Personal Progress
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Personal Progress is the name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' young women's program for females of ages 12 to 18. This program is roughly analogous to the Boy Scouts of America program that young men are encouraged to participate in, but is focused more on faith and moral values and less focused on outdoor activities.
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[edit] Content
Personal Progress is focused around the seven topics or values, of the LDS Sunday church-based young women's program. These topics are faith, divine nature, individual worth, knowledge, choice and accountability, good works, and integrity. These values represent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' morals.
Each of these topics has a series of "value experiences" and one project which requires ten or more hours of preparation and delivery, that helps the young woman learn about the topic. These items are signed off in the young woman's book by the young women leaders or the young woman's parents.
To complete the program, the young woman must have seven completed value experiences and a project in each topic, verified by the leaders or parents.
[edit] Book
The Personal Progress book contains the following major sections: a copy of the The Family: A Proclamation to the World; standards For The Strength of Youth; the Young Women Theme, motto, and logo; an overview of the program; the seven topical sections based on the values listed above; a section to write down one's testimony of Jesus Christ and His church; information about the Young Womanhood Recognition; information about transitioning from the young women program into the female adult program, Relief Society; sections for keeping track of progress in the program; and indices of the book contents.
[edit] Award
At the conclusion of the program, the young woman has an interview with her Bishop to verify her completion of the program and willingness to meet the standards of the program. After which, the young woman earns the Young Womanhood Recognition award. This award is symbolized by a simple medalion.
