As the year progressed, the young men did all they could to fulfil their goals, and their leaders helped them focus and stay on track as they carried out their Duty to God.
John Nolan remembers, "At the time I remember lacking some motivation and wanted to avoid the subject with our adviser, but I recognise now how those progress sessions really helped push me to do more than I would have done on my own, and I felt really good doing my Duty to God, knowing that I had achieved something worthwhile."
Deacons Mason Krstic and Elliot Stobbs also needed support from their quorum adviser. Elliot recalls, "Our Young Men leaders would tell us how important it was to carry out our Duty to God, and at first I didn't understand why. But by the end of the year I had had so many great experiences that I knew why they encouraged us to do this."
Michael Deamer remembers, "Duty to God is amazing. I've learned so much, from climbing a mountain to sewing a button on my shirt! It really has pushed me to develop talents and knowledge in areas which I never thought I would be interested in."
Top of the list of great experiences the young men had that year were the temple trips they took to both the London and Preston temples. Michael Stanley recalls how there was even a special spirit during the three-hour journey. "It is always fun to go together in a minibus. I think it has really helped to build unity within the youth."