It’s unofficially official: Salt Lake has given the go ahead and the ward is splitting before school starts. Arg. I was praying the whole thing would fall through after I first heard about it, but I felt guilty and all,…
Have a Blessed Day
There’s a lady working the checkout at Target who I call the Have a Blessed Day Lady. She must work about 100 hours a week, because I get her almost every time I come into Target. And as soon as…
I’m flattered, I think
I woke up today not wanting to go to Church. I’m tired from not sleeping well and cranky from being more than a little PMS’d. The kids are making me crazy and Jared and I are fighting. I just plain…
Why do 18-22 year olds leave the Church?
Our stake recently began a new push to get our college-age students attending our singles branch. There are some 500+ single adults in our stake, and about 30 of those attend sacrament meeting in the branch. While some of them…
National “Back to Church” Sunday
I happened to stumble on a link to this site:http://backtochurch.com/resources/statistics/ while researching a topic for the girls’ camp devotional I helped with this week. What an interesting read! The site, http//BackToChurch.com/ is promoting a Christian “Back to Church” Sunday. It…
“Charming” Relief Society jewelry
My gorgeous Relief Society charm is up for sale!!! And, because I designed the charm and have it manufactured overseas, I can offer these charms at the best prices anywhere! Yay me! You can get them for $1.49 at this…
Want to see inside a Mormon Temple?
Admit it — you’d love to peek inside the nooks and crannies of a Mormon Temple. Well now you can! http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/scaled-mod… There’s a new scale model of the Salt Lake Temple on historic Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.…
Family Home Evening Lesson Ideas Section Updated
I’ve updated the Family Home Evening Ideas sectio of my Mormon Share to include some new stuff! It has LDS clipart, links to FHE lessons from some Family Home Evening Blogs, and a list of the Mormon Share Family Home…
I Love Marney — The Thanksgiving Letter
It’s nowhere near Thanksgiving. But I love the famous Thanksgiving Letter at AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com (orginal here): From: Marney As you all know a fabulous Thanksgiving Dinner does not make itself. I need to ask each of you to help by bringing…
5 Tips For a Great LDS Relief Society or Priesthood Lesson
The new manuals for Relief Society and Priesthood can prove challenging for teachers to use for lesson preparation. Many of us are used to the Primary-style lesson manuals that have clear statements like “read this, ask that, show this, copy…