Faith #1 Badge Prototype Available

As promised, the Mormon Badge group has been exploring options of how the Personal Progress Program could incorporate badges. The more we've examined the new online Personal Progress, the more we see that the two could go hand in hand to fill a gap within the already established system.

 Right now the website allows girls to sign in with their lds.org account, and then they establish their record and they can create a number of online journal entries. The system even allows for projects and experiences to be approved by the girl’s parent or leader. Yet we think if badges where mixed in, perhaps with a quick quiz checking that all the requirements have been met as well as the online journal assignments that are already integrated in the system, the girl could receive a badge which could then be shared across multiple platforms (such as their social media platforms). Badges would then provide authentication for the girl’s learning or experience as well as concrete proof that she could share with her friends and family. Not only would she be working towards her Young Women’s Medallion, but she could also share the different steps in her process and the gospel principles she is learning about.

To test the capability of badges to work with Personal Progress, we've created the prototype below. Although this is not as sophisticated (technilogically) as we some day hope to see it, we feel this represents one way badges could help girls as they explore the program.

In order to earn this badge you must:

1. Complete the following activity:

The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Learn about faith from the scriptures and living prophets. Read Hebrews 11; Alma 32:17–43; Ether 12:6–22; and Joseph Smith—History 1:11–20. Read two general conference talks on faith. Exercise your own faith by establishing a habit of prayer in your life. Begin by regularly saying your morning and evening prayers. After three weeks of following this pattern, discuss with a parent or leader what you have learned about faith and how daily personal prayer has strengthened your faith.

2. Complete a journal entry about your feelings about faith and prayer either online or in your physical journal.

3. Complete the online quiz here.

4. We'll send you your badge via email once you've completed all three steps!

5. Display your badge through your Mozilla Backpack and share it through facebook, twitter or Google+!