Anyway, my calling was the Second Counselor in the Young Women's organization. I loved it! I got to work with teenage girls planning activities, teaching lessons and just hanging out with our wonderful Young Women. If I could always be involved in the youth program I would be happy :) But, alas, Heavenly Father feels the need for me to grow by being removed from my comfort zone. I am now a Relief Society teacher. I haven't been in Relief Society since I was single so I'm a little nervous. Relief Society is where women 18 and over have 1/3 of their Sunday lessons unless they are working somewhere else. So pray that I'll be a good teacher :)
Before I was released I finished all of the requirements for the Young Women's Personal Progress program. Personal Progress is a program set up to teach teenage girs how to set and achieve goals centered around a Gospel theme; It helps Young Women to come unto Christ. When I was a youth I never finished so I made it a point to work very hard on it so that I could complete it and get my Young Womanhood Medallion. As a leader I only had to do about half of what a Young Woman has to do. I was planning on doing everything a youth had to do but I had finished all of the requirements for leaders so that if I was released before I could finish everything I would still get my medallion.
When you finish Personal Progress you are supposed to write your testimony of Christ and the church in the back of your Personal progress book. I would like to share it with you even though this post is already really long :)I have a testimony of the Youth Program. I loved it when I was a youth and I loved being able to participate as a leader. I feel that if youth use all the resources available to them there is no reason they can't have great friends in the church and build a testimony centered on Christ. I wish all Young Women could feel the love Christ has for them and the love their leaders have for them. I am convinced that if everyone felt Christ's love and knew that people cared about them there would be no crime, no bad feelings, no hate. I am thankful for Christ's Atonement, for his selfless sacrifice and for loving me enough to go through that. Without Christ there would be no hope. He has given us everything in this life. I hope to one day be worthy to stand by His side. I hope to one day work with the Young Women again :) And I hope the Youth will know how many people love and care for them, especially Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I know of their love and it helps me daily. I would like to say that in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.


























































