Young Women Values (Fields)/Colors/Symbols

In 1915 the Bee-Hives began to focus on seven fields of study: religion, health, service, home, out-of-doors, handicrafts, and business. In 1954 they added the two additional fields of knowledge and truth. At that time, several changes were made to the original seven fields: home became womanhood, handicraft became field of work, religion became faith, out-of-doors included beauty, and business was changed to join in the field. Changes were again made in 1974.

In 1922 the Mutual Improvement Association (Young Women and Young Men MIA) selected the colors of the MIA to be gold and green. Gold stood for power and glory, and green stood for youth and growth.

In 1954 the Young Women organization selected different colors and symbols for each of the values. These changed in 1985. At that time, the symbol of the torch with the Young Women motto “Stand for truth and righteousness” was created for the entire organization.

In the 1980s values changed to reflect the needs of the young women. Temple attendance began to be increasingly emphasized, as did education. Goals were focused more on the values themselves rather than on attendance and participation.