Evening in Excellence

On the 16th we had our Evening in Excellence which is a celebration of our Personal Progress achievements through the year. This year we decided to go with a Superhero theme. It fit well with our mutual theme this year of "Be Strong and of a Good Courage" and also tied in with the For the Strength of Youth standards that we have been focusing on the last few months. We are so proud of our young women and the goals they have set and accomplished and the incredible people that they are!

Each young woman was asked to focus on one value where they had a meaningful experience this year. Sister Gray, one of our fabulous Personal Progress Advisors, arranged for each girl to have a cape and crown in a value color. We added a value shield on the back to complete our superhero look. We decorated the shields ahead of time and also displayed shields with our favorite or most meaningful experience this year. The Beehive, Mia Maid and Laurel classes took turns coming to the front while wearing their value cape and talked about how they show their strength and courage through the power of their chosen value. It was awesome to hear everyone's experiences. We also got to have messages from Alaynah and Maddy, who both received their Young Womanhood Medallions this year, which motivated us to keep going with Personal Progress. Brother Jones and Sister Bird talked about the importance of the Personal Progress program. At the end of the program, the young women recited the theme together, but focused on individuals words for greater meaning.

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We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him.
We will "stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things,
and in all places" as we strive to live
the Young Women values, which are:
Faith
Divine Nature
Individual Worth
Knowledge
Choice and Accountability
Good Works
Integrity
and Virtue.
We believe as we come to accept and act upon these values,
we will be prepared to strengthen home and family, make and keep sacred covenants,
receive the ordinances of the temple, and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.

Laurel President, Faithful Natalie

Sister Clark and Divine Alaynah

Kaycee, Individual Worth

Our newest Beehive, Maddy, already doing Good Works!

Virtuous Keeley

Juliana . . . serious about fighting for Divine Nature

Jessica, Good Works

Sam . . . isn't her shield awesome! Her focus was Individual Worth

Amy, Choice and Accountability

Jayden, Knowledge

Jasmine, Choice and Accountability

Paytene, Divine Nature

Jannelle . . . fighting for Integrity