Today I called Susan to ask her where she got the ribbons for a music festival because I was trying to get some custom ribbons made as awards for and upcoming ward activity. Somehow the conversation turned to various problems we were having. My temple recommend is only half-way signed. I went to the Bishop […]
In this video from Crystal at http://www.everydayfoodstorage.net/, learn how to use you beans:
DS is now 11, and I find myself falling into bad habits as a mother. When I was a young mother, I prided myself on having obedient children. I read every reputable book on parenting I could choke down and applied what I thought was the best information. I remember the most helpful things I […]
I've been down in the dumps, on top of a cold thing and coupled with being snowed in with no sun - it's been a completely wasted week. I feel useless but I'm still unmotivated. The winter here has been unusually rough. We got snowed in with about 20 inches in December and again this […]
Hold up a cell phone and ask if anyone has ever used one. Ask them to name places where they've used a cell phone. Answers may include in a car, outside, in the house, even on a boat. Now ask the class why they have used a cell phone. Answers may include I needed information, […]
Pass around the kiwi fruit. Make the point that the kiwi has a rough, unpleasant, hairy, tasteless exterior. Ask the students the following questions: What makes the kiwi fruit seem unappealing? (It's exterior.) What are some outward features by which we judge others? Who might be "kiwi people" around us? When the fruit has been […]
Take a picture of someone in the group with a digital camera, or bring a photo of someone most everyone will recognize like the prophet, a national leader, or your Bishop/Branch President. Describe the person in the photo to your class and ask the students to guess who it is from your description. Be vague […]
You could use a clock, pocketwatch, or even just a watch as a visual aid to teach the scripture "This life is the time to prepare to meet god" (Alma 34:32 or "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh" Matthew 25:13. The first part of […]
The following object lesson is from YouTube. This evangelist preacher does a fantastic job demonstrating how temptation is all around us, and how Satan will change his attacks to wear us down. You could use it to teach a variety of gospel topics:
Well, it's been forever since I blogged. Naturally. Lemme sum up what's been going on: pulled off the ward Christmas party, got snowed in for 3 days in the biggest December snowfall on record in the DC area while Jared was stranded out of town, survived Christmas after my family decided to come up last […]
