LDS Young Women New Beginnings Programs and Skits
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What Is New Beginnings?
New Beginnings is an annual event teaching the purposes of the LDS Young Women organization. It includes an orientation to the Personal Progress program and to the Young Women theme, logo, motto, and values. It is usually held at the ward or branch level.
The purpose of a New Beginnings Program is to teach young women and their parents about the Young Women organization, provide an opportunity to encourage parents to help young women in Personal Progress experiences, provide an opportunity for leaders to express love for young women and acknowledge their accomplishments, and to help young women and parents plan for events of the coming year.
New Beginnings is held at the beginning of the calendar year. It may be held during Mutual. LDS Young Women, their parents, and priesthood and Young Women leaders are invited to New Beginnings.
A Young Women's New Beginnings Program usually includes some or all of the following:
- Recognition of young women who have turned 12, moved into the ward, or joined the Church in the past year
- Recognition for Personal Progress accomplishments
- Music
- Talks by members of the ward, such as parents, young women, and priesthood leaders
- Presentations and new beginnings skits
- Review of events planned for the coming year
User-submitted Young Women New Beginnings Activity Ideas
Below is our ever-growing list of New Beginnings ideas for LDS Young Women.
Did this remind you of a great New Beginnings Activity? Please share it, and help us keep growing!
2006 Mutual Theme - Arise and Shine Forth
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2006 - 1:00am2007 Mutual Script - Daughter of a King
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmJenny Phillips (not me, Jenny Smith) has written this script to accompany her CD, Daughter of a King. Simply order the CD, and *poof* New Beginnings or Standards Night is taken care of!
The script calls for 6 Young Women speaking parts and 1 adult narrator, though you could perform it with as few as 3 people. Read more »
2010 Mutual Theme OFFICIAL Logo - Be strong and of a good courage
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 3:25pmI've stripped out the new logo from the youth.lds.org website, made it larger, and put it here for you to download as a JPEG.
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A Great and Marvelous Work Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:42pmMy friend who is YW President in her ward gave me a copy of the talks that her Young Women are using for New Beginnings this year.
This New Beginnings program has six short talks that describe espisodes in the lives of several women from Church History. Read more »
America's Top MODEST Model
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/22/2007 - 1:00amAnts Activity / Leadership Training
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmKim A. says, "I attached a program I compiled for a mutual night activity, it could be adopted to be a YW New Beginnings."
Uses an ant theme like "excell-ants" or "obedie-ants" to teach valuable leadership characteristics. Read more »
Be Strong and of a Good Courage - Handouts
Submitted by amoore on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:09amWe are using these for New Beginnings tonight. Thought others who frequent your site might find them useful.
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Be Strong and of a Good Courage - Program Cover
Submitted by amoore on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:04amWe are using these for New Beginnings tonight. Thought others who frequent your site might find them useful.
This program cover is formatted for printing.
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Be Strong and of a Good Courage - Program Cover image
Submitted by amoore on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:05amWe are using these for New Beginnings tonight. Thought others who frequent your site might find them useful.
This is the program cover image alone -- not formatted for printing.
.thumbnail.jpg "Click here to download the full-size version of Be Strong and of a Good Courage - Program Cover image - LDS Clipart Image")
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Be strong and of a Good Courage T-shirt - OFFICIAL LOGO
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 3:27pmI've taken the t-shirt logo sheet from youth.lds.org, and turned it into a TRIPLE, and put it here for you to download. Read more »
B.O.O.T. Camp Draft Letter
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 8:12pmAn alternate logo (YW version, instead of Army) and format for the BOOT Camp Draft letter provided at http://mormonshare.com/lds-clipart/boot-camp-theme-new-beginnings . Read more »
BOOT Camp Theme New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 12:29pmHere are some ideas about what we are doing for New Beginnings. Our theme is B.O.O.T. Camp "Building Our Own Testimony" Our invitation is a draft letter; very simple. Read more »
DeFord Music
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 1:16pmFantastic Food Ideas for Enrichment Meetings and other LDS Activities
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 1:18pmFor the un-crafty members of Relief Society, like me, coming up with creative ways to present food during activities can be very intimidating. Here are some ideas that can help you: Read more »
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Portuguese)
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmClarice M.V.S. shared this Portuguese translation of the Yellow Brick Road Temple Skit. Read more »
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Temple Skit)
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmBrenda H. shared this script for a skit that uses the popular story The Wizard of Oz to teach about the virtues needed to attend the temple. Read more »
Free LDS Sheet Music - Believe in Me by Mary Noble Cavenee
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 7:45amBeautiful music that could be used for camp, YWIE, New Beginnings, or other activity. "I was asked to find a song for our Stake Young Women’s 2009 camp theme: 'Believe in Me' last December.
FROG - Fully Rely On God Activity / Leadership Training
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmKim A. says, "I attached a program where I gave a leadership lesson for the Stake YW leadership training and then gave them the FROG lesson to share as a mutual night or New Beginnings program."
This collection of ideas uses a frog theme and has lots of cute ideas for food and handouts. Read more »
Heart-Themed New Beginnings Ideas for February
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 5:27pmI've collected some heart-themed ideas you might use during a February New Beginnings Activity.
Here's the list of ideas, collected from all over the web: Read more »
Hourglass New Beginning
Submitted by Chris Gunn on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:46pmThis black and white image, Hourglass New Beginning, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.
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Hourglass New Beginning
Submitted by Chris Gunn on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:46pmThis black and white image, Hourglass New Beginning, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.
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Jenny Phillips' 2006 Program: Arise and Shine Forth
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2006 - 1:00amJenny Phillip's A Great and Marvelous Work program with music
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2005 - 12:00amlaurels responsibilities
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2006 - 9:59amhi there, next tuesday is our new beginnings, and we've been asked to discuss the responsibilities of a laurel. how do i get the message across without making it sound boring or maybe too hard. Read more »
Let the Holy Spirit Guide New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 5:15pmThis is the New Beginnings Program which I wrote and was presented in two different wards in Spring Creek, NV, during February 2001. Hope it will be of help to someone. Enjoy.
"Let the Holy Spirit Guide"
by Ann Louise Alger
Each angel is dress in color of her value wearing a satin sash with her value written on the sash.
3 Young Women - each with a friend
1 at desk with college brochures (Laurel)
1 with soccer (basketball) uniform & ball or other props of your choice (Beehive)
1 with picture of a boy (Mia Maid)
(Note: you may have a choir of Young Women sing the songs or have the congregation sing each song, if preferred.)
Background Music softly plays: "Let the Holy Spirit Guide) Read more »
Life Savers Wrappers: New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:41pmThis cute handout is made to look like a roll of Life Savers Candy.
It has the Young Women Theme on the back, with New Beginnings, and 7 Values on the front.
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Life Savers Wrappers: New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:41pmThis cute handout is made to look like a roll of Life Savers Candy.
It has the Young Women Theme on the back, with New Beginnings, and 7 Values on the front.
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Life Savers Wrappers: New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:41pmThis cute handout is made to look like a roll of Life Savers Candy.
It has the Young Women Theme on the back, with New Beginnings, and 7 Values on the front. Read more »
New Beginnings 2007, YW Sisters Cooking Show at the Virtue Deli
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/28/2007 - 1:00amNew Beginnings Court
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmJen F. shared this cute script for a new beginnings court trial. Read more »
New Beginnings List
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2006 - 1:00amNew Beginnings - Now is a great TIME to be a Young Woman
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/17/2005 - 12:00amNew Beginnings Skit "Arise and Shine Forth"
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2006 - 1:00am"Arise and Shine forth that thy light may be a standard to the nations."
Skit:
Not a member... Read more »
New Beginnings Skit for 2007 Theme
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/06/2007 - 1:00amNew Beginnings Super Bowl Theme Ideas
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 5:37pmHere are some ideas for a football themed New Beginnings:
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We invited all the Young Women's families. We used the Salem Utah Stake's idea of Kick-off and tailgate party. We had our Opening and then did a skit with the Young Women on teamwork. Using their playbook (personal progress manual) and values for the presentation on teamwork.
The rookies (new Beehives) and Team Captains (class presidencies) were then introduced.
We had a talk on the year's theme and teamwork as families. The speaker built a banana split as she talked about teamwork. Read more »
New Beginnings Theme Intro Invite
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmGina D. shared the skit she used for New Beginnings. Read more »
New Beginnings Theme Intro Program
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmGina D. shared the skit she used for New Beginnings. Read more »
New Beginnings Theme Intro Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmGina D. shared the skit she used for New Beginnings. Read more »
Operation Personal Progress Mission: Possible
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/15/2005 - 1:00amDownload this file as a...
Operation Personal Progress: Mission Possible Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:42pmThis is a skit submitted by K. Adams. Read more »
Patty and the Personal Progress Operator
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 5:12pmWe had a fun New Beginnings evening with a 50's theme. Decorations included old LP's with labels on them going with the different values.
We had helium balloons of the different value colors also attached to glass ice cream sundae dishes as centerpieces at the tables. We also had Skittles in the centerpieces. We called it the "Heavenly Sweets Ice Cream Parlor" and for refreshments we had drinks of the different value colors. The white ice cream was for Faith and the girls and parents got a float with ice cream and the drink color they chose. The drink bottles had cute bright labels with the different value colors and the value on them. Read more »
Personal Progress Balloons - 16 ct.
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Personal Progress Candy Bar Wrapper
Submitted by lanemeyer on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 10:39amCute candy bar wrapper has the young women's values on it along with the words "raising the bar of righteousness". I used a Hershey Milk Chocolate with Almonds 1.45 oz. bar.
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'P'ersonal 'P'rogress 'P'arty
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/24/2005 - 12:00amPersonal Progress Value Cakes
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 9:01pmThe Naperville 2nd ward had a great idea for food at YW in Excellence Read more »
Princess of Value Pageant Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmCindy C. shared this Princess themed version of the values pageant. Read more »
Princess of Value Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/23/2007 - 1:00amSacred LDS Music
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 4:51pmDraw closer to the Spirit of the Lord through Original Solos, Choral Works, and Hymn Arrangements by Sharon Austad Bagley.
Shawna's Young Women Values Pageant Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmShawna W. submitted this updated version of the Young Women Values Pageant Skit for New Beginnings. Read more »
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/27/2007 - 12:00amDecorations
At the entrance door have a large oval mirror on an easel surrounded by greenery. On the mirror have saying, "Princess, Daughter of a Heavenly King."(in vinyl). Read more »
Snow White and the Seven Values Script
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmKathy P. wrote this script for her unit's New Beginnings. Read more »
Soulvivor New Beginnings: 13th Ward
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 6:58pm"Last night we had our New Beginnings Program. We had a great time together. Our theme was "Soulvivor". We had a challenge round to begin each of the eight value activities.
Steadfast and Immovable Bookmark
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmAmy M. shared these beautiful bookmarks that her unit is using for New Beginnings relating to the theme they've chosen: "For our 2008 New Beginnings, we are using Sister Julie B.
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Steadfast and Immovable Bookmark - 4 per sheet
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pmAmy M. shared these beautiful bookmarks that her unit is using for New Beginnings relating to the theme they've chosen: "For our 2008 New Beginnings, we are using Sister Julie B.
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Sugar Doodle's New Beginnings Page
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 10:41amMelanie Day's main page for New Beginnings helps is here!
The Biggest Gainer: New Beginnings VIDEOS
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:15amHi There, Read more »
The Plain Princess
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmMarilynn M. shared this cute script for a New Beginnings activity. Read more »
The Wizard of Oz New Beginnings January 2006
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 12:00pmby Melody Dunn
SUMMARY AND NOTES AFTERWARD: I had some Wizard of Oz figurines from my g'daughter and some posters,... Read more »
Threads of Eternity - Handkerchief poem
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:49pmThis document was submitted by Kellee P. who found the poem online (author unknown). Read more »
Treasures in Heaven
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/13/2007 - 1:00amTreasures in Heaven
How many of you have heard of a Hope Chest? A hope chest is a chest where... Read more »
Value Bandits Skit
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 11:14amI thought I would share this skit so someone else could take advantage of all the work. It also includes an activity. Read more »
Value Fruit Salad
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 1:00amValue Trail Mix- refreshments for New Begginings
Submitted by Amlybre on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 9:43amFor New Beginnings this year our ward decided to have our refreshments represent each one of the value experiences for...For New Beginnings this year our ward decided to have our refreshments represent each one of the value experiences for personal progress. Read more »
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Virtue Business Cards
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:51pm
Virtue Handouts
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmAdrienne W. shared these handouts that go with the theme, "Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly." They were attached to favors for her New Beginnings activity. Read more »
Windows - New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2005 - 12:00amHistory of Windows
[Windows] was first done by the Centerville 4th ward and send out [to other units by the...Women of Value
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2005 - 12:00amWord New Beginnings
Submitted by Chris Gunn on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:49pm
Word New Beginnings
Submitted by Chris Gunn on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:49pm
Young Women Bargain Stickers - Values
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Young Women in Excellence ~ 2005
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 12:00am7 skinny 8" clear glass vases, 7 single flowers, one for each Value color (we used silk, but... Read more »
Young Women - universal 1/2 sheet card
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 3:01pmThis card template was made using my LDS Digital Scrapbooking elements. This makes two cards per 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper. Read more »
Young Women Values Pageant Skit - UPDATED WITH VIRTUE
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Mon, 10/03/2005 - 12:00amThis skit takes about 25 minutes to perform (and that was with our 3 "commercials" and a solo). It makes a great New Beginnings activity. I've participated in or performed in this skit as long ago as 1986, but despite its age, the skit is a gem and really makes the girls think about the value they are assigned. Read more »
YW Connection YWIE & New Beginnings Idea list
Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 8:42pmYW Connection is one of the oldest LDS Young Women sites on the web. Here is their good list of YWIE and New Beginnings programs.
YW Leadership: New Beginnings
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmJan G. submitted this document she used for a leadership training meeting. Read more »
YW Sisters at the Virtue Deli - New Beginnings Script
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:50pmFran Stucki wrote this script that uses a giant object lesson, a 6 foot sub sandwich, to teach Young Women values from For the Strength of Youth.
Here's what Fran says: "This is a New Beginnings Program specifically for 2007. Read more »
YW Values Pageant Skit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:42pmThis is the popular Values Pageant Skit. Download it in PDF format. Read more »
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