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YW Theme and Motto
At this time Virtue has not
been added to everything, I am waiting to change things until I get the rest of
the info on Virtue! 1/5/09
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Revised Young Women Theme |
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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" (Mosiah
18:9) 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
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A Return to Virtue
"Now is the
time for a return to virtue!"
The attribute and value of Virtue has been
added to the Young Women theme. "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. In the coming
year, it is our desire that all young women and
their leaders focus on the meaning of virtue,
what young women can do to accept and act upon
this value, and how this attribute can
strengthen young women as they prepare to be
worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and
receive temple ordinances.
We will distribute through local priesthood
leaders and also post online the Personal
Progress value experiences and projects
associated with this value. We desire all young
women to complete and be recognized for
completing this value, in addition to the seven
values listed in the Personal Progress book. You
may want to study the following scriptural
references as you contemplate a return to
virtue.
"I believe one virtuous young woman led by
the Spirit can change the world."
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Additional
Instructions for
Leaders:
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We
invite young
women and
Young Women
leaders to
immediately
include the
addition of
Virtue as
they repeat
the Young
Women theme.
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Virtue
will be
added to the
Personal
Progress
value
experiences
and
projects.
Instructions
on how to
implement
this change
in Personal
Progress
will be
forthcoming.
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Until
this new
content
arrives,
young women
should
continue
their work
in the
current
Personal
Progress
booklet.
Those young
women who
have already
received
their Young
Womanhood
Recognition
will have
the
opportunity
to complete
these new
requirements
for Virtue.
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The color
associated
with this
value is
gold.
The
scripture
and
statement
associated
with the
Young Women
value of
Virtue will
be part of
the Personal
Progress
update and
instructions.
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A
revision of
the Young
Women theme
poster and
Young Women
theme card
will be made
available in
the coming
months.
—The
Young Women
General
Presidency
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Over View of all updated YW
info! (with the 2009 theme and Virtue)
I was just called into the YW
Presidency and had difficulty locating the updated theme / color, so
I wanted to offer it to your website in case it could be helpful to
someone else.
The first page is probably all you
might find of interest, everything after that is just research I was
looking at.
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YW Theme
The Young Women theme helps each young woman understand her
identity, purpose, and destiny as a daughter of God. Young women and their
leaders repeat the theme during Sunday opening exercises and at other Young
Women gatherings. Additional words or themes repeated in conjunction with the
theme are not necessary or appropriate.
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" (Mosiah
18:9) 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.
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Women Logo
Also
associated with the Young Women program are a
motto and logo. These can be used in lessons and
at activities as reminders to the young women to
live the gospel standards.
The Young Women motto is “Stand for Truth and
Righteousness.”
The Young Women logo is a torch surrounded by
the Young Women motto. The torch represents the
light of Christ, inviting all to “come unto
Christ” (Moroni
10:32). It invites all young women to hold
up the light of Christ by keeping His
commandments. |
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