Primary Talk/Scripture Reminders

Posted by on Mar 26, 2007 in Popular Posts: LDS | 2 comments As a secretary in the Primary Presidency, I was constantly trying to find creative ways to make things run more smoothly. One area we managed to improve was the Talk and Scripture reminders. Giving kids a paper reminder to show their parents seemed worthless. Most of the time I’d find their paper on the floor in the form of an airplane or fan. Although it was tempting to write it across...
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Lazy Susans: Keys to a functional fridge

Posted by on Mar 24, 2007 in Popular Posts: Organizing | 0 comments I hate to clean my fridge. Next to scrubbing my kid’s bathroom, it’s my least favorite job. It’s not that it’s particularly difficult, it’s just time consuming. Pulling out and replacing all the contents takes almost as long as the actual cleaning itself. I used to use small plastic baskets to hold bottles and jars, but they looked bulky and forced me to pull out the...
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Gossip Object Lesson

Posted by on Mar 11, 2007 in Popular Posts: LDS | 3 comments I used the following object lesson to illustrate the point that in regards to gossip, we never know who we could hurt or how far our words will carry. At the beginning of class, I asked one girl to come to the front of the room, turned her back to the class, and handed her a softball.  I then asked the rest of the class if there were any that felt comfortable catching the ball.  When one...
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Lucky Leprechaun Day – Fun Family Tradition

Posted by on Mar 11, 2007 in Popular Posts: Family Fun | 3 comments A few days ago my 4 year-old daughter ran into the kitchen of our new house begging me for a ziploc bag. When I asked her why, she enthusiastically declared that she had discovered a huge patch of clovers under our deck and needed to harvest them for Lucky Leprechaun Day. My kids have been counting down to St. Patrick’s Day for weeks now. They look forward to leprechaun visits the way other...
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