January 2015 Sharing Time Topic: "We Believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ"
January Week 2 Topic: "Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
January 2015 LDS Sharing Time Ideas for Week 2: "Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
2015 Sharing Time Outline Theme: "I Know My Savior Lives"
January 2015 Sharing Time Topic: "We Believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ"
January 2015 Scripture: “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost” (Articles of Faith 1:1)
January 2015 Sharing Time Topic: "We Believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ"
January 2015 Visiting Teaching Message: "The Attributes of Jesus Christ: Obedient Son"
January 2015 Relief Society Visiting Teaching Message:
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Family Home Evening on the First Presidency Message: "Follow the Prophets"
For tonight's Family Home Evening the topic in which I have chosen is:
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2X4 Snowman Decoration Tutorial
I love making stuff out of 2x4's and I love making snowman, so of course this would be one of my favorite crafts! What I love about snowmen are they are great to decorate with in January too. Here are the how tos:
Can of Chips Snowmen Craft Gift Idea
I made these cute snowmen for my kids school teachers. These would also make a great neighbor gift! Here are the how tos:
Soda Pop Snowmen Gift Ideas
Every year I love giving my kids teachers a little something for Christmas. These snowmen were so fun to make!! I know it is a late share, so pin them for next year or make as a last minute gift or since snowmen are still great in January you can make them as a New Year's gift :) Here are the how tos:
January 2015 LDS Sharing Time Ideas Week 1: God is the Father of my spirit.
2015 Sharing Time Outline Theme: "I Know My Savior Lives"
January 2015 Sharing Time Topic: "We Believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ"
January 2015 Scripture: “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost” (Articles of Faith 1:1)
January 2015 Sharing Time Topic: "We Believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ"
January Week 1 Topic: "God is the Father of my spirit."
Favorite Christmas Family Home Evenings
I love Mondays because that means I get to spend time with my family during Family Home Evening having fun and learning about the things are Heavenly Father would have a learn. Usually the Monday before Christmas we have a special Christmas Family Home Evening. Here are some of our Favorites:
- Combined YW/YM Christmas Activity: Coming Unto Christ from His Birth to His Resurrection (This could be modified to a Family Home Evening)
- Family Home Evening: Family Traditions & Faith in God Booklet:Write a poem, story, or short play that teaches a principle of the gospel or is about Heavenly Father's creations.
- Family Home Evening on Family Christmas Movie Night
- Family Home Evening on "Fill the World with Christ’s Love" (First Presidency Message for December)
- Sharing Time December Week 4: Christmas Sharing Time
- Family Home Evening- Faith in God: How the Holy Ghost Helps you & Nativity Movie
- Family Home Evening on Prophesies of the Birth of Christ
- LDS Sharing Time December 2014 Week 3: The Son of God was born on earth.
I'd love to hear some ideas of some fun Christmas Family Home Evening you have had or are about to have!! Leave a comment below :)
LDS Sharing Time December 2014 Week 4: Jesus Christ will come again.
December 2014 Sharing Time Topic: We Remember and Worship Our Savior, Jesus Christ
December 2014 Scripture: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
Guest Blogging Today at Mormon Moms: Nativity Tradition Check it out!
Hey I am so excited to be guest blogging over at Mormon Moms today. I am sharing a tradition that I enjoyed as a child and continue to try to carry on in my own family. Click on over to Mormon Moms and check out the post. Click on the image below to visit what I have shared about Nativities A Christmas Tradition:
Combined YW/YM Christmas Activity: Coming Unto Christ from His Birth to His Resurrection
After being put in as a new young women presidency we had to get to work planning activities. One of the activities we planned was a for our young women and young men combined Christmas activity. In thinking what we could do I came across an activity that was a nativity progressive activity. I loved the progressive idea and in thinking and praying about it the thought came that the 2014 mutual theme is "Come Unto Christ". What a great way to end the year and focus on the Savior! I brought the idea to the rest of the presidency, they liked it so we planned it. With a great suggestion from our bishopric we invited the youth to help in presenting at each progressive activity. We recently had this activity and I am so grateful for the youth's participation! It brought the Spirit to the activity. Here is the outline of what we did, feel free to use it as inspiration and modify it to the needs of your own youth.
Young Women Christmas Activity: How Mary Exhibits all of the Young Women Values
We had a wonderful combined Young Women activity this month. Upon trying to think about what we could do I came upon the post "I Want to Be More Like Mary" by the Red Headed Hostess. It was the perfect inspiration we needed to plan our activity!
"May your Christmas Be Sunny and Bright" Neighbor Gifts and Tags
Family Home Evening on Family Christmas Movie Night
For tonight's Family Home Evening the topic in which I have chosen is:
Family Christmas Movie Night
Preparation: I hope and pray that you can use these ideas as a guideline and adjust them to the needs of your own specific family. Our prophet President Monson says, "We cannot afford to neglect this heaven-inspired program. It can bring spiritual growth to each member of the family, helping him or her to withstand the temptations which are everywhere. The lessons learned in the home are those that last the longest." On Lds.org there are resources available in helping to make your Family Home Evenings successful, here is a link to that site on Family Home Evenings.
Further preparation: Pop popcorn, make or buy treats, pick out a movie
Have a member of the family member say the prayer
Sometimes for Family Home Evening it is fun to just have a relaxing fun night as a family. Pop some popcorn have some treats and enjoy each others company. For our family we have some Christ centered videos. I am planning on having my family choose one of these to watch tonight. Or you could just simply watch a fun Christmas movie your family enjoys. Here is a link to some Christ centered videos: Christmas Videos.
After the movie, you could invite family members to share their feelings about the movie or the time spent watching the movie together.
Close with a Family Prayer.
For More Family Home Evening Ideas Click this Link: Family Home Evening Ideas
Homemade Christmas Ideas
I am so excited to be apart of the Christmas Advent Calendar on Chicken Scratch N Sniff! What a fun idea!! As you see from the image above I am Day 15. Please take a moment and view some of the fun ideas I have below of Homemade Christmas Ideas, then click over to Chicken Scratch N Sniff to view the rest of the Advent Calendar, link will be at the bottom of the page.
LDS Sharing Time December 2014 Week 3: The Son of God was born on earth.
December 2014 Sharing Time Topic: We Remember and Worship Our Savior, Jesus Christ
December 2014 Scripture: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
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Looking for a fun Recipe?? Abelskivers!
Here's a fun recipe handed down in my Family! Abelskivers!!!
This is a family favorite! My grandma, whose parents are from Denmark, used to make these for us, when we would come to visit.
Then my mom started making them, we would have them every year around Christmas/New Years time and any other time we could talk/beg her into making them!! Just the other day she made them and the whole batch was gone in seconds!
So when we got married, what did we receive??? A cast iron Abelskiver pan, so we could carry on the tradition. My kiddos thank her for it, because I think it may be their favorite now too!!
Here are the directions on how to make Abelskivers (A recipe handed down through my family from Denmark)
Ingredients:
3 eggs (separated)
2 cups of Flour
2 cups of Buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Directions:
Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. Place the egg whites in one bowl and the egg yolks in another. Beat the egg whites until they are nice and fluffy forming a peak.
In another bowl, sift in flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Mix in the egg yolks, buttermilk and sugar. After mixing together, fold in the beaten egg whites.
Over Medium/High heat warm-up an abelsiver cast iron pan. Spray with cooking spray, or place little dabs of butter in each slot.
Scoop in enough batter into each slot so it is 3/4 full. Each pan and each stove is going to be different as to how long it is going to take to cook before turning and heat may need to be adjusted up or down. It is kind of a trial and error kind of thing when it comes to making the perfect abelskiver, because you want them to be done on the inside but not too done on the outside.
Take a tooth pick and use it to help turn your abelsiver to the other side. Cook until done. You may want to cut the first ones open to make sure they are done on the inside.
Top with butter and then either sugar, cinnamon sugar, or jam!
You will love these!!!
What traditional recipes do you have???
LDS Come Follow Me Lesson and Mutual Ideas December: Building the Kingdom of God in the Latter Days
This will be my first time posting these ideas, since being called into my ward's Young Women Presidency. I am so excited for this opportunity to serve the amazing YOUTH!!
Building the Kingdom of God in the Latter Days
Family Home Evening on Prophesies of the Birth of Christ
For tonight's Family Home Evening the topic in which I have chosen is:
Prophesies of The Birth of Christ
My 2014 Stake Conference Talk: How Social Media Can Help Strengthen our Testimonies and Help us Hasten God's Work
A couple Saturday evenings ago, I had the opportunity to speak in the evening session of our Stake Conference. About two weeks before the experience I had received a phone call by a member of our Stake Presidency. Actually, he had called twice and had left a voice message, stating he'd like to chat. As I drove home after listening to the voice message my mind was a flurry of thoughts. First I analyzed the phone call and determined that he said "chat", not visit. So that would mean probably not a calling. Then, I thought about Stake Conference coming up. When that thought came to mind, I was pretty much sure that it was probably something in regards to it. Then I thought about how I had just became Facebook friends with the Stake President just days earlier. When I returned home, I did call the member of the Stake Presidency back. My suspicious were correct, I was being asked to speak in Stake Conference and it was thanks to Social Media. Although it might not have been a direct result as to becoming Facebook friends with the Stake President, I was being asked to give a 15 minute talk about Social Media and Blogging.
LDS Sharing Time December 2014 Week 2: Remembering Jesus Christ helps me choose the right.
December 2014 Sharing Time Topic: We Remember and Worship Our Savior, Jesus Christ
December 2014 Scripture: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
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December 2014 Visiting Teaching Message: The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace
December 2014 Relief Society Visiting Teaching Message:
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Nativity Christmas 2x4 Block Decoration and Ornament
We Have A Winner for the Salt Lake Temple LDS Temple Medallion Giveaway!!!
- My favorite Christmas tradition with my family is every year we had a birthday party for Jesus!! - Crissie Woolard
- My favorite tradition is coming up with a new ornament each year for my children and grandchildren. - Grandma #1
- OUR TRADITION IS TO DECORATE THE HOUSE AS A BETHLEHEM EVERYONE MOST DRESS UP THE FOOD THE PLATES ARE ALL OF THAT TIME, THEY EVEN HAVE TO ADDRESS EACH OTHER IN WORDS AND CUSTOMS. WE EVEN FOUND SACRED MUSIC OF THAT TIME AND ERA. WE FEST AND PRAY FOR THE SAVIORS BIRTH AND FOR HIS RETURN. WE DO NO PRESENTS. THIS IS OUR CHRISTMAS. - Powerwithin
- My favorite tradition is gathering together with my extended family and the children dress up and act out the Nativity story. Afterwards, we walk around the Mesa Arizona temple lights. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! - Watson Family
- My favorite Christmas tradition is reading The Christmas Carol as a family. We read a few pages each day leading up to Christmas eve. - Mrs. Oldenburg
Now it is time to announce the winner of the beautiful Salt Lake Temple Medallion!!
The winner is: Mrs. Oldenburg
Congratulations!!!
Mrs. Oldenburg, to claim your prize please email me at lifesjourneytoperfection@gmail.com and provide me with your name and mailing address so I can get you your ornament. Please do this by Dec. 3, 2014 and by 10:00 pm MTS, thank you!
Family Home Evening on "Fill the World with Christ’s Love" (First Presidency Message for December)
For tonight's Family Home Evening the topic in which I have chosen is:
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