Comments on: BTGOYD: IX. Can You Say No? http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2012/04/14/btgoyd-ix-can-you-say-no/ Where our past is never very long ago Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2012/04/14/btgoyd-ix-can-you-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-217040 Ardis E. Parshall Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:13:03 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=16137#comment-217040 Thanks, MaryAnn — but I want to clarify that I didn’t write this series; they are the words of Angelyn Wadley, whose “Be the Girl of Your Dreams” booklet was published in 1956 (well, the 3rd ed., anyway) for distribution to the 15-year-old girls of the Mutual.

But despite the sometimes old-fashioned wording and examples, I agree with you that these pieces contain a lot of wisdom that is just as good today as 50+ years ago, and perhaps just as good for adults as for youth. I mean, I need to remind myself periodically what it is that I want to guide my life, and evaluate whether I’m living up to that standard, too.

Cheers!

]]> By: MaryAnn http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2012/04/14/btgoyd-ix-can-you-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-217037 MaryAnn Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:04:41 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=16137#comment-217037 Wow. There’s a lot of material here, but it’s a great read. I think one of the most important points you make, and something we just had a family home evening lesson on, is deciding what your standards are. If you don’t know what you stand for, it’s a lot easier for people to be able to knock you around, and unroot your beliefs. It seems like a simple thing, but so many youth don’t stop and just take some time to really define to themselves what they stand for, and what they’re just not willing to do. Thank you for your great thoughts on this.

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