2012 Young Women Leadership Meeting

From the H

andbook

“Today’s youth are the fathers, mothers, and

Church leaders of tomorrow”.

Class presidencies have the following responsibilities:

• They watch over and fellowship class members, especially those who are new members or less active and those who have disabilities or other special needs. They pray for them, spend time with them, and become genuine friends.

• They help class members establish close friendships, learn leadership skills, and live the gospel.

• They help each young woman know that she is welcome when she becomes a member of their class.

• They support class members’ efforts in the Personal Progress program.• They hold regular class presidency meetings.• They conduct the Sunday meetings for their classes.• They help plan activities, including Mutual.• The class presidents serve on the bishopric youth committee

Class secretaries have the following responsibilities:

• They compile and review attendance information and submit it to the Young Women secretary.

• They consult with the class presidency to prepare agendas for presidency meetings. They attend these meetings, take notes, and keep track of assignments.

• They may help class presidencies and Young Women leaders plan activities.

Meaningful leadership opportunities

Meaningful leadership opportunities

Camp

Young Women in Excellence New

Beginnings

Personal Progress

Sunday Instruction

Mutual and other

activities

• A friend• A responsibility• Nurturing with

the good word of God

Opening Exercises

• Where possible, all young women meet together for brief opening exercises before Sunday classes. The ward Young Women presidency oversees this portion of the meeting, and a member of a class presidency conducts. In opening exercises, leaders establish an atmosphere that invites the Spirit for the lessons that follow. Opening exercises include a welcome, a hymn, a prayer, recitation of the Young Women theme, and announcements.