New Beginnings- shoes and other details

Here are the sayings that went along with the shoes. I would love to give credit to the person that come up with these but the website (ywconnection.net) is no longer in service. : (

When it comes to Personal Progress- "Just Do It" (Nike's)

Don't Flip Flop with your standards. Have integrity and always stand for truth and righteousness. (flip flops)

Always set your standards and goals high. Make a commitment to "dig in your heels" to attain them. (high heels- spikes!)

Just like Dorothy, your main mission in life is to "want to go home!" (red shiny shoes)

Like your favorite slippers, the Holy Ghost is comforting and peaceful. He will also be your companion as you listen for that still, small voice. (fluffy slippers)

No one wants to be a "loafer"- being lazy will get you nowhere fast! (penny loafers)

Just what the Dr. ordered to keep you spiritually in tune- Young Women Values! (surgical boot)

Never let your standards slip or slide. Focus on the eternal principles of life and jump high to attain them! (basketball shoes)

Jesus Christ provided the way for us when we have need to repent and he healed. (surgical slippers)

Always keep on your toes and dance through your life with confidence and grace. (ballet slippers)

Round up your spiritual potential! (cowboy boots)

Prepare now so that when you marry you can walk hand in hand with the righteous young man who will be a part of your eternal destination. (temple slippers)

Don't get caught in an avalanche of sin. Use your testimony to stay on top and trudge through your trials. (hiking boots)

Elevate your spirit as you grow closer to your Heavenly Father. (high platform shoes)

Don't get out of the swing of things. Stay straight by attending all of your meetings. (saddle shoes- black and white)

Never let your testimony go flat. Nourish it daily and keep it burning strong. (flats)

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Here are the young women value centerpieces. We have used these for our YWIE's and New Beginnings. 

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Here are the tags we used for our milk cups.

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For more ideas, visit my pinterest board- http://pinterest.com/dillyann/2013-stand-ye-in-holy-places/

New Beginnings 2013

Last night we had our New Beginnings. For a few reasons, we decided that this would be the best time to do it rather than wait for the beginning of the year. Early is better than late, right?

We decided to use the 2013 theme- Stand ye in holy places and be not moved. We thought and feet and shoes and ran with that idea.

Sunday we handed out invitations that a few of our Mia Maids made. They were in the shape of a foot with the details of the night and invited their mothers to attend.

We had the girls soak their feet while the YW presidency talked. We talked about making sure you are clean so that you are worthy to stand in holy places. We also talked about where we can find holy places, including that our bodies should be a holy place. We also talked about being strong enough to not be moved by temptation, but that that did not mean we stood still and without action. Then we showed the year's song.

We cleaned up the foot soaks and then the mothers gave their girls pedicures. Refreshments were sugar cookies in the shape of feet and shoes, donut holes for standing in "hole-y" places, and milk.

Check out this post for more details.

Life is like a football game

Here is my talk from YWIE Bowl 2012-

1^st down- accomplishing good goals like Personal Progress

Cheerleaders and fans in the stand- fans in life, your extended family and friends

Touchdown- Getting to the temple (You don’t want to go just once. You want to continuously feeling the joy and score the points!)

Penalties- Sometimes we need to repent, reassess our life. Just because we get a penalty does not mean that the game is over or a lost cause!

Referee- Sometimes our penalties might be big enough that we need to have the ref help us get back on track and correct those penalties.

Coaches- The Young Women leaders, parents, seminary teachers, and Sunday school teachers that you have will teach and coach you on how to live the best life. They’ve been playing the game for longer so they know the ins and outs better, what plays work better, and how to get to the end zone more efficiently.

Offense- You are the offense. You have control over that ball and decide where to take it.

Defense- There are things and people out there trying to keep you away from the touchdown. They are willing to drag you down in the mud and grass in order to make sure that you do not achieve the ultimate goal of getting to the temple.

The team- You will always have teammates, YW friends, in this game of life with you. Be loyal to them. Help block for them so that they can get further down the field.

Time outs and half-time- Sundays, They are the moments when we get to take a break and evaluate how we are doing and if we need to adjust our course

Ball- goals, need to have them in order to make progress

YWIE Bowl 2012

Our Young Women in Excellence was last month and our theme was football. We tie-dyed shirts a few weeks before for their jerseys. Most of our inspiration was from Go Forward with Faith and A Little Crafting.

Our program-

After the opening song and prayer, the young women leaders did a cheer. Then each young woman was announced for the starting line-up and ran through a banner they made. Then the YW huddled up and said the Young Women's theme. The YW leaders gave pep talks on how life is like a football game and how the young women's value help us "practice" for eternal life. Then we had the "game" where each young women had the opportunity to share what they did for their project. Then we watched a slideshow of pictures from the year. The girls received their super bowl rings (ring pops) for winning the game and the bishop and a counselor from the stake YW spoke as well.

We had concessions available afterwards- nachos, peanuts, football brownies, etc.

Each young women took home a playbook. The playbook contained a summary of each girl's project and what they learned. It was printed on football scrapbook paper and the girls each had a football position and named their play.