Stand and Shine Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 15

How have you seen “12 Weeks of Progress” help other Young Women? In my ward, we all read The Book of Mormon through the 12 Weeks program. Watching so many of my friends and the younger girls who had never read The Book of Mormon cover-to-cover before have that experience for the first time was really powerful for me. They would get up in Testimony Meeting and talk about how wonderful The Book of Mormon is - some of them did it with their moms, too, and had this fantastic bonding experience and that made me really happy. I've also gotten emails from girls, leaders, and parents that ask for clarification or just thank me for my work. I treasure those emails, because they mean that I am reaching beyond myself and touching other lives. I am so glad to hear that my website has given other people increased access to the blessings of The Book of Mormon and of the Personal Progress program. That’s really my goal. I want everybody to be able to experience these valuable gifts that the Church and the Young Women’s program have provided us with. What is your absolute favorite thing about “12 Weeks of Progress”? I have absolutely loved the feedback that I have received. From ward members telling me how much they like it, to mothers emailing me to tell me how much it helps their daughters, to leaders emailing me saying they are going to use it in their ward, to girls sending me questions and their thanks. I have been so blessed to feel as though I am helping others. I am ͼ)