New YW Value = VIRTUE

From the official church website, ‘”Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. It encompasses chastity and moral purity.” The time has come for the young women of the Church to lead the world in a return to virtue. This is the time to be pure and to qualify for the guidance of the Holy Ghost.’

The Young Women’s theme is recited by Latter-day Saint girls aged 12-18 each Sunday across the world. Here is the updated version:

“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.”

For the official press release, visit www.lds.org.

Cute Christmas Idea!

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December = Choice & Accountability

November = Knowledge

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Winston Churchill

"It is the part of wisdom to acknowledge and experience that there is an unseen source of power and truth. Many have already come to the profound realization that man does not stand alone. They have learned that there are "hidden treasures of knowledge" for him who asks in faith, nothing wavering (see D&C 89:19). Such has been the fervent declaration of the world's truly great leaders in all ages of recorded history." (Ezra Taft Benson, The Red Carpet, p. 294.)

MISSISSAUGA STAKE

YM / YW

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Please register your YW team by

Wednesday, November 5^th before midnight.

Register either a full team or partial team, indicating how many youth are participating, to dmazze0076@rogers.com

so the schedule can be finalized.

Lunch will be provided!!!!!!!

October's YW Value - Individual Worth

This month we've been focusing on the YW Value of INDIVIDUAL WORTH. Have you taken the time to reflect on what "Individual Worth" actually means to you? Here are some quotes to help you think about Individual Worth:

"True personal worth comes from a secure relationship with Heavenly Father. Individual worth is intrinsic; it is internal; it is eternal. It is something that cannot be taken from us when the blossom of youth fades, when economic conditions leave us desolate, when sickness or handicaps befall us, or when prominence and visibility are obscured." -- Joanne B. Doxey

"Each of us comes into this world separately, one by one. This is not an accident. I think it's the Lord's way of reminding us of the infinite worth of each soul." -- Dawn J. Young

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of oursleves." -- Victor Hugo

"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (Matt. 25:40.)

"Remember the worth of souls is great. . . ." (D. & C. 18:10.)

YWIE Redux...

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to thank you for all your efforts in creating a truly awesome Young Women in Excellence program back in mid-October. Thanks to the YW for their creativity, hard work, and dedication in their projects. Thanks to Tara and Nelly for really taking the lead in organizing the event. Also, thank you to the parents of the YW for your support of your special YW and the YW program. Here are some pics from YWIE. Thanks to Tara for taking photos - ever the faithful scrapbooker!

LDS Lingo Confusion?

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Hi Girls!

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