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My Calling as a Young Women Class President

Who Do I Work With?

Class Members

Build sincere relationships with the young women in your class to help them feel loved and help them come unto Christ. Encourage them to seek the guidance of the Spirit in fulfilling their sacred roles as young women.

Young Women Class Presidency and Secretary

The counselors in your presidency and the class secretary will support and sustain you. Give your counselors and secretary opportunities to serve and grow by delegating responsibilities to them. As your presidency counsels together and seeks to follow the example of the Savior, you will gain insights and inspiration about how best to minister to one another and to those you serve. (See General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11.3.4.)

Ward Young Women Presidency and Other Leaders

The Young Women presidency and other leaders serve as resources to help you fulfill your calling. They will provide ongoing support and encouragement. You can counsel with them when you are unsure what to do.

Bishopric

You will meet with the bishopric as you attend ward youth council and on other occasions, as invited. You can help them understand the needs of your class members and their families by reporting on your presidency’s efforts to minister to them.

Ward Youth Council

You are a member of the ward youth council. As a member of the council, you have the responsibilities outlined in General Handbook, 11.3.4.4; 29.2.6. (See also “Participate in Ward Youth Council Meetings” under “What Should I Focus On?”)

A ward youth council meeting should be a revelatory experience. Elder David A. Bednar taught the following about ward council meetings, and the principle also applies to ward youth council meetings: “We’ve been talking about a revelatory experience with the members of the ward council. And if members of councils, if members of families, as they come together, would think in terms of ‘I’m preparing to participate in a revelatory experience with my family’ instead of going to a meeting—a revelatory experience with the members of the ward council—I think we would prepare and act much differently” (in M. Russell Ballard, in “Panel Discussion” [worldwide leadership training meeting, Nov. 2010], broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org).