Personal Progress Goals for Good Works
 

1. Learn why service is a fundamental principle of the gospel. Read Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 25:34:40, Galatians 6:9-10, James 1:22-27, Mosiah 2:17, Mosiah 4:26, and 3 Nephi 13:1-4. Others often give service you may not notice, such as preparing meals, reading or listening to younger children, repairing clothing, or helping a brother or sister. For two weeks record in your journal the quiet acts of service your family members and others perform. Acknowledge their service in some meaningful way.
 

2. Service is an essential principle of family living. Help plan your family’s menus, obtain the food, and prepare part of the meals for two weeks. During that time help your family gather to share mealtimes. Report to your class what you have learned.
 

3. Read Mosiah 18:7-10, and in your journal list three ways you can comfort others or help them bear their burdens. Do the things on your list, and tell a family member or Young Women leader about the experience and how your attitude and understanding have changed.
 

4. Teach a lesson about a gospel subject in family home evening or in another setting. Use pictures, music, examples, or demonstrations in your lesson. Use the manual Teaching, No Greater Call as a resource. This manual is available in your meetinghouse library or through Church distribution centers.
 

5. Read D&C 58:26-28. Think of ways a young woman, as well as a wife and mother, could apply this scripture in her family. Develop a pattern of service in your life by choosing a family member you can help. Serve that person for at least a month. Record in your journal your actions and feelings about the experience.
 

6. Spend at least three hours giving service outside your family. Ask your ward or branch Relief Society president or a community leader for suggestions for service. For example, you might take care of children while parents attend the temple; collect, make, or recondition toys or games for a nursery; accept an assignment to clean the meetinghouse; or perform errands for or read to a homebound person or others in need. Record in your journal the reactions of the person you served and possible goals for future service opportunities.
 

7. Pray for a missionary experience. Read Matthew 24:14, Matthew 28:19, and D&C 88:81. Invite a friend who is not a member or one who is less active to go with you to a Church meeting or activity. Introduce your friend to others, and make sure he or she is involved in the activity. Share your testimony of the gospel, and invite him or her to come again.
 

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