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Because of Him
I have been loving all the #BecauseofHim posts I have seen on Facebook and Twitter. What a wonderful way to celebrate Easter! I thought I would share a few of my own #BecauseofHim joys here. To see...
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How Faith Equals Power
Many years ago I read the Lectures on Faith by Joseph Smith. In them he mentions the concept that faith is power. I have thought about that idea throughout my life but didn’t really feel like I “got...
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Reverence–Sacrament Meeting Talk
This is a talk I wrote a few years ago for Sacrament Meeting. When writing it, I truly felt that it was delivered to me by the Lord. He directed me in where to go to research it and what to write....
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Reverent Me
A lot of lessons on reverence, focus on reverent behaviors – teaching children to sit still, keep quiet, fold their arms, etc. While teaching these behaviors is good, I feel that a better way to...
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The Brother of Jared and the Stones of Light
Here is the first installment in the Scripture Stories series. I’m beginning with the Book of Mormon, and I’m thinking I will probably go in fairly chronological order. For a complete timeline of all...
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Passover Inspired Easter Dinner
For years I struggled to find a tradition for what my family would eat for dinner on Easter Sunday. I wanted something that was special, since it was a special holiday, but I also didn’t want to spend...
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Christ-Centered Easter Baskets
Note: New basket filler ideas with corresponding scripture eggs have been added at the end of the post. Easter is one of those holidays that is supposed to be all about Jesus Christ but frequently...
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Christ-Centered Advent Gifts
When my first child was born, I had the brilliant idea to make her an advent Christmas stocking. I reasoned that she would enjoy choosing a little gift each day leading up to Christmas and that when...
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Why We Give Gifts for Christmas
Have you ever felt that Christmas has become too commercialized, that you are focusing too much on gifts, that you need to add some Christmas traditions into your home to bring the focus back to...
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How to Teach Our Children to Give Good Gifts
In my opinion, one of the main purposes of Christmas is for us to learn to be good gift givers. In giving thoughtful gifts that involve sacrifice on our parts, we show our devotion to God. For a more...
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25 Gifts Christ Gives to Us
{Note: I recently discovered that clicking on the free printables below and then right-clicking to print causes the documents to print at a smaller size than they should be. For full size documents...
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24 Days Closer to Christ
When my first child was born, I got the crazy idea to have the tradition of advent stockings. This was before the days of Pinterest and even before the internet, so I’m not sure where this idea came...
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A Christmas Letter to My Elder Brother, Jesus Christ
This beautiful Christmas letter shows how celebrating Jesus as an infant at Christmas time reminds us that we are also spiritual infants, in need of Christ's guidance and grace. Read this to bring the...
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