A blog dedicated to those of us who wake up each day striving for perfection and go to bed every night with the realization that we haven't reached it yet.
I have a testimony of Visiting Teaching. I love having something to give to the People I visit teach. Sometimes it is hard to allow time to have your VTs over so I try to give them something in return.
Last year, all the visiting teaching handouts I did were given with food storage in mind, they were usually jars full of something that matched the message. This year the topics will be centered on Christ. So I thought it would be good to have …
This month’s visiting teaching message, Demonstrating Our Discipleship through Love and Service, reminded me of the scripture, Mathew 4:18-20. “18 ¶And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for …
Here is the pdf for the pencil and the Pee Chee Folder click here. For this vt handout I 1. Printed the folder onto cardstock, cut it and folded it in place 2. Print and cut out the notebook paper (regular white paper) 3. Printed …
It was the night before conference, and we had just had some very close calls with adversity. I couldn’t sleep. Knowing that I kind of need adversity to push me back on track sometimes, I was worried. I said a long prayer…”Please Heavenly Father, I begged. “Please spare …
As most of you know, my last pregnancy was extremely hard. I was very sick and my husband was only home on weekends. On one particularly hard day, I was lying in bed while my teens were caring for my toddler and it was getting to …
This VT message reminded me of the song “Keep the Home Fires Burning”. It was about women who’s husbands went away to war. They kept their home fires burning by remembering the love they have for them and hoping for a safe return. As parents …
I spent Thanksgiving in Orem, Utah this year, making me nostalgic for my Alma Mater, the beautiful BYU campus. The lights and holiday atmosphere reminded me of finals, hot cocoa, study food, dorm room late night talks amid piles of books and term papers. …
One of my favorite talks in the October session was the one by Carl B. Cook, entitled “It is Better to Look Up.” Here is the handout I came up with for it. Print out the briefcase and file with the quotes on it. PDF …