You support the YW President and own a specific class or area she assigns you — Beehive, Mia Maid, Laurel, camp, activities, or another portfolio. A girl who has a counselor who knows her name and shows up is far more likely to stay.
Day One
Do These Things First
Meet with the YW President.↗ text her
Ask: Which class or area am I assigned to? What's my specific portfolio? What does she need from me most in the first month?
Meet the girls in your assigned class this Sunday. Don't wait for a formal introduction — just show up and be warm. Your presence, not your title, is the credential.
Get the YW roster for your class.
Know every girl's name, age group, and parent contact info before you need it.
Know the activity schedule and what's coming up. When is camp? What's on the stake calendar? What's the next big event for your class?
Know who the adviser is for your class.
The YW Adviser for your class is your on-the-ground partner. Meet her early.
Your Role
What the YW Counselor Actually Does
The YW President assigns you a specific area — typically oversight of one class (Beehive, Mia Maid, or Laurel), plus possibly camp coordination, activities, or a program responsibility. You are the presidency's point person for that area.
Within your class: you attend Sunday, attend activities, coordinate with the class adviser, and represent those girls in presidency decisions. You bring their needs, concerns, and wins to the presidency meeting. The class president (a young woman) leads her class; you support and mentor her in that role.
The girls you're assigned to are watching whether you actually care. Teenagers are perceptive about adult attention. A counselor who learns their names, texts back, and shows up to things outside of Sunday is a counselor who gets through to them. A counselor who is present only on Sundays is one they politely tolerate.
Weekly Rhythm
Every Week
Presidency meeting
Attend and bring updates on your assigned class. Raise any girls who need attention — absences, hard situations, wins worth celebrating.
Sunday class
Attend your class. Sit with the girls. Know what's being discussed and contribute — but also let the girls lead.
Activity night
Attend your class's activity. Your job is relational, not logistical.
During the week
Text a girl who seemed off on Sunday. Acknowledge a birthday. Be reachable. These small investments compound into real trust.
Camp
Girls Camp
Your role
You attend camp as a leader for your class. Know the camp director and what's expected of you before you arrive.
Before camp
Know each girl's health form, dietary restrictions, and parent instructions. Know who in your group has medical training.
At camp
Be present. The conversations at camp — around fires, on hikes, late at night — are often the most important ones you'll have all year.
After camp
Follow up with any girls who had a hard time. A check-in the Sunday after camp matters.
Key Contacts
Who You Work With Regularly
YW President
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Your direct leader. Keep her informed; take direction; counsel together on decisions that affect the full organization.
YW Secretary
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Roster, activity calendar, records. Your administrative resource.
Class Adviser
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The adult woman assigned to your class. She's in the trenches with the girls every week — stay aligned with her.
Stake YW Leaders
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Camp coordination, stake events, training. Know who to contact at the stake level.
Bishop / Counselor
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The bishopric counselor assigned to Young Women is your connection to ward leadership.
Quick Notes
Operational Notes
Log your meeting schedule, room numbers, key dates, or anything worth handing off when you're released.