personal PROGRESS.

Today I have been pondering and studying the importance of personal PROGRESSION. We all have the incredible opportunity to progress throughout our lives. We learn that the plan of salvation is ALL about progression. It is a continual process-- something we are working on DAILY. As I have been thinking about this, I was remembering my experiences in Young Womens and the program that we are given to help develop our GIFTS, TALENTS, and ABILITIES to BEcome the best we can BE. Here is the PURPOSE in this Personal Progress:

"Purpose of Personal Progress will help you strengthen your faith in and testimony of Jesus Christ as you learn His teachings and regularly apply them in your life. It will help you strengthen both your present family and your future family. It will help you prepare to make and keep sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the temple. And it will prepare you to be a faithful, contributing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Personal Progress program uses the eight Young Women values to help you understand more fully who you are, why you are here on the earth, and what you should be doing as a daughter of God to prepare for the day you go to the temple to make sacred covenants. It will help you prepare for your future roles as a faithful woman, wife, mother, and leader in God’s kingdom. Participating in Personal Progress teaches you to make commitments, carry them out, and report your progress to a parent or leader. The patterns you establish as you work on Personal Progress—such as prayer, scripture study, service, and journal keeping—will become personal daily habits. These habits will strengthen your testimony and help you learn and improve throughout your life."

Through developing our gifts, talents, and abilities, we come closer to our Father in Heaven and to our Savior Jesus Christ. I would invite you to be consistent with your journey of PROGRESSION. To always be striving to be close to Heavenly Father. Personal Progress is a tool our Father in Heaven has given specifically to young women and their Mom's to work together to fulfill their role as Daughers of a Heavenly Father.

BEcoming a beautiFUL butterFLY.

I LOVED reading this article. It brought a special spirit to my HEART.

It gives me HOPE. It reminds me that we all go through a process of BECOMING. That sometimes we don't always see the beautiful color of our own wings. That it takes time, struggle, and effort to FIND our WINGS, and then COURAGE to actually FLY. I know that through the power of the ATONEMENT we can find strength. I love my Savior, and the ability he gives me to BE better every day.

Elder Neil L. Anderson teaches about BUTTERFLIES.

Here are simple ideas that Elder Anderson teaches us in this link:
You are a child of God with eternal possibilities available to you.To become who God would have you become, you will need the gifts of the Savior and your own correct choices.Your spiritual senses are refined and delicate and are protected by honesty and obedience.As you see beyond yourself, you begin to see who the Lord would have you become.You are a child of God with eternal possibilities available to you.

join me on a JOURNEY of Coming unto CHRIST.

The Things that Matter MOST.

"We would do well to slow down a little, focus on the significant, lift up our eyes, and truly see "

**what does it mean to "truly SEE?"

Being able to SEE in the way that God see's us. It is seeing with spiritual eyes. It is recognizing the way He works within our every day lives. It is through seeing His hand in all things that we truly come to KNOW Him.

I love the simpleness in the way that we COME UNTO CHRIST. It is through being obedient. It is through doing the little things everyday. It comes through learning to recognize His hand in our lives. It comes through reading our scriptures everyday. It comes through having a desire to have a meaningful relationship with him. It comes through learning what brings us true happiness. It comes through striving to be more like the Savior every day. It just simply COMES.

Join me on a journey of coming closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ...