My Mom told me when I was a happy, emotionally stable, always helpful teenager (NOT!) that I would regret not earning my Young Womanhood Recognition medallion. "Yea Mom, I know" (picture me rolling my eyes). Strike One.
And she was right of course. Initially when I failed to earn my medallion because I was too 'busy' (teenage code for lazy) I didn't feel left out, but as I left home, went to college and moved all over the country, every time I saw a girl/mother/woman wearing her medallion I felt the size of a snail inching my way towards perfection. By the time we moved to Florida I was curled up in my shell and the guilt got to me so I made a feeble attempt to start again the Personal Progress Program when I was called as the Young Women's secretary. We moved within the year. Strike Two.
So you can imagine how excited I was to be called as the second counselor in the Young Women's Organization of our ward today. Aside from the chance to try and be for the girls in my ward what the awesome leaders in my hometown were for me, I get a third shot at redeeming myself and finally finishing the Personal Progress Program.
I am committed to completing it this go around. The only thing standing in my way is if Blaine gets a promotion and we have to move in the next year or I lose all ambition (not likely.)
Wish me luck. Third times a charm right? 
Right.
Right. 
6 comments:
Oh, Hill. Congratulations on your new calling! You may be the first in our family to earn your YWR as it was not offered when I was a young woman. AND. . . as you know, although I have gone through the goals twice before but not finished up the final requirements, I too may be able to earn it also. Hurray for three chances! They have opened up the opportunity to all women who would like to earn it and I have started on it for the third time. HOWEVER, the catch is that if I have a daughter in Young Women presently, I cannot earn it before her. SO, although I desperately want to earn it, I am not having any better luck at motivating Hali to work on hers so it looks like I might be stuck for a year or two. You go, girl!
P.S. That cute pix of you holding up three fingers reminds me that in that pix you were exactly the age your little Colton is now. How sweet!
Hey - that's great. I'm in the young women too. We have 5 girls - and 5 leaders.
I so remember that coffee table.
Hey! Yay! Now we can share YW ideas and stuff. Did your ward already do camp? I think you said they did. I hate you! I think my ward ladies purposely postponed it so I'd get called then have to go... boo. I honestly think it will be fun once we are there but the prep for camp is just soooo much work! Oh, and I guess I'll forgive you for missing my birthday. If you come up and watch Eclipse with me when it comes out. I stopped watching Harry Potter after the second one gave me nightmares. Maybe if you are there to protect me I'll be okay. You think I am kidding but I so am not.
Go Hill.
This picture just rushed back so many memories. I remember duting that coffee table with Glade all the time. Oh to be a kid again.
oh my gosh how cute... is the little boy boy behind you in that picture! what a looker! :) just kidding. i know that i look like a stoner in that pic. good for you and have fun being in young womens.
Even if you move you can still work on it and get it where ever you are because the program is open to all the women in the church.
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