Being a Young Women Mentor | An Interview with Scharman Grimmer

Scharman Grimmer serves as a member of the Young Women General
Advisory Council for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. She has served as stake and ward Primary president; ward
Young Women president, Primary and Relief Society counselor, stake
Young Women camp director, Sunday School teacher, Seminary teacher,
and in Primary as a music leader, teacher, and Nursery leader.
Scharman and her husband, Matt, have five children and live in
Alpine, Utah. Scharman earned a bachelor's degree in Early
Childhood Education from Brigham Young University and a master’s
degree in Child and Teen Development from Syracuse University. She
currently works as a child and teen development specialist,
consulting parents on best developmental and relationship practices
and healthy habits in families. Scharman is proud to be from
Humble, Texas! Growing up in an area with few members of the
Church, she learned valuable lessons as she watched her parents
faithfully lead in their ward and stake. Her own experiences as an
adult in Texas and New York have given her an appreciation that
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the Core Leader Library Highlights 3:00 Getting called to be a part
of the young women's general advisory council. 5:20 What does
Scharman’s calling entail? Council meetings Working groups 7:30
Scharman has a masters degree in child and teen development and has
been able to use her degree not only professionally but in her
calling and personal life. She works a lot with parents and helps
them find holy, healthy habits as a family. 8:50 Her experience in
Young Women started as a young woman herself and callings in Young
Women in her early twenties. She learned to mentor. 12:00 How can
you become a mentor for youth? Scharman shares scriptural examples.
15:45 Leading youth to have covenant relationships. The focus of
the Young Men and Young Women programs is to build a foundation on
Christ. Gathering to Christ. 17:20 Do what works for the youth.
Sometimes you have to switch it up for the group you have. 21:40
Build on Christ as your foundation, gather to Christ, and covenant
with Christ. The focus of the youth programs are based on these
three things. 22:45 What is an AOA? Area Organization Advisors.
Women around the world that are trained by the general presidencies
and then take those teachings and minister to the people in their
areas. 24:00 How can we get the Young Women and Young Men groups to
work together better? 27:20 Studies show that participation in
religion as teenagers doesn’t mean belonging. When youth are
connected to five or more adult members of their congregation and
they feel known, seen, loved, and cared about, their feeling of
belonging goes sky high. 30:30 How can we make youth-led
activities? They need to be idea generators and the adults are the
support team. 33:40 Helping stimulate activities with the youth
38:00 Youth can tell when you are genuine and authentic. Be open
with your struggles but be careful of oversharing. 41:00 Helping
the youth with emotional resilience. Combining the skills of mental
health with the gospel of Jesus Christ’s eternal truths is what is
life changing. The Church has an emotional resilience course that
is a resource for youth age 16 and older. 46:45 Girls camp. Have a
strong group of YCLs. Have youth leaders help pick a scriptural
theme. 50:15 Questions that Scharman hears the most How do you
balance leaders and the young women speaking in class? How do you
work together with the young men’s presidency? 51:45 Scharman’s
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