PARKSIDE WARD YOUNG WOMEN: December 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Tuesday Night - NO MUTUAL

Hello our beautiful young women! Just wanted to make sure you all listened, read (on your calendars) and remembered that there is NOT an activity tonight, Tuesday, December 18th. Instead, start getting excited for our traditional YM/YW trip to the temple lights on this coming Sunday the 23rd. Plan on meeting at the church at 530PM on SUNDAY. Love you all! Sending extra good luck to those still taking finals!

Monday, December 3, 2012

{December Calendar}

VIRTUE

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies (Proverbs 31:10).

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
Check out the new Young Women Website! http://parksidewardyoungwomen.blogspot.com	Take Note of the Personal Progress Lesson Applications each Sunday! VP=Value Project & VE= Value Experience	Take the Challenge! Start Today! Establish a pattern of regular scripture study & Prayer!	“VIRTUE is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. It encompasses chastity and moral purity. “	“VIRTUE begins in the heart and in the mind. It is nurtured in the home. “	“It is the accumulation of thousands of small decisions and actions.” Sister Elaine Dalton	1
2 Knowledge value experience 1.	3	4 YW Combined Progressive Dinner Activity 7PM Starting at Sister Wood's Ending at Sister Christensen’s	5 Stake Missionary Prep for Priests & Laurels at Stake Center - meet at Church building at 630PM	6	7	8
9 Knowledge value experience 5.	10	11 Class Activities for Beehives & Mia Maids 7PM at church No Activity for Laurels	12	13	14	15 Ward Christmas Party
16 6pm Youth Comm. Mtg @ Stake Ctr. Individual Worth VE 2; Knowledge VE 1; Knowledge value project, bullet 2.	17 Happy Birthday Katie M.	18 No Activity See Sunday ➺ ➺ ➺	19	20	21	22
23 YM/YW Combined Activity 530PM at church building to go to Temple lights	24 Happy Birthday Sister Nielsen	25 Merry Christmas	26 Happy Birthday Lexi F.	27	28	29
30 5th Sunday Bishopric Lesson	31 New Years Dance & Pre-Party at Geiser’s	“VIRTUE is the power of a pure life. VIRTUE is the natural result of living the other values.	VIRTUE adds even more meaning to {the Young Women theme} because VIRTUE gives the theme power.	The culminating experience for a daughter of God who lives the Young Women values is being as close as possible to her	Father in Heaven and to her Savior as she enters the doors of God’s holy house - the temple.	That experience comes as she chooses to live a life where Jesus Christ is more important than the world. That is VIRTUE” Laurel Christensen

Quote of the Week

“The standard is clear. If something we think, see, hear, or do distances us from the Holy Ghost, then we should stop thinking, seeing, hearing, or doing that thing. If that which is intended to entertain, for example, alienates us from the Holy Spirit, then certainly that type of entertainment is not for us. Because the Spirit cannot abide that which is vulgar, crude, or immodest, then clearly such things are not for us. Because we estrange the Spirit of the Lord when we engage in activities we know we should shun, then such things definitely are not for us. …"

Elder David A. Bednar

From the April 2006 general conference address “That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us.”

For The Strength of Youth

For the Strength of Youth

Repentance

“By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:43).

The Savior suffered for our sins and gave His life for us. This great sacrifice is called the Atonement. Through the Atonement, you can receive forgiveness and be cleansed from your sins when you repent. Repentance is more than simply acknowledging wrongdoings. It is a change of mind and heart. It includes turning away from sin and turning to God for forgiveness. It is motivated by love for God and the sincere desire to obey His commandments.

Satan wants you to think that you cannot repent, but that is absolutely not true. The Savior has promised you forgiveness if you will humble yourself and make the effort that repentance requires. If you have sinned, the sooner you repent, the sooner you begin to make your way back and find the peace and joy that come with forgiveness. If you delay repentance, you may lose blessings, opportunities, and spiritual guidance. You may also become further entangled in sinful behavior, making it more difficult to find your way back.

To repent, you need to confess your sins to the Lord. Then seek forgiveness from those you have wronged, and restore as far as possible what has been damaged by your actions. As you strive to repent, seek help and counsel from your parents. Serious sins, such as sexual transgression or use of pornography, need to be confessed to your bishop. Be completely honest with him. He will help you repent. If you have a question about what should be discussed with the bishop, talk with your parents or with him.

When you do what is necessary to repent and receive forgiveness, you will know for yourself the power of the Atonement and the love God has for you. You will feel the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ, which will bring you great strength, and you will become more like Him.

How can you bring the power of the Atonement into your life?