with great excitement at the beginning of this month, i read the new and revised young womens theme online in the days following general conference. there are many changes ahead as the new youth program is introduced over the coming months as 2020 begins.
the young womens theme has always been a huge thing to us girls. we recite it at the beginning of each class and it's something we all know and think about. i have grown up reciting one thing, which was changed slightly and confused the heck out of me when i was called to serve in young womens as an adult... (i was in the days before "and virtue" and "be prepared to strengthen home and family" were added to the older one) but that one little change, has now changed completely - and i love it! the words of the the new theme are just gorgeous.
"I am a beloved daughter of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny. As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I strive to become like Him. I seek and act upon personal revelation and minister to others in His holy name. I will stand as a witness of God at all times and in all things and in all places. As I strive to qualify for exaltation, I cherish the gift of repentance and seek to improve each day. With faith, I will strengthen my home and family, make and keep sacred covenants, and receive the ordinances and blessings of the holy temple. "
i especially love the part that says "i cherish the gift of repentance and seek to improve each day." why? because we are not perfect! no one expects us to be... and we need to try each and every day to be better - so i am glad that's the message we are giving our youth.
thanks to one of the talented women on the young womens leaders facebook page (my apologies, i cannot find her post to credit her by name here), we were able to get this nicely set up page, which we have printed and framed for each of our girls to encourage them to learn the theme quickly. i feel really lucky to be serving in young womens and am glad to have these girls and their lovely families around me. i am excited for the new youth program beginning next year and the possibilities it holds!
