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The Disciple of Christ and Politics

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

In a recent post I talked about the Church and the various political parties. In this post, I want to focus more on the duties of individual disciples who also want to be politically engaged citizens.

Jesus taught us that we should render to God the things that were God's while giving Caesar his due as well. (Luke 20:25) That clearly implies that we have a dual responsibility to be citizens as well as disciples, and in our day, the First Presidency has encouraged us to be engaged and involved politically.

It is our individual responsibility to take the doctrines of the Gospel and apply them to form our political beliefs. I would suggest that it should go in that order, and not vice versa, incidentally.

That's compatible with the gifts of agency and personal revelation. Those gifts entitle me to seek and get my own answers on various questions I have. But, personal revelation does not allow me to get revelation for other people's lives. And to the extent I think it does, I'm wrong.

So, applying that to politics, I suggest the following: To let my understanding of the Gospel inform my political beliefs is righteous. To use my understanding of the Gospel to make judgments about other people's political beliefs is self-righteous--and wrong.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is too sweeping, too majestic, too all-encompassing to be contained in any human-made organization. Neither party, or single politician, will ever be the political arm of the Savior, nor will they ever represent His gospel or His church. It's simply impossible.

I have dear and good friends on both sides of the aisle. They are all principled and devout in what they believe.

My experience is that LDS members in the two parties tend to feel strongly about a few key values.

LDS Republicans, in my experience, feel very strongly about the role of agency and freedom. Teachings about liberty resonate deeply in their hearts. They believe sincerely that self-sufficiency leads to happiness and that dependency damages the soul. They can cite the teachings of many modern prophets and scriptures in defense of these views.

LDS Democrats, in my experience, feel very strongly about taking care of the poor and powerless. They are motivated by the scriptures and prophetic teachings that enjoin us to seek justice and equity for the poor and disenfranchised. They are moved by compassion, love, and mercy. They feel that discipleship requires them to look after others.

Who is right? Well, obviously, both of them are. Freedom is important. Self-sufficiency is an eternal principle. And yet, the poor will always be among us and we are judged by what we do to the least of our brethren. To argue otherwise is to let our political beliefs guide our religious beliefs, and that is to mingle the doctrines of the gospel with the philosophies of men.

Given the fact that members on both sides of the aisle form their political beliefs based on sincere understanding and application of gospel doctrines, ought we not to give them the benefit of the doubt and exercise some political humility for ourselves? If our views were as obvious and virtuous as we think, then everyone would agree with us. That good people don’t always agree with us ought to tell us something.

It is low and beneath us to impute bad faith, stupidity, rebellion, lack of compassion, or any other negative motive to our political opponents.

They just see things differently than us. They may have understood a scripture in a different way. They may have prioritized a principle of the gospel differently than we do.

That doesn't make them bad. Or stupid. It makes them our brothers and sisters who happen to disagree with us.

That doesn't mean we have to agree with them. Or vote with them. In fact, the First Presidency has always encouraged us to be active and let our voices be heard. We can blog, share, and re-post. We can listen to talk radio or sign petitions and lead boycotts. We can debate and disagree.

But we cannot treat our sisters and brothers with contempt or judge them and avoid the need for repentance.

I once sent an angry letter to my Congressman. I was furious with him. I felt he had voted in a way that would seriously harm my family and I was fuming, raging, boiling mad. I used every adjective I could think of to let him know just how evil and stupid he was. I wished that bad would befall him and his family as I felt he had brought it on mine. After typing it in a white-hot fury. I hit "send."

And then I had a phrase run through my mind. "...that they are willing to take upon them the name of Thy son." I was deeply ashamed of myself. I had made the covenant during the Sacrament to take the Savior's name on myself. But I had written a letter that He would never have signed--I blushed when I thought of sending the letter and writing "Braden Bell, disciple of Jesus Christ."

I realized I had to repent. And I realized something else. When the Savior commanded me to not judge others, not to hate, not to be angry, nor speak ill of--it included people on the other side of the political spectrum. It included the leaders and candidates of the other parties.

I realized that there is no footnote in the Sermon on the Mount or the baptismal covenant that allows un-Christlike behavior when politics is at stake.

If I am to be a true disciple, then I have to apply all what Jesus taught to everyone. Praying for enemies, forgiving those who wrong us--loving my neighbor. Even when it's my Congressman. Or my political opponent. Or a cable-show news host I can't stand.

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Braden Bell is a husband, father, author, director and teacher. His next book, The Kindling, will be released in July. He blogs about all of the above at bradenbell.com.

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To Moon the Congregation

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:29:00 +0000

In case you're wondering if the title of this post happens to be some sort of metaphor for something, let me assure you, it's not.

Sunday morning dawned, bringing with it a sick Savannah (my oldest, age 7). She kept complaining about a hurting stomach and was soon throwing up.

It was decided that daddy would stay home with her, and despite his best efforts to convince me to take Claira as well, the baby (age 9 months) stayed home with daddy too. Somehow he has failed to understand that I can only be bribed with chocolate.

So I only had the three middle kids (ages 3, 4, 5) to handle on my own. Pah... cake, right?

Unfortunately by poor choice on my part, Alayna (age 3) was dressed in a loose fitting brown skirt.

Near the end of Sacrament meeting, Alayna, who had been coloring next to me, stood up in her seat to sit on my lap. Turns out the edge of her skirt was caught under her boot which subsequently pulled both her skirt AND her undies down, flashing her cute and naturally tan bare little bum for all the congregation to see.

Pshaw! Some people have all the luck.

The naturally tan bum part, not the mooning the congregation part! Just so we're clear.

Oh, and did I mention we were sitting only one row back from the front? In the middle section? Yea. Nice.

I glanced back to see a couple people drop their jaws and burst out into quiet laughter.

So. Totally. Awesome.

The only thing I had going for me was the little old ladies sitting directly behind us were mostly asleep and seemed to have missed the whole episode altogether.

Good thing too.

The last thing I want is to be responsible for giving one of them a heart attack.

You know, this brings back memories of the time Alayna pulled my skirt down in the middle of church....

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Serene is a mom of five crazy kiddos who blogs about all her parenting misadventures at Serene is my name, Not my life! She is also a freelance artist so be sure to view her portfolio page!

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Called to Serve Him

noreply@blogger.com (Caroline) — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:14:00 +0000

One of my favorite hymns is Called to Serve. I just love the message behind it, and I get goosebumps whenever it's sung... I especially love when everyone in the ward stands together and sings. Therefore, today's printable is an 8x10 reminder about why we're here on this earth, and will hopefully remind you to serve Christ in your daily life.

Click to download the Called to Serve Him printable.

Mormons -- No Fire and Brimstone Preachers

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

With Mitt Romney running for President, Mormons are in the news daily. We get to find out what others think of us. Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg says Mitt Romney "... seems more like a super-helpful manager at a rental car company than a fire-and-brimstone preacher." It was one of his criticisms. It seems like a good quality. Who doesn't appreciate a super-helpful manager? Who wants a fire-and-brimstone preacher? According to "Pollyanna", that's synonymous with Sunday sour stomach.

Unlike preachers like Billy Graham or Pat Robertson, Mormon leaders don't preach; they talk. Mormons don't have a paid clergy; bishops and stake presidents have other jobs to support their families. They may serve as a bishop for three years, a stake president for ten years, and then serve in the Primary, teaching kids, or in the nursery, babysitting two year olds.

There's no theological school where Mormons are taught to become orators. Mormons don't give sermons--they give talks. In fact, all members from age three and up give a talk about once a year. There's no clapping in a Mormon Chapel. It is quiet after members speak. We don't give fire-and-brimstone sermons. Frankly, that sort of thing would give me "sour stomach" too.

What would Jonah Goldberg say if Romney preached hell-fire and damnation?

Here's two examples -- A Mormon talk and an Evangelical Preacher --

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Sunday Devotional - Love Her Mother

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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Post of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:05:00 +0000

What'd you find this week that you absolutely loved? Link it up.
What'd you write that you makes you swoon with pride? Link it baby.
Find some awesome crafts? Or swanky cool recipes? Link 'em.

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A Roku Giveaway + Tech Savvy on The Mormon Channel

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Editors Note: All Photos used with permission and courtesy of Bryce Olsen Photography

Every once in a while we get really good ideas and those good ideas morph into amazing things.

Like Tech Savvy.

Originally we envisioned Tech Savvy being just a simple little podcast all about technology and how to use it for good. Our underlining hope was that it would empower members of the church to feel confident in sharing their faith. If there is one thing that we both feel very passionately about it's this: We are who we are because of Who we worship and we should all feel confident in sharing ourselves in that way. Which is why we thought Tech Savvy would be super cool. We'd talk about blogging and how to share your feelings in your various social media outlets in ways that weren't cheesy or preachy.

And we are. Only it's better. Way way better.

Tech Savvy has morphed into something so much cooler than what we ever could have imagined! It's our own little talk show where we get to talk about all the cool things the Church is doing with Technology, how to find awesome, wholesome content AND we get to teach people how they can confidently start conversations online about all that awesome wholesome and faith promoting content.

Guys. I'm dying if I'm lying when I say that I was so giddy when we filmed this episode because I listen to Jay's show all the time. I talk back to him all sassy like in my office and in my head we are totally BFFs. I was a total dork when I got to meet him.

Elisa making Jay McFarland bust a gut! photo courtesy of Bryce Olsen Photography

Elisa, Veronica and Jay photo courtesy of Bryce Olsen Photography

a great shot of the entire set / studio photo courtesy of Bryce Olsen Photography

Our pilot episode was filmed with our very own Veronica and Jay McFarland from KSL Radio's The Browser and we talked about all the awesome Apps there are available-- particularly LDS centric Apps.

Elisa Scharton, Jay McFarland, and Veronica Johnson discuss how to use the LDS Music App.

Our next episode is all about how to Parent in the Tech Age and our guests were Linda and Richard Eyre and Ken and Katie Craig. I'll be honest here: I was a star struck on this one, too. I mean seriously, peeps. How can you not be?

I have read several of the Eyres books, and have used many of their parenting techniques in the way I parent my children. They know their stuff. And the Craigs? Ken's blog is one of the funniest things you will ever read on the Internet! And when you add Katie to the mix? You better be prepared to wet your panties!

For Reals.

The Eyres and The Craigs - photo courtesy of Bryce Olsen Photography

This episode has fantastic, and simple parenting advice on how to help our children learn integrity while using technology. The stories these couples share are not only quite humorous but powerful as well.

Elisa Scharton, Linda & Richard Eyres, and Ken and Katie Craig discuss how technology

changes communication and how we can help improve its negative effects.

These episodes are just the beginning of whats coming up. We're going to be chatting about All things Internet related, Blogging as well a whole episode about Relationships in Blogging. Peeps. It's so awesome we can't even wait for you to hear and see all the fantastic episodes that are coming down the pipeline!

And the best part? You don't have to live in Utah to watch it!

{Yay!}

It's online on the churches media channel - The Mormon Channel -- which you can find online. You can also find Tech Savvy on the Mormon Channel in iTunes, on the Roku or via your smart phone on The Mormon Channel App.

Guys. This is big. HUGE. Awesome!! And we want all of you to be a part of it!

We have the best thing ever that we are giving away -- A Roku! If you don't know what it is, then peeps you have been totally missing out! It's a device that allows you to watch TV over the Internet ON YOUR TV! And, there are no monthly fees! If you have a Netflix account or a Hulu+ account, you can watch that ON YOUR TV.

and. AND!

You can watch The Mormon Channel or BYUtv on the Roku -- and stream General Conference ON YOUR TV.

Peeps.

This huge for those of you that live outside Utah. I know. Watching General Conference on TV means either having Satellite or gathering around your computer screen or going to the Stake Center to view it. But with the Roku you can watch it ON your TV. In your home. IN YOUR JAMMIES!

There are over 200+ channels on the Roku and The Mormon Channel is consistently the top channel subscribed to and watched.

You need this Roku like you need air so you can not only watch our show, Tech Savvy, but so you can get all the other awesome wholesome content available -- FOR FREE!

Peeps.

You could essentially do away with your broadband or Satellite TV and just watch Internet TV on your Roku. It gives you tons more control over the content coming into your home and what your family is viewing. Besides it will save you TONS of money! What are you waiting for? Get entering to win that Roku and spread the good news of Tech Savvy!!

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To enter this giveaway simply comment on this post. That's it. Easy Peesy.

For more opportunities to enter to win:

Leave us another comment telling us what kind of topics you'd like to see us cover.
Write a blog post about Tech Savvy with a link back to MMB and The Mormon Channel. Your peeps are going to want to know about all of the awesome shows we are doing! Then come back and leave a comment with a link to your post.
Google + share the link - and then comment.
Share one of the videos on your FB wall, come back and comment with a link to your timeline.
If you tweet, send out a tweet using the hashtag #mormonchannel and come back and leave us a comment with a link to your tweet. Your tweet could say something like this: I just watched the #mormonchannel and they have a new show called Tech Savvy! Check it! @mmbcommunity @mormonchannel

Giveaway ends Monday, May 14th at 11:59 MDT.

The winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org and will be contacted via the email they used to comment with-- so make sure its one you use all the time.

Good luck!

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WIFE SUPPORT SEVEN: Husbands and Housework

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

I should'a seen the red flag when I couldn't see the floor. And if a Sunday suit dangling on the bedstead didn't scream THIS MAN THINKS LIFE IS A CAMPING TRIP, then the 3-day-old tuna casserole on the stove might have given me pause. But noooooooo. He was handsome and funny and Sure!I'd love to marry you! (And picking up after you for the rest of my life will be an honor.)

Of course, all those obvious clues about how clueless he really was when it came to housekeeping did not prepare me for the day he brought home YELLOW paper towels for our RED and BLUE kitchen. And how could I ever have projected what he would do (or not do) with the mountains of cords streaming out of electronic contraptions? The only “APPLE” we’d heard of was a McIntosh.

So, whose fault, really, is it? this life of incessant straightening, sweeping, scrubbing and scowling?

Actually, over and under the years of unmade beds and unfolded laundry, the scowling has relaxed into resignation-into-consideration-into-respect. He’s a man. And he’s one heck of a man. And since he’s descended from the fiercely independent and nomadic males of the past, he literally does not perceive “home” the way I do.

The house, to me, is representative of who I am; it is fulfilling to see it clean and organized; decorated to my taste; lovely but livable. Our house is “home” to him also – he works hard to pay for it and takes pride in it and loves to fix broken things and wrestle with growing things – but it’s not all tied up in his very sense of self, like it is for me. His brain just does not see what I see (usually) -- or cares as much when it does.

It qualified as a major revelation the day I realized I was the only one in the family who felt irritated by too-many-things-left-by-too-many-people-in-too-many-places (my kids were kids then).

I continued to “minister” to both husband and children despite their "unbelief" however, because I knew it was in their eternal best interest (to divvy up the chores), but I stopped the preaching and gave up my whole holier-than-thou attitude. Life became just a little funner when I let my man be a man and appreciated his attempts -- however imperfect by my standards -- to load the dishwasher (without scraping first), to clean the bathroom (by dumping Comet into the toilet bowl), or to make the bed (decorative pillows backward).

Of course I know there are Felix Unger’s who are neater than their wives and Oscar Madison’s who refuse to do “women’s work”, but most nice guys are somewhere in the middle and feel a little bewildered by the expectations of overwhelmed working women and exhausted stay-at-home partners. An apron will probably never feel quite natural to him.

So, in the name of goodwill towards men, cut him some slack and not attack: laughter brightens a home better than Lysol.

Oscar and Felix: "The Odd Couple"

NEXT UP: The Perfect Husband. Mona ares and teaches romance at Mona's Musings with a Hint of Romance and posts daily at Mona's Musings on Facebook & Twitter. She is the award-winning author or With Mine Own Hand: The Musical Account of Nephi and is writing the book WIFE-4-LIFE:The Power to Succeed in Marriage. She has picked up enough Legos to rebuild the World Trade Center.

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Sunday Devotional - Create

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:18:00 +0000

This is by far my very favorite Mormon Message!

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Post of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Tell us.

What'd you write this week that will rock our world?

Ready. Set. Link.

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Free May 2012 Visiting Teaching Printables

noreply@blogger.com (Caroline) — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:41:00 +0000

Happy May Mormon Mommies!
The Visiting Teaching message for the month is up to you! We encourage you to pray about your sisters, and follow the direction the Lord gives you. NOW, that being said, we have a lot of printable options for you this month!

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5 : 6 : 7 : 8

9 : 10 : 11 : 12
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WIFE SUPPORT SIX: A Date for Life

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

“For most men romance is sex and recreation; for most women it’s affection and conversation. When all four come together, men and women alike call it romance and they deposit the most love units possible in each other’s Love Bank." Willard F. Harley, Jr.

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Grandma Eva looked me straight in the eye.

“Get out of here,” she said. “Go now. Go to the movies. Go for a walk. Do something. Together. Do it now. Before the babies come.”

The urgency in her voice startled me. What happens when the babies come?

She wouldn’t say. Grandma just stared me down over the rim of her spectacles until I grabbed my groom of a few weeks and skedaddled out the door on a snowy Friday night.

Three years later, when the babies had come, my mother reminded me of Grandma Eva when she said, “You need to go out.”

Which way is out?

“You know what I mean. You and Dale need a date.”

But the babies…

“Bring them over. We will watch them. You need to date.”

So I zipped my two bundles of joy into footie pajamas and left them at Grandma’s on a rainy Friday night.

Now what?We checked his wallet. No money. Shall we wander around Home Depot?

It was a start. It was the start of something big, actually. Weekly dates became indispensable to our married sanity; 35 years later, we are so beautifully sane that we’re crazy in love. There are a lot of reasons we’ve managed to stay out of the loony bin, but in large part, I credit our consistent prioritizing of date night (just us) every week and a least one get-away (just us) every year.

Marriage experts, such as acclaimed author/psychologist, Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr. agree. Dr. Harley has counseled tens of thousands of couples to follow his “Policy of Undivided Attention” in order to avoid one of the most common mistakes in marriage: neglecting each other’s emotional needs. He encourages husbands and wives to SIT DOWN EVERY WEEK AT THE SAME TIME and PLAN how you will spend PRIVATE TIME together that week: no other adults and NO children (who are awake).

I know he is right: you have got to have privacy to really meet the feminine needs for affection and conversation, and to meet the male needs for recreational companionship and sexual fulfillment. The four are definitely MOST effectively met as a quartet.

I understand now why my mother and Grandma Eva were so insistent: they wanted me to end up with love-on-a-platter instead of settling for life-on-a-stick. I plagiarize them at every bridal shower and do my best to stare down the wife-to-be as I lean in close and say:

You NEED private time together: every single week.

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“A long love affair needs a special, private, safe place to grow and blossom. Creating that space is, I believe with all my heart, both the joy and the most sacred duty of a marriage.” JeanBrashear

RELATED MUSING: "Somewhere Else." NEXT UP on WIFE SUPPORT SEVEN: Husbands and Housework. Mona shares and teaches romance at Mona's Musings with a Hint of Romance and posts daily at Mona's Musings on Facebook & Twitter. She is the award-winning author or With Mine Own Hand: The Musical Account of Nephi, and is writing the book WIFE-4-LIFE: The Power to Succeed in Marriage. Despite having just lived in Europe for a year, she remembers her favorite date included sharing an umbrella in downtown Provo 34 years ago.

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Sunday Devotional - What Matters Most

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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Fill Your Mind with Truth: Free Printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:02:00 +0000

This was also one our favorite spiritual things said at BYU Women's Conference (so many great things were said that I don't know if we'll ever be able to make printables for everything, plus our printables somehow don't seem to do the words justice since the conference was so amazing).

You get your own "Fill Your Mind with Truth" printable:

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We are All Sisters in the Cause of Christ: printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:26:00 +0000

This particular quote from BYU Women's Conference really speaks to our hearts. "We are All Sisters in the Cause of Christ."

Here's a free printable with the quote:

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Cool Stuff We Found on the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Last we left you with our new favorite internet radio show-- Live from Daryl's House. We're still jamming to it, and wanted to give you another tasty treat for your ears.

Love it. Love it real hard, baby.

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These skirts are Sew Dang Cute we can hardly stand it.

There are several other skirt tutorials on this site as well.

Skirt Week 4

Skirt Week 3

Skirt Week 2

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Apparently Utah is over due for "the big one" and when I saw these I realized I could totally make 72 hour kits and we would survive the Zombie Apocalypse for ... well, 72 hours.

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You know what I love more than the chalk on this pantry door?

The lock.

Genius.

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Need something quick to do with your kids?

How 'bout a Temple Square Scavenger Hunt?

You're Welcome.

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Word.

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Oh. My. Life.

Guys!

Such a cute and inexpensive way to wrap a present!

Buy the patterns when they are on clearance, or better yet, shop your local thrift store!

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Catch ya next week!

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The Errand of Angels: free printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:04:00 +0000

Last night at BYU Women's Conference the congregation was singing the song "As Sisters in Zion". It was the second verse when the words hit me hardest, and now I don't think I'll ever forget (or ignore them) ever again.
Get the free printable and remember always that you're doing the errands of angels:

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Like What You Do: free printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:30:00 +0000

We heard this quote during a BYU Women's Conference yesterday, and just couldn't leave it alone until there was a printable of it.

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Free Printable: Choose Joy

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:57:00 +0000

We've heard this multiple times during BYU Women's Conference. We get to choose how to respond, act, and feel. Wouldn't it be great if we all choose joy? (And if it were easier to do in all situations?)

Get the printable for free:

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BYU Women's Conference Theme: Free Printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:25:00 +0000

The theme for this year's BYU Women's Conference comes from 1 Nephi 14:14, it says "And they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory". It's a powerful message.

You can get this free printable with this scripture:

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noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:25:00 +0000

We love this fun quote from BYU Women's Conference: "I have not seen any perspiration-free shortcuts to heaven". And since since we're all about printables today here it is!

Just click to get this free LDS Printable.

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I don't believe in miracles, I rely on them: Free Printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:36:00 +0000

We heard this at BYU Women's Conference, and it's pretty awesome. So we made a printable:

Just click to download this free BYU Women's Conference printable.

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Post of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Link away, peeps.

And don't forget to tell your friends about Post of the Week!

You find awesome stuff to read, no?

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Our Trials Look like Trail Blisters: Free Printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:37:00 +0000

This is a great quote from BYU Women's Conference, so we made a printable for it:

Just click to down this free LDS Printable.

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Never Let a Job be More Important printable

noreply@blogger.com (Mormon Mommy Blogs) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:52:00 +0000

Never let a job to be done be more important than a person to be loved - printable from what we heard at BYU Women's Conference:

Just click to download this free printable.

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