My Fabulous, Faithful, Fashionable Young Women

I was thinking the other day how I need to sit down and write thank you notes to all my young women leaders. As a youth I took them and the time they spent with us for granted. I am loving working with the young women of our ward. They are amazing! The calling is so consuming, not just for the activities, planning and preparing, meetings... and more meetings, but these girls are always on my mind! I worry about them, love them, think about how to reach them, cry over them and pray for them. I hope they know that I love them and even more important, that their Heavenly Father loves them. He worries about them, rejoices over them, and cries for them too!

Because they are such a huge part of my life, I wanted to share a few pictures and recent activities. At the beginning of September we went to the Provo temple and took pictures. Our focus as a ward and stake has been on the temple this year. As discussed in General Conference in the spring and in our Stake Conference, we wanted the girls to have a picture of themselves in front of the temple to put in their rooms as a constant reminder. For our next activity we made (decorated) super cute 5x7 picture frames for their picture.

We were missing quite a few girls but here are some of my fabulous, faithful young women!The Beehives:The Mia Maids:The Laurels:Last week we had a Modesty Fashion Show. The Laurels were in charge. (I have to make a special shout out to Jenny and Miquel for all their help! And Elizabeth too, whose talk was perfect!) Everyone wore modest clothes... so it was a success! Whew! I really do think it was a lot of fun. We did a funny little spoof at the beginning, where the girls wore spaghetti straps (spaghetti hanging on one of the girl's shoulders), a plunging neck line (a plunger hanging around her neck), tight clothes (plastic wrap wrapped around a young women's body), etc. There was a peom that went along with it and it got some good laughs. Then we had 5 different categories: school clothes, exercise, Sunday dress. fancy or dance dresses, and wedding dresses. The girls wore there own clothing (mostly approved beforehand). I emceed the evening, describing the clothing and sharing (according to the YW) why their outfit was modest, why they thought modesty was important, and any experiences with modesty. To conclude, the laurel advisor, Elizabeth, gave a wonderful talk.

I wish I had a picture with all the YW together. I had to just pick a few. Here are some of my modest fabulous, fashionable young women:
Silly:School Clothes:Exercise Clothes:Church Dresses:Dance Dresses:Wedding Dress:We are starting to plan and budget for next year! What are some of your favorite YW activities and memories, either from when you were a youth or serving as a leader?Again, I am grateful for these young women, for how they lift me up, strengthen me, and stretch me!