New Beginnings

Last week we had New Beginnings for the Young Women.  I have so much fun being the Personal Progress leader and being able to plan these activities!  We went for a true New Beginnings theme and focused on Beautiful Butterflies.  I gave a short talk to the girls talking about how butterflies go through a transformation before they are beautiful butterflies, and how they have to struggle and push there way through the cocoon to develop into their true potential.  As Young Woman we also go through many struggles and trials, but these help use grow and develop so we can obtain the gifts and talents to survive throughout the rest of our lives.   Butterflies must go through there struggles to develop the wing strength to fly, and we go through the same thing!   I also shared this thought from President Monson:

Many years ago, at an area conference held in Helsinki, Finland, I heard a powerful, memorable, and motivating message given in a mothers and daughters’ session. I have not forgotten that message, though nearly 40 years have passed since I heard it. Among many truths the speaker discussed, she said that a woman needs to be told she is beautiful. She needs to be told she is valued. She needs to be told she is worthwhile.

I reminded the girls that they are beautiful!   And they are important and worthwhile!  And as they complete the goals and experiences found in the Personal Progress program they will develop the strength (wing strength if you will) to endure this life.


Our decorations were lots and lots of butterflies and all the girls got to take home butterfly wings of their very own!  One of the highlights of the night was also a music video made by our Young Men.  I had seen where a few groups in Utah had done a music video shortly after President Monson's talk, and lucky for me our Young Men's leaders agreed to do it for our girls!  The Young Men did a music video to One Directions "What Make's You Beautiful".  It was quite hilarious actually and the girls loved it!  It was a beautiful, fun night!