Excuse the Interruption

Just wanted to share these with those of you who haven't seen him yet:
Charles (Charlie) William Busath






I hear the musical number on Sunday went extremely well. I was thinking about you all! I wish I could have been there.

Thank You!

I just wanted to commandeer the blog to thank everyone for their generosity at my surprise baby shower on Tuesday night. I feel so blessed to know such kind and thoughtful people. This little baby doesn't even know how spoiled he is!

Tuesday!

Tuesday is going to be the day you remember for the rest of your life.
Why?
Because it will be the day that you fall in love with fabric and you will thank your leaders for giving you this opportunity.

Well, maybe not but we are going to have a good time!

Tuesday we are meeting at the church for opening exercises then headed to JoAnn's with our skirt pattern to see what type of fabric we need and can use to make our skirts in November!

Also, don't forget to read the General Conference talk that Sis. Anderson gave you and to do Knowledge value experience number 1 and tell her about it and get a special treat! WHoop! If you have already completed that experience you are already half way there to your special treat! Way to be!

Can't wait to see you there on Tuesday and hope you have a great Monday!


Oh, I wanted to share some scriptures that we (laurels) didn't get to cover in class.
Proverbs 3:5–6
Alma 37:35, 37
Moroni 7:16–17
Doctrine and Covenants 18:18
These scriptures give counsel for overcoming Satan’s influences and living according to true principles!

Love you ladies you are truly amazing Daughters of God and we are so blessed to have you to work with!

Update

Value of the (Almost Over) Month - Individual Worth
Elder Russel M. Nelson shared this thought in General Conference, October 1989

[A young woman's] self-esteem cannot be based on physical features, possession or lack of a particular talent, or comparative quantities of anything. Her self-esteem is earned by individual righteousness and a close relationship with God. Her outward glow is generated by goodness within. And her patience is much more apparent than any imperfection.

If you haven't already, get out your personal progress books and learn about how important you are to your Heavenly Father!

This Week:
Tuesday, September 27th: Combined YM/YW Movie Night - 6:30 - "Baptists at our Barbecue"

Thursday, September 29th: Baptisms for the dead - meet at the church at 6:00 am
*If you decide to go and were not counted on Sunday, please talk to Sis. Anderson by 6:00 pm
Wednesday night

Saturday, October 1st - Sunday, October 2nd - General Conference
- Tune in and be spiritually fed by the prophets of the Lord.

Have a great week! Please let us know if you need anything - no matter how big or small.

Sunrise Personal Progress Devotional

This was our view when we first arrived in the foothills overlooking the city on Tuesday morning.  Autumn was in the air that morning - the air was brisk!

The sun shining on all of your faces!  After some moving devotionals from the leaders on individual worth, divine nature, integrity and virtue, Sister Anderson presented a recommitment incentive for personal progress:  for each month between August and June, we commit to completing *2* personal progress experiences.  For those of you who have received your YW award or are really close, you will need to work on your honor bee award.

As evidence of our recommitment, we all signed our Banner and agreed to complete 2 experiences per month.  This winter, for those who have made it roughly halfway in the challenge, we will have a sleepover/party.  For those who endure to the end, we will take an overnight trip to Utah in June and see the Manti Pageant!  This will be amazing, but only those who make it through the entire challenge will get to go. Please let us know if you have any questions or if there is any way that we can help you along in this recommitment!

Paige on the news!

If you missed it, Paige was interviewed and featured on the 10:00 news on channel 6 on Tuesday night. ...I'm just a little disappointed she didn't mention anything about her awesome Young Women's leaders or friends... but such is the life of a celebrity. ;o)

***MUSIC ASSIGNMENTS***

The music assignments have been updated and are currently visible in the sidebar through September. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Please remember that accompanying our opening hymn is not to show off your piano skills, but to give you an opportunity to share and develop your talents. (Same with conducting the hymns.) Doing so also completes
Personal Progress value number 2 or number 6 for Knowledge. Please be mindful of this responsibility - we are relying on you to help make our Opening Exercises run smoothly. If you will not be at church when you are assigned to play, please let me know.

If you need any help learning your hymn, please ask me!

Disc Golfing

Tuesday night the Mia Maids/Beehives went to McCowin Park to play some disc golf with Brother Busath. Things started out a little rough, but everyone improved significantly and no discs were lost in the trees! And besides a few minor Frisbee hit-and-runs, nobody was hurt either - so it was a success!

Immediately post-throw:

Fourth of July

If you missed the Idaho Falls 4th of July parade - here are the highlights! See if you can spot Mykette (flute) in the first picture, and Chelsa (sax) in the second picture - they marched with the Hillcrest Band.



Amanda fulfilling her Student Council responsibilities and lookin' HOT!
Great job girls!

Kaia! Come home!!

For those of you who haven't heard, Kaia has decided to stay in Arizona until the end of the month to train. I say we start a petition to get her to come home!

Kaia - if you're reading this - we miss you! Get lots of good training in! See you in a few weeks!

(Stay tuned for posts/pictures from the 4th of July Parade, Mia Maids/Beehives disc golfing and night swimming!)

World Jump Rope

Hey Ladies, Here is the link that Paige sent me to watch what she is up to in DC!

http://www.worldjumprope.org/

It is a live feed of what is going on, they are two hours ahead of us and I am not sure what their competition times are.

Zumba

MiaMaids/Beehives - get ready to sweat!  Please meet at the church at 7:30 p.m. tonight with a bottle of water and dressed for exercise.   We will be heading to a Zumba class at Idaho Elite Gym that goes from 8 until 9 p.m.  I hear the instructor is hilarious.  The cost is free for the first class and I believe it the first time for all of us attending Zumba at this location.

**If you plan on wearing shorts, please make sure they are appropriate in length.

Also:

Please Please Please Please Please PLEASE!!! remember your letters for Sunday. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please ask one of us. (I don't know if any of them are blog snoopers)
Have a great week!

Baptisms This Week

You won't want to miss attending baptisms for the dead this week on Thursday, June 16th since the temple will be closed for the next two weeks for regular maintenance.  We will leave the church at 6:00 a.m. so be sure you are there and ready to go with your current recommends!

Eternal Perspective

I saw this and it reminded me of our lesson on the eternal perspective this last week.

“God bless you to realize where you came from and the great privileges that are yours. If the veil were rolled back and you could just see one glimpse of God’s great eternal plan concerning you and who you are, it would not be hard for you to love Him, keep His commandments, and live to be worthy of every blessing that He has had for you since before the foundations of the world were laid” 

Elder LeGrand Richards

Remember Tuesday at 6:00! CPR Certification, even if you are not going to camp this is information you will not regret having.
You will never know when you could need to use it!

This Week:

There is NO mutual tonight because of Youth Conference this weekend.

Youth Conference: "No More Strangers"

Friday
Meet at the church at 5:30pm if you need a ride - Bring blankets/chairs for outdoor movie night
5:30 Registration - Stake Center Foyer
6:00 BBQ Dinner - Stake Center Pavilion
7:00 Guest Speaker - Stake Gym
8:00 Break-Out Sessions
9:45 Outdoor Movie

Saturday
Meet at the church at 9:30am if you need a ride (casual clothes)
9:30 Registration - Foyer of the Stake Building
10:00 Guest Speaker - Gym
12:00 Lunch - Stake Center Pavilion
1:00 Service Project / Games & Activity
2:30 Return home to change into church clothes
**We will bring you home but YOU are responsible to get back to the stake center
5:30 Steak Dinner - Stake Cultural Hall
6:30 Guest Speaker
7:15 Testimony Meeting
8:30 Go Home
** We will bring you home

You are permitted to wear comfortable casual clothes Friday and Saturday morning. Please no shorts or tank tops.

Be preparing yourselves for a personal spiritual experience! Feel free to call or e-mail if you have any questions. See you this weekend!

What are the limits?

Hey ladies,
I saw this video on the church website and thought I would share it with you, in case you hadn't seen it yet.

It is four minutes short so take a second and watch it. Please remember that if you ever have any questions about anything - don't hesitate to ask one of us!

Joint YM/YW Activity

We will be meeting at the Andersons' on Tuesday at 7 p.m. for volleyball, hotdogs and some Wii games.  (If the weather turns nasty, we will probably head to the church cultural hall.)

Hope you are all enjoying your summer break so far!

See you Tuesday. 

CAMP SHIRTS

ATTENTION LADIES!

Katie is ordering our shirts for camp and
needs the money, size and color you want - by Sunday.

The shirts are a mens t-shirt so adjust your normals size accordingly. 

there are a million colors to pick from.

{Think ROY G BIV and everything in between}

The cost for the shirt is $9.10, this is due by Sunday.
If you are not able to pay that by this week we can take it out of the general camp fund
and you can reimburse the funds later.

Let us know if you have any questions and we will help you out!

Also, I went to the food planning meeting for Girls Camp - I had NO idea that you guys eat so well.
What ever happened to MREs and oat meal...

ha ha we are so LUCKY, it makes we want to go up there for everyday of camp and just bring Story along for the ride-
ya'll won't mind a crying babe right?

A Few More Pics...

Watching the cute baby ducklings and goslings.

We found Mykette's dad's bench. The temple makes a perfect backdrop.

Walking on Water

The Greenbelt!

For those of you who are wondering and come here to check...I thought I may be an answer to your question...

Wear shoes that are made for walkin, 'cause that is just what we will do!

Ice Cream and bread may or may not be involved...

Breakfast Set-Up

Don't forget to meet at the church tomorrow (Friday) at 4:30 p.m. to set up for the breakfast.  Don't forget to bring your bud vases, door prizes and any money and lists you have left to turn in!

Thanks for all of your hard work to make this a successful fundraiser!

Have a great day!

FUNDRAISER MONEY

Hello girls!
Please get out while the weather is nice and finish up your routes for selling tickets for the breakfast.
Do NOT go alone!!
Call us if you need someone to go with.

The money from pre-sold tickets needs to be turned in on Sunday, May 1st. (Yes, this is Stake Conference)

Remember that you can sell to your friends and family as well.

Other:
Class Presidency meeting Sunday, May 1st at 9:00am. (Stake Conference starts at 10:00)
If you are in a presidency, please come.
If you are a class president, please remind your presidency.

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

Our very own Janae Hay can be seen performing in the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers tonight and tomorrow night in the Hillcrest Performing Arts Center.

When: Tuesday 4/26 and Wednesday 4/27
Time: 7:30 - doors open at 6:30
Tickets: $5/student (no discount for activity card)

Get over there and check this out if you haven't already!

Congratulations Janae!!

Attention LAURALS

Ladies, For tonight's activity please bring blankets to the church and be there at 6:00 for set up. 

It's gonna be a party!

See you there!

Mutual Ideas

Hey Ladies!

I came across this website that I thought you all might be interested in. This maybe old news to many of you  but I just found it so I thought I would share.
Hopefully this gives you some ideas for when you come to Presidency planning meetings or BYC you have a few things that you want to do and know others were successful at doing it too and are prepared to share!

http://whatwedidinmutual.blogspot.com/

I have also added it as a link on the side of this page as well.

ATTENTION

All youth camp leaders -
The meeting scheduled for Saturday morning has been cancelled.
There is NO meeting on Saturday.

Meet at the church at 10 to pass out fliers for the Pancake Breakfast.

This Week:

Tuesday night: Meet at the church at 7:00pm. Class activities.

Thursday - 5:30am: Meet at the church for baptisms.

Saturday - 8:45am: Youth Camp Leaders only meet at the church for a ride to the Stake Center for a camp leadership meeting at 9:00am.

Saturday - 10:00am: Meet at the church to hand out fliers for the pancake breakfast.

Sunday: See you at church!

(P.S. I hear Sister Wilson got a new puppy and it's pretty darn cute....!)

I thought maybe you, like me, could use a little pick-me-up to get you through the rest of the week.

And, President Hinckley will always hold a large part of my heart. This is what he told us in the April 2001 Young Women's Broadcast. I was 13.

For you, my dear friends, the sky is the limit. You can be excellent in every way. You can be first class. There is no need for you to be a scrub. Respect yourself. Do not feel sorry for yourself. Do not dwell on unkind things others may say about you. Particularly, pay no attention to what some boy might say to demean you. He is no better than you. In fact, he has already belittled himself by his actions. Polish and refine whatever talents the Lord has given you. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life and look for its opportunities, and forever and always be loyal to the Church.

Never forget that you came to earth as a child of the divine Father, with something of divinity in your very makeup. The Lord did not send you here to fail. He did not give you life to waste it. He bestowed upon you the gift of mortality that you might gain experience—positive, wonderful, purposeful experience—that will lead to life eternal. He has given you this glorious Church, His Church, to guide you and direct you, to give you opportunity for growth and experience, to teach you and lead you and encourage you, to bless you with eternal marriage, to seal upon you a covenant between you and Him that will make of you His chosen daughter, one upon whom He may look with love and with a desire to help. May God bless you richly and abundantly, my dear young friends, His wonderful daughters.

Have an awesome day!

Tuesday Night

we will meet at the Church for opening exercises at 7:00pm, and then go over to the Summers'.

We will be talking about morality and chastity at the request of the bishop.
Please come! We have put a lot of thought into what we will be sharing with you.

If you have any questions related to morality/chastity, please bring them with you. We will have paper available for you to anonymously write down any questions you have and put them in a jar/basket. We will do our best to answer them! ;o)

We feel that this is really important, and again ask for your attendance.

Have an awesome Monday after Spring Break! We'll see your lovely faces tomorrow night!

Calling all available help!!

Hello hello!!
I hope you girls are enjoying your Spring Break!

Sorry for the late notice - but we are calling on you to make posters to advertise our breakfast fundraiser for Girls Camp. We will meet at the church at 3:00pm TOMORROW, APRIL 6TH. We need your creativity! Plus, who wouldn't want to spend an afternoon of your Spring Break with your awesome leaders?!!!

Please come!! This breakfast (sometime in May) will be to help YOU pay for Girls Camp, so we need your help! Even if you are not going to camp, we would love to see your gorgeous, well-rested faces!

We love you!

Congratulations Kaia!

We have a very talented and athletic group of young women!

On March 25th, Kaia competed in the State gymnastics competition as a level 9 competitor (out of 10!) in the age 15 division.

Her scores were awesome and she placed FIRST! 3 out of 4 of her individual scores were personal bests!*

CONGRATULATIONS KAIA!!!
*sorry if some of this information is incorrect - it is the best my internet sleuthing skills could provide. ;o)

Talent Show

Hello Ladies!
On Tuesday night we went to the Hillcrest Talent Show for our combined YW activity. It was a ton of fun!
Here is a picture Paige and her jump-roping friend Whitney and some of the girls.

It sure is hard to get you girls to stand still long enough to get a decent picture! ;o)
Not pictured: Diecilia, Maggie, Kiley, Sabrina, Shalana, Sadie, Janae and Kayla.

For Chelsa, Katie, Jennafer, and Amy: we missed you!
Also - you can check out the video!


Let us know of your upcoming events so we can feature you on the blog!!!

New Beginnings: Let Him in

Hey Girls, Here are the only two pictures that I was able to get on Tuesday. We sure appreciate your help setting up and later getting things cleaned up. It was a great night to share with each of you! Thank you for your participation with the beautiful video and song! We love each of you so very much.

Don't forget mutual on Tuesday: Meet at the church at 6:40 to go to Hillcrest Talent show by 7:00!!
Also, Baptisms Thursday morning at 5:30

Here is a link to the General Young Womens Broadcast that was Saturday night, it was great to see so many girls there with their moms. If you weren't able to be there or even if you were go to the website and listen to what messages were shared and think about what stands out the most to you and how to incorporate it into your life to prepare for your future.

New Beginnings Video

Let Him In
New Beginnings
2011

Young Women Broadcast Update

Last night's New Beginnings was fantastic!  You all know that I cry at the drop of a hat, but the video was so moving and I could feel each of your testimonies radiating out from you!  Thanks for all your hard work and willingness to do what is asked of you!

Just a reminder that you girls and your mothers should plan on attending the broadcast at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Stake Center.  If there is anyone who does not have a ride to the Stake Center, please let one of us know so that we can make sure and get you there.  Otherwise, we will not plan on meeting at the church beforehand.

Also, the Stake YW's presidency is asking each ward to sing their New Beginnings song during refreshments.  Since ours is a little complicated, we will join in the other two or three wards who are singing "We Believe".

Don't forget baptisms in the morning!  Have a great day!

This Week:

Dear girls,
Thank you so much for singing in Sacrament Meeting today. I have heard many compliments. But much more than just sounding good, you brought the Spirit into our meeting and really touched people with your testimonies. I know you are and will continue to be blessed for that.

(Also - just a few minutes ago I realized there was no school tomorrow, and I have to admit, I did a little happy dance on the spot. Be productive on your day off! Let us know if you need anything.)

NEW BEGINNINGS
"Let Him In"
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
7:00pm
Sunday dress please
Refreshments will be served
If you have any questions about what you are presenting/sharing, please contact one of us!

*We will also be meeting at the church at 4:00pm on Tuesday to set up and run through the video-song transition. This shouldn't take more than 45 minutes.

BAPTISMS
Thursday morning, meet at the church at 5:30.
Look for a sign-up sheet Tuesday night.

YW Broadcast
Saturday, March 26, 2011
6:00 pm
Ammon Stake Center
Sunday dress please
You are encouraged to attend with your mothers
Light refreshments to follow
If your mother is unavailable, we would be happy to substitute! Call Sister Busath if you need a ride.

BOOK OF MORMON CHALLENGE
Are you reading???

Have a great week ladies! Try to maintain an eternal perspective.
"He lets us choose each hour of each day if we'll let Him in to stay." Are you choosing to let Him in?
Thanks for everything you do!

Sister Beck In Rexburg

This is a few weeks old, but I just wanted to post these images from Saturday, February 26th when we went to see and hear President Julie B. Beck up at BYU-Idaho. Such a special opportunity to be able to hear from her in such a "small" venue. The BYU-Idaho Center is beautiful and we are lucky to have such a facility to have opportunities like this!

Thanks girls for going with us!

It's a "P" PARTY!!!

Hello girls - I hope you are having a fabulous day. Know that you are always in our thoughts and prayers!

I just wanted to remind you of our P Party tomorrow night at Sister Anderson's house. It is at 7:00 P.M.

Things to bring: ***Personal Progress books***

Wear: Pajamas! (Extra points for pink, purple, polka-dotted or other "p"-related pajama themes)

Points will be given to the young woman with the most "p"s - and I understand there is a REWARD!! Be creative!

Think: pig tails, ponytails, pumpkins, ponies, purple-people-eaters, (have you never heard that song?!) etc.

P games will be played, and P refreshments will be served.


(We will miss Chelsa, Mykette and Sadie - Good luck with your Band Concert!!!)

There is a picture over there -------------------->
in the sidebar under the heading "Piano Assignments". (I wanted you to be able to find it quickly and easily) Find out what and when you're playing! Let me know if you need help!

Ice Skating

On Tuesday we went ice skating at Tautphaus Park. It was really fun! Kiley, Maggie, Janae, Courtney, Kaia and Sadie, we missed you! (The pictures were taken by my cell phone - sorry they're not the best quality)




Demonstrating the popular technique of hugging the wall:


Taking a break


The whole group!


The bishop flies by so fast, he's just a blur on camera!


Thanks, YM, for planning such a fun activity!