A Fabulous Night!

 My dear friend,

Wednesday night was an incredible night.  It was our Ward's YW in Excellence and I think they did a wonderful job.  Their theme was butterflies and they used a talk from Ezra Taft Benson of how a young woman develops like a butterfly.  Need to find that talk and read the entire thing.  They did a video highlight that showed 3 pictures of each young women when they were a baby, a little girl and now as a young woman.  Watching their transformations was so heart touching.  I too love those YW and each has a special place in my heart.  It is definately hard to watch them grow up and then leave YW's.  Those that were Beehives just a few years ago are now Laurels.  I could cry.  (tear)

The night was great for me personally because I finished my YW's medallion and was recognized that night.  Yes, I can hear the mumblings as I did that night, I have already earned my medallion a couple of years ago.  However there are a few reasons that I did it again.

1.  Because I can!  General YW President Sister Dalton challenged us to earn as many as we could and being proud to wear it and what it represents.

2.  This round, I earned it with the same requirements as a YW.  Leaders are only required to do half of the projects and experiences, but I wanted to do it all just like a YW. 

3.  I am a full believer that I would never ask someone to do something that I am not willing to do myself.  I enjoy working with YW and their leaders about the different experiences that we may be doing at the same time.  There is a power and connection when you are doing the  same thing.

4.  I wanted a gold medallion with the ruby to remind me of virtue and it being added last year. 

5. I love the Personal Progress Program.

Here are a few pictures of the night.

 Me and Shae!  6 more years and she is in YW's!

 My new gold medallion with the red ruby.

My beutiful daughter.  How I love her.

So happy to have my daughter with me on such a great night of my life!

Those that know me, know that I wear my medallion every day with my family medallion.  I am not sure if I will ever take that one off.  I will wear the gold, but I didn't do it for the medallion.  I did it because I have a testimony of the Personal Progress Program.  It is a wonderful way to teach how to walk with Christ and be able to enter the temple worthily.  I LOVE it!

Since your wondering, yes I am a few hours away from earning my bee and have finished the Book of Mormon already.  Then I will go back again and start earning another medallion.  I will until they release me, but then I will do it again with my daughter.  Ah heck, I will always do Personal Progress because every time I do, I always learn something new.

Always loyal and true,

Suzanne