LDS Books: The Twelve Week Challenge

Prioritizing is the foundation of a gospel-centered life, but the hardest part is staying committed to your goals. Too many of us get overwhelmed by the daunting tasks we face each day, and then we feel like giving up. Discover the fruits of diligence as you step up to the Twelve-Week Challenge. By setting simple weekly goals with a group of women whose values are similar to your own, and reporting your progress to each other weekly, you will develop the habits necessary to lay a foundation for true success. The Twelve-Week Challenge will help you to:

Grow closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Improve your self-care.
Enrich your relationships.
Begin to discover and fulfill your life's purpose.
Become a better steward of your finances.
Discover the peace and joy that come from knowing that you are taking care of the most important things first.
Have fun and create lasting friendships.

The Twelve-Week Challenge will guide you down the pathway to eternal progression one step at a time, gradually revealing the keys to personal management and to a more fulfilling and provident lifestyle.

Reviews-

I found that the priorities laid out in this book set a path to life balance and harmony with the spirit. The wonderful thing about taking The Twelve Week Challenge, is that by the end of this time great habits are formed.

-Jennie Sheperd

The hardest thing about New Year resolutions is keeping them. I have such great and worthy goals that I fail to keep, because I feel overwhelmed and miss a day or two and then stop trying. This book is a self improvement book that is realistic in expectation and do-ability. At the beginning of the book is the Spectrum Meditation that is the basis of the changing steps. I found this to be encouraging, as well as motivating.

I believe that this is one answer to keeping faith with oneself. The first two weeks lay the foundation for the other ten. It is done with easy to follow steps and assignments. You are given reading assignments that come from the Book of Mormon and are short enough to be read in an hour or less. Individuals are strongly encouraged to get a group of friends together who want to do this along with them and work to support each other. With a group of supporting friends that weekly reports are made to. it is easier to see why this can be so successful.

There are six areas of focus for changing your life for the better. They are: Spiritual Strength, Self-Care, Eternal Family, Purpose, Temporal Stewardship and Service. The order in which the six areas of focus are presented is important because they build upon each other. As you go through the steps or process, your ability to have faith in yourself grows and you realize that life is much easier when you petition the Lord for help.

This book is perfectly targeted for a female LDS audience, but I believe it could have much greater success if it were written to a wider audience since it has many useful ideas for everyone trying to achieve any elusive goal.

"After the first meeting I knew I needed this group. I was begging for the material. I was so glad I was invited to join. This program has helped me build a stronger foundation to place my busy life upon. I am stronger, more focused, and much more effective than I was a few months ago when I started. I have peace in my hectic life and have more lofty goals."

"The Twelve-Week Challenge helped me to become focused on the really important things. I made goals and had a clear idea of the areas I needed to work on, and I became more committed."