read 1 Nephi 15:8, 2 Nephi 32:3, Alma 34:1927, Ether 23, and D&C 9:79. Follow a pattern of regular scripture study and prayer to receive help in making personal decisions such as choosing good friends, being kind to others, getting up on time, or other decisions. Discuss with a parent or Young Women leader how this helped you. ___ 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 live those standards. Practice living righteous standards by choosing one 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, speech, or honesty. After three weeks, share with your family, your class, or a Young Women leader your progress in improving. ___ 3. Read about agency in 2 Nephi 2 and D&C 82:210. With a parent or Young Women leader, discuss the blessings and responsibilities of agency. Record in your journal your understanding of agency and the consequences of choices and actions. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 4. Read about repentance in Isaiah 1:18; Alma 26:22; Alma 34:3035; Moroni 8:2526; and D&C 19:1520; D&C 58:4243. Record in your journal what repentance means to you. Study the process of repentance, pray for guidance, and apply the principles of repentance in your life. ___ 5. Learn about the Holy Ghost. With a parent, Young Women leader, or friend, read and discuss Ezekiel 36:2627; John 14:26; John 16:13; Galatians 5:2225; 2 Nephi 32:5; Moroni 10:45; and D&C 11:1214. Then record in your journal how the Holy Ghost can help you make good decisions in your daily life. Pray for and live worthy of the companionship of the Holy Ghost. ___ 6. Study the Young Women theme and what it teaches you about who you are, what you are to do, and why you are to do it. List in your journal what you will do each day with regard to modesty, dating, and the media to be morally clean and worthy to enter the temple. ___ 7. Making choices is part of Heavenly Father's plan for us. Read Moses 4:14, Moses 7:32, and 2 Nephi 9:51. Establish a pattern of wise money management by making a budget for saving and spending your money, including the payment of tithing. Live within your budget for at least three months. Set priorities that allow you to meet your most important needs before satisfying your wants. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ CHOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Choice and Accountability Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of choice and accountability increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ Good Works
GOOD WORKS VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. Learn why service is a fundamental principle of the gospel. Read Matthew 5:1316; Matthew 25:3440; Galatians 6:910; James 1:2227; Mosiah 2:17; Mosiah 4:26; and 3 Nephi 13:14. Others often give service you may not notice, such as preparing meals, reading or listening to younger children, repairing clothing, or helping a brother or sister. For two weeks record in your journal the quiet acts of service your family members and others perform. Acknowledge their service in some meaningful way. ___ 2. Service is an essential principle of family living. Help plan your family's menus, obtain the food, and prepare part of the meals for two weeks. During that time help your family gather to share mealtimes. Report to your class what you have learned. ___ 3. Read Mosiah 18:710, and in your journal list three ways you can comfort others or help them bear their burdens. Do the things on your list, and tell a family member or Young Women leader about the experience and how your attitude and understanding have changed. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 4. Teach a lesson about a gospel subject in family home evening or in another setting. Use pictures, music, examples, or demonstrations in your lesson. Use the manual Teaching, No Greater Call as a resource. This manual is available in your meetinghouse library or through Church distribution centers. ___ 5. Read D&C 58:2628. Think of ways a young woman, as well as a wife and mother, could apply this scripture in her family. Develop a pattern of service in your life by choosing a family member you can help. Serve that person for at least a month. Record in your journal your actions and feelings about the experience. ___ 6. Spend at least three hours giving service outside your family. Ask your ward or branch Relief Society president or a community leader for suggestions for service. For example, you might take care of children while parents attend the temple; collect, make, or recondition toys or games for a nursery; accept an assignment to clean the meetinghouse; or perform errands for or read to a homebound person or others in need. Record in your journal the reactions of the person you served and possible goals for future service opportunities. ___ 7. Pray for a missionary experience. Read Matthew 24:14; Matthew 28:19; and D&C 88:81. Invite a friend who is not a member or one who is less active to go with you to a Church meeting or activity. Introduce your friend to others, and make sure he or she is involved in the activity. Share your testimony of the gospel, and invite him or her to come again. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ GOOD WORKS VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Good Works Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of good works increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ Integrity
INTEGRITY VALUE EXPERIENCESComplete the following three Value Experiences. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 1. Read Moroni 10:3033 and think about what it means to "deny yourselves of all ungodliness." Read "Standards for the Strength of Youth" on pages 24 of this book. Reflect on how the Lord's standards differ from the world's standards. Record in your journal your personal standards for actions, dress, literature, movies, television, Internet, music, and conversation. Also write your plan to stay morally clean and worthy to attend the temple. After keeping your standards for at least a month, record your thoughts and goals in your journal and continue to keep your commitment. ___ 2. Develop a pattern of personal integrity in your life as you select a personal behavior you wish to change. This could include avoiding gossip; avoiding inappropriate jokes, swearing and profanity, and being light-minded about sacred subjects; being completely truthful; being morally clean; and being honest, dependable, and trustworthy in your schoolwork and other activities. Pray daily for the Holy Ghost to help you live with integrity. After you have established this habit, record your feelings in your journal. Share your experience with a parent or Young Women leader. ___ 3. Study the lives of several individuals in the scriptures who lived with integrity. Read Genesis 39, the book of Esther, Daniel 3 and Daniel 6, Acts 26, D&C 124:15, and Joseph Smith—History 1:2125. In your journal identify the ways these people demonstrated integrity. Think of a time when you had the courage to show integrity, especially when it was not popular. Share your experience and your feelings about it in a testimony meeting or lesson or with a parent or Young Women leader. Complete three additional Value Experiences. You may select from the following options or write your own. Your parent or Young Women leader must approve those you write yourself before you begin. Have your parent or leader sign and date each experience after you finish. ___ 4. Look up the word integrity in a dictionary. Interview your mother, grandmother, or another woman you respect about her understanding and application of the word. Make a list of ways you can make your actions consistent with your knowledge of right and wrong, and record in your journal what it means to you to have integrity. ___ 5. Learn about standing as a witness. Read Mosiah 18:9. Then record in your journal how you can personally "stand as [a witness] of God at all times and in all things, and in all places." Choose a personal behavior that you need to improve so you can be a better example. Develop integrity in your life as you practice your new behavior for two weeks. Record your progress in your journal. ___ 6. Living the law of the fast is an opportunity to practice integrity. On a designated fast Sunday, abstain from food and drink for two consecutive meals and contribute to your family's fast offering. Have a specific purpose in mind as you fast. You might fast for a sick friend, to overcome a bad habit, to obtain a special blessing for yourself or someone else, or to give thanks. Begin and close your fast with a prayer. ___ 7. List the issues, trends, and problems that weaken the family. Read the First Presidency message on page 1 of this book, and research the counsel from today's prophet printed in the Church magazines. Write in your journal your plan to strengthen the home and family. Share your plan with your leaders or parents. ___ 8. _______________________________________________________________ ___ 9. _______________________________________________________________ INTEGRITY VALUE PROJECTAfter you have completed six Integrity Value Experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project. Have your parent or Young Women leader approve the project before you begin. Write an evaluation after you finish. Below are some ideas for a Value Project. My project is ____________________________________________________ My plan to carry out my project is: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ Approval _________________ Estimated completion date _______________ My evaluation of the project is (include how you felt and how your understanding of integrity increased): Signature of parent or leader Date _______________________ Hours spent ______________________ |
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