Keep on the Yellow Brick Road {Young Women New Beginnings}

I can breathe a huge sigh of relief today as our New Beginnings program is over. It was a really nice evening and there were great talks given. I am grateful to be able to work with the youth in my church and hopefully have some sort of impact on their lives.

For the program I made all of the decorations down to the name tags. It was time consuming but to see it all put together last night made it worth it.

The projects I made were:
*flag banners
*ruby red slippers
*bracelets
*name tags that went on the shoes
*the yellow brick road that went on the floor (not pictured, my phone battery died)
*picture of Dorothy

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We served for refreshments Aunt Em's Country Jam & Bread, There's No Place Like Homemade Cupcakes and Ruby Red Slipper Punch. I think we should have done more since there wasn't any food left at all!

Each of the Young Women leaders represented a different character in the Wizard of Oz (Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion). We tied in a trait about each character to YW and Personal Progress. Here's how we did it.

YW President-DOROTHY (All YW): Dorothy represents all the Young Women as they seek to follow the yellow brick road of personal progress to find their way “home,” back to Christ as they find/strengthen their testimonies, create a relationship with their heavenly father and realize they are daughters of God.

Me 1st Counselor-LION (Courage): The Lion represents the Young Women having the Faith and the courage necessary to follow the path that Christ has laid for them as they go to church, go to mutual, work on their personal progress, and stay on the righteous path. The Young Women need courage to be able to stick to the standards and morals of the church and be examples to those around them.

2nd Counselor-SCARECROW (Brains): The Scarecrow represents the knowledge and wisdom the girls will gain when they work through their personal progress books. They will gain an education of many subjects, be spiritually enriched and gain a more eternal perspective.

Secretary-TIN MAN (Heart): The Tin man represents the testimony the Young Women will hopefully gain in the Young Women’s program and while they journey through the different aspects of Personal Progress. The Tin man also represents love, charity, and service.

I am so proud of our Young Women and all that they accomplish. It was a wonderful night. Thank you to all of the other leaders that helped make this night a success.