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 Choice & Complete 1-3 & choose 3 from 4-7 Then…you

only have to complete your project
Accountability (there’s plenty of ideas to choose from on
I will choose good over evil and will the second to the last page) and you have
accept responsibility for my decisions. Choice & Accountability completed!!!
Personal Progress

#1 Choose-wisely
“You can choose wisely and solve problems”

#2 Choose-High standards
“Develop a pattern of living righteous standards”

#3 Choose-Agency
“One of God’s greatest gifts to his children”

#4 Choose-Repentance
“Learn about the importance of repentance”

#5 Choose-Holy Ghost
“The Holy Ghost helps us make good choices”

#6 Choose-Young Women’s
“Living the gospel helps you remain free & happy”

#7 Choose-Budgeting
“Begin a money management pattern”
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Choose-wisely
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#1

 “You can choose wisely and solve problems”

A daughter of God can make wise decisions and solve problems. Read:

1 Nephi 15:8
2 Nephi 32:3
Alma 34:19-27
Ether 2-3
Doctrine & Covenants 9:7-9

Follow a pattern of regular scripture study and prayer to receive help in making personal decisions such as choosing good
friends, being kind to others, getting up on time, or other decisions.
Week 1
Wise choices

S M T W Th F S
Scripture study
I can make

prayer
Good Friends
be kind to others
Get up on time

Week 2
S M T W Th F S
Scripture study
prayer
Good Friends
be kind to others
Get up on time

Share

Discuss with a parent or leader how regular scripture study and prayer helped you make correct decisions.
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family member, parent or leader signature
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#2 Choose-High standards

 “Develop a pattern of living righteous standards”
Read the pamphlet For the Strength of Youth. List each standard of righteous behavior the pamphlet outlines, and
record why it is important to choose to live those standards.
For the Strength of Youth
Agency & Accountability
Dating
Dress & Appearance
Education
Entertainment & Media
Family
Friends
Gratitude
Honesty & Integrity
Language
Music & Dancing
Physical & Emotional Health
Repentance
Sabbath Day Observance
Service
Sexual Purity
Tithes & Offerings
Work & Self Reliance
Go Forward with Faith
Practice living righteous standards by choosing three standards in which you need to improve. After 3 weeks share
your progress with your family, class or leader. (You might choose to be more selective about television, music, books,
or other media, or you might improve your modesty, language, or honesty.
Standards

_______________________ 3 Week Progress Chart

My three

_______________________ Week 1
_______________________ Week 2
Week 3
Share _______________________
Discuss with a parent or leader how regular scripture
study and prayer helped you make correct decisions. ________________________
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#3 Choose-Agency

 “One of God’s greatest gifts to his children”

Agency, or the ability to choose, is one of God’s greatest gifts to His children. Read about agency in:

Joshua 24:15
2 Nephi 2
Doctrine & Covenants 82:2-10

1. What are the blessings of Agency?

2. What are the responsibilities of Agency?

My Choices/Actions My Consequences
My choices and actions

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have consequences

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Share
I discussed the blessings and responsibilities of agency with a family member, parent or leader.
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#4 Choose-Repentance

 “Learn about the importance of repentance”
Read about repentance in:
Isaiah 1:18
Alma 26:22
Alma 34:30-35
Moroni 8:25-26
Doctrine & Covenants 19:15-20
Doctrine & Covenants 58:42-43

Questions:

Study the process of repentance, pray for guidance, and apply the principles of repentance in your life.
1. What does repentance mean?

2. What does repentance mean to you in your life right now?

3. What is the process of repentance?

Apply

I am applying the principles of repentance in my life by…

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#5 Choose-Holy Ghost

 “The Holy Ghost helps us make good choices”
The Holy Ghost will help you make correct choices. With a parent, leader, or friend, learn more about the Holy Ghost by
reading and discussing:

Ezekiel 36:26-27
John 14:26
John 16:13
Galatians 5:22-25
2 Nephi 32:5 I spoke with…___________________
Moroni 10:4-5 friend, family member or leader
Doctrine & Covenants 11:12-14
Study

List different ways the Holy Ghost testifies of truth.

Record in your journal a recent personal experience of how the Holy Ghost has helped you make good decisions.
Testifying of truth

The Holy Ghost helped me make a good decisions recently when…

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Pray for and live worthy of the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.
When I prayed to live worthy of the Holy Ghost…(share a recent experience of how praying helped you)
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Choose-Young Women’s
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#6

 “Living the gospel helps you remain free & happy”
Study the Young Women’s Theme below and what it teaches you about who you are, what you are to do, and why
you are to do it.

“We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us,

and we love Him. We will ‘stand as witnesses of God at all
times and in all things, and in all places’ (Mosiah 18:9) as
we strive to live the Young Women values, which are:

Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice

and Accountability, Good Works, Integrity and Virtue.

“We believe as we come to accept and act upon these

values, we will be prepared to strengthen home and
family, make and keep sacred covenants, receive the
ordinances of the temple, and enjoy the blessings of
exaltation.”

List what you will do each day with regards to the topics below.
Modesty
Dating
Media
Morally Clean
Temple Worthy

By making good choices daily I will remain free and happy because…
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#7

 “Begin a money management pattern”

Making choices is part of Heavenly Father’s plan for us. Read:

Moses 4:1-4
Moses 7:32
2 Nephi 9:51
Tithing
Establish a pattern of wise money management by making a budget for saving and spending your money,
including the payment of tithing. Live within your budget for at least three months. Set priorities that allow you to
meet your most important needs before satisfying your wants.

My Budget Plan
Monthly Expense Items 1st Month 2nd Month 3rd Month
Monthly Income
Tithing 10%

Monthly Expense Items List

By staying within my budget it will bless my life by…
Tithing 10%
College
Transportation
car payment
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Housing/Rent gas/fuel
Tuition Auto Repairs
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Books
class fees
Entertainment
cable tv
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Utilities
Power
Computer
Movies/sports
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Water music/videos
hobbies
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Trash
phone (cell) Personal ____________________________
Food clothes/shoes
Groceries Laundry ____________________________
snacks toiletries
dining out cleaning products ____________________________
Project Ideas Choice & accountability
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Choice & Accountability



• Compile quotes from General Authorities about Choice and Accountability
• Compile recipes for a cook book or recipe box
• Create a "Sunday Box" filled with ideas of appropriate family activities to do on the Sabbath. Use it each
week at home.
• Create a day by day calendar with quotes from General Authorities
• Create a work of art
• Decorate your room on a budget
• Do your own laundry
• Enter a contest
• Go through the closet or personal music library and evaluate items based on the standards listed in For the
Strength of Youth. Discard inappropriate items.Learn a song and sing/play it for church
• Hold a Conference party
• Learn how to dance
• Make a conference Binder
• Make Personal Progress reminders for Young Women’s
• Organize a "For the Strength of Youth Discussion Night" with all the youth in your ward
• Organize an alternative post-Prom party
• Organize and present a modesty fashion show
• Organize your closet
• Put together a devotional book
• Re-watch Conference and write in your journal how talks apply to Choice and Accountability
• Read “Using New Media to Support the Work of the Church” by Elder M. Russell Ballard and start a blog
• Read The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball and share impressions of the book with a parent or
YW leader.
• Sew an article of clothing
• Sew your own prom dress
• Sew your own temple dress
• Start a band
• Start a book club
• Start a routine of stress reducing activities
• Start a scripture study or discussion group
• Start and keep an exercise routine
Ideas for projects from: thepersonalprogresshelper.com
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Choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for

Choice & me and my house, we will serve the Lord (Joshua
24:15).
Accountability
I will choose good over evil and will accept responsibility
10 hour for my decisions.
Project

My Project is:
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start date completion date

My plan to carry out my project is:

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Evaluation:

My Choice & Accountability project… (include how you felt and how your understanding of Choice & Accountability increased)
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