Julie B. Beck
My parents taught me not to put anyone on a "pedestal," but in my mind and heart Sister Julie B. Beck keeps making her way up there for me with every word of wisdom that spills forth...
Saturday, March 31, 2012
General Conference: a Paradigm Shift
T-2.0 hours until General Conference begins on this Saturday morning.
My house is still a mess. I have not printed out the oodles of worksheets I had planned on preparing for the kids,...
Fantasy General Conference
Find more quick and easy General Conference tips at my
General Conference Ideas page!
Yesterday, my SIL Emmalee emailed us "brackets" for a Fantasy General Conference game. She created...
Friday, March 30, 2012
Family Proclamation Coloring Pages
Just in time for General Conference, CK of Made by Bedtime Tales has completed her illustrations of The Family Proclamation ABC's which she started last year!
You can download the complete set of brilliant...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
General Conference Quiz
I seriously have way too much to do this week to get ready for General Conference...so. so. much. And that means I'm trying to get my house into a clean enough state where I can sit...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Listening to the Voice of the Prophets FHE
Playing "Ink-a-Bink-a-bottle-of-ink"
We talked about listening and following the living prophets last night at FHE.
The children were asked to identify the sound of three mystery voices.
They...
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Difficult Times
I like my patriarchal blessing. It's pretty neat.
I bet you like yours too.
It's so special.
Wanna know a secret about mine? It uses the word "difficult" 18 times...at least.
(I...
Living Prophets & The Book of Mormon Link-up
Yesterday, I was asked to give a report in my ward about my experience giving away 30 copies of The Book of Mormon in 30 days last October. We were getting revved up...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
This Just In...
The co-hosts for this year's Family Proclamation Celebration will be:
(drum-roll please...)
Stephanie of Diapers and Divinity
MMM of Middle-aged Mormon Man
Montserrat of Chocolate...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Shhhhh...We're Recording!
On my to do list today:
Clean the kitchen
Put away laundry (drop off donations)
Read to my kids
Host playgroup at the park
Take Guy to and from school
Make dinner
Be interviewed by...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Spiritual Due Diligence
Last night, I finally got around to tackling a project that I started a while ago: creating file boxes for each child to keep their school papers and personal ID certificates safe...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Appreciating Autumn FHE
It was Autumn's turn to be in the spotlight at FHE last night.
She enjoyed every minute of it!
We asked her questions and told her what we like about her:
"that she likes to smile,...
Sunday, March 18, 2012
General Conference Reverence Stations
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Note: If you like this, you can find
ALL of our General Conference traditions & activities on my
Very Best of General Conference page.
Last General Conference,...
Friday, March 16, 2012
It's Art, Mommy!
Yesterday, Scarlett was mad at me, because I told her she couldn't hang out in the car by herself flossing her teeth. She called me "junk" and refused to leave the garage.
After a...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Relief Society Boogie
I've been invited to contribute some sort of humorous skit or reading this Friday night at our ward's Relief Society birthday dinner. I've been thinking about it since they asked me last...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Teaching Children About the Atonement
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Last night, we kicked off our Easter celebrations with our Easter carnation experiment.
First, we sang, "Did Jesus Really Live Again?" from the Primary Songbook.
Then, we read...
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