Stake activities for March and April

Hello Young women and Parents,

                We received an e-mail from the stake highlighting some of the important events coming up for this month and we would like to share them with you.

Youth Conference

Registration for Youth Conference is currently underway.

Please announce that we would like the youth ages 14 and up to register as soon as possible and by March 24th.

The link to the site is http://ctslds.com

Youth Conference is April 5-7

Girls' Camp

If you need help with certification, the camp schedule, rally, or rules please contact Tracie Holyoak at tracie.holyoak@gmail.com or 832-928-6869

If you have questions about camp finance or payments please contact Leanne Lauck or Danielle Turner (emails below or attached)

March 24th is when the final Girls' Camp payment is due

March 24th is the General Young Women Broadcast at 7pm at the Stake Center

We strongly encourage mothers to attend with their daughters, and Young Women leaders to attend as well. Where possible, the First Presidency encourages meeting together in chapels to view the broadcast. We look forward to seeing you there.

April 14 --Special Fireside and Night Out with Katherine Nelson

Katherine Nelson plays Emma Smith in the movies "Emma Smith: My Story" and "Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration"

It would be a great YW night to watch one of these movies!

Have you taken the challenge?

At the Fireside on Sunday, The Stake Presidency, YW Stake Presidency, and YM Stake Presidency issued the

"Arise and Shine Forth Challenge" to all YW and YM of the Cypress Texas Stake, and their leaders.

This is the challenge:

• Read the Book of Mormon daily beginning today.
• Have personal prayer daily beginning today.
• We want them to strive to do this for 21 days straight in order to form this daily habit, and continue on until they finish.
• Goal date to complete reading the Book of Mormon is Saturday, September 8, 2012.
• They are to bring their tracking cards back to the Culminating Stake Fireside on Sunday, September 9. They will be treated to a very special program that evening, and be recognized for their efforts.
• There is no required amount that they should read per day, we only ask that they open them and read daily; whether it is 1 verse or many chapters.
• If they miss a day- no problem. Pick it up the next day, and keep going!
• A suggestion (guideline) in order to complete the Book of Mormon by the goal date, is to read 3 pages or 34 verses each day.
• The back of the card is lined, for them to make notes of impressions, experiences, thoughts that come to them through their reading.
• Occasionally we will send out a reminder/encouragement to forward to your YW.

Tracking cards were handed out to all in attendance, and we sent home extra cards with leaders that were in attendance, for those who were not. We do have plenty of extra cards. Please contact us if you need more, or you may make copies of the attachment. (The tracking card is double sided-so if you are making your own copies, you will need to make sure and line it up accordingly.)

We feel that personal prayer and reading the scriptures are critical in building ones faith and testimony, and establishing a relationship with the Godhead. In so doing the youth will be better able to withstand temptation, live the gospel of Jesus Christ, and be able to truly let their light shine on a daily basis. We hope that you too will join the youth in accepting this challenge, and encourage them along the way!

Sincerely,

Your young womens presidency