A few month's ago I had this thought that I needed to write cards to my kids and leave them with a treat on their beds. I remember sometimes my mom would leave little notes on my bed growing up and how it made me feel. So, I made these smiley face cards and wrote some personal messages in them of how wonderful I think they are.
Temple Service Cards, Great for Family, Youth or Primary Service Activity,
Years ago, when I was serving in Young Women's we did a combined Young Women & Young Men activity. It was a Random Acts of Kindness Race. One of the items each group needed to do was go to the temple, wash some windows and leave a card. It is one of the many service activities that I remember.
Show Your Love With Easter Door Decorations: You've Been Egged,
Last year, we were "Staying Home and Staying Safe", so we didn't gather with our extended families for Easter. We wanted to let the grandparents know of our love for them, so we went and decorated their doors. We also left them a treat with a card that said, "You've been egged".
Brighten Someone's Day by Decorating Their Door with these Adorable Valentine's Day Door Decorating Printables,
At Christmas time and last Easter we went and decorated doors. My kids loved it!! It was probably their favorite thing they did at Christmas time. My middle kiddo said it was so much fun and my youngest wanted to do it to everyone's doors. The thing about service is that it comes full circle. It blesses the lives of those you serve as well as your own life.
Light The World 2019 ONE BY ONE BINGO Printable and Family Activity Idea,
Those who follow me on Instagram or Facebook, know just how much I love Light The World this year! I love the focus that it brings into our lives, of focusing on serving and loving one by one.
There are many ways to do so.... here are several ideas that our family would like to share with you. They could be done as a family, with a group of friends, by yourself or as a youth group:
If you are looking for ways to Make the Little Lamb from Bethlehem a part of your family Christmas tradition, then read on....
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I am pretty picky when it comes to the traditions we set around Christmas time. It is such a special time of year and I really want my family to focus on the Savior and making memories as a family.
Items to put into a Sunshine Basket: For Those Who are Grieving
Last year, my littlest two kiddos had classmates/friends who lost their mother. It was such a sad thing, a bunch of us mom's got together and put some baskets together for them. Something that could give them comfort and let them know that their classmates and friends were thinking of them.
A recent trip to Africa resulted in finding peace, through compassion and hope...
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As I was thinking about someone in my life who has shown great compassion and hope, my friend Amy, instantly came to my mind.
My friend Amy, is just one of those people who you could say, has a kind soul. It is no wonders, by profession she cares for others. Amy is a nurse anesthetists, she takes away the pain in others for a moment, so they can receive the treatments they need.
Recently, Amy had the opportunity of going to Africa on a humanitarian trip. I was dying to hear all about it and what faith promoting experiences she had. Luckily and graciously she agreed to share.
Here is her video interview...
After our interview, I reflected on the experiences Amy shared. I was impressed that these medical professionals would sacrifice their time and money to go and serve the people of Africa. They could have gone on any vacation or used their money to purchase something they wanted. But, they didn't, they chose to have compassion and give people who really needed, it hope.
One of the first things they did upon arrival, was visit the Ghana Africa Temple. What a great way to begin your service, by serving and showing compassion to those deceased children of God. There is no better way of finding peace, then being in the Lord's holy house.
There is great meaning in this to me. In the temple we are helping our ancestors fulfill something they can not do for themselves. In a sense, these medical professionals were doing a similar thing in Africa. These people needed their expertise and talents to help them also do something that they could not do for themselves.
Much was needed as they traveled to Ghana. It was humbling to hear of what they just had to make do with while they were there. Such as partially working machines, make shift drip lines and plates they had to cut down to size. What they did bring with them was much appreciated and very useful.
Amy spoke of the faith that so many had and how regardless of religion, those who had faith were blessed. Including this native Ghana missionary, who had despite adversity chosen to serve a mission for the LDS church. Faithfully he had been serving and proselyting with his severely clubbed foot. This surgery was a great blessing to him and a result of his great faith.
One of the things that touched me most as Amy spoke, was the uncompromising love she expressed towards the people she served. Her relationship with her Savior has been strengthened through this great act of compassion.
There is something special about each one of us on this earth, it really does not matter our race, nationality, or anything else that might make us different. Our differences are what make us so special. We are children of a Heavenly Father. Making us brothers and sisters, that is our commonality.
As we reach out to each other with compassion we will bring hope into each others lives and a great presence of peace, both to our soul and mind.
Our Savior was the greatest of examples to us. He spent his time among the sick, the weak, the poor, and those who both suffered physically as well as spiritually. He was no respecter of persons but unconditionally and perfectly loved those he served.
In what ways can we emulate His grand example in our own lives? This is where a little soul searching will come in. But, I think as my friend Amy, as well as the Savior have shown. It is to truly have an understanding that we are all in this together, we are children of our Heavenly Father and we can love one another as He does.
As we love we will be filled with the desire to have compassion and to serve. That love will influence our actions towards others.
My own testimony of these principles has been strengthened from my dear friend's great example. May we each go about learning the principles of peace from the Prince of Peace and then let our own light be an example to others as well.
If you would like to learn more about the Easter Campaign, #PRINCEofPEACE, visit MORMON.ORG.
Each day of Holy Week, which is April 9th through April 16th, there will be a focus on one of the principles of peace. View the videos, read the scriptures and then look inward on how you can find peace in your life as you develop and learn these principles.
I am overwhelmed by all of the amazing ideas that everyone is sharing about how they are participating in the #LIGHTtheWORLD initiative! If I shared all of them on my social media pages, it would be OVERLOADED! So, I decided that I would just make a post with all of them on it!
Hopefully, these ideas will help inspire you of how you can share the light of Christ and #LIGHTtheWORLD with goodness! Visit mormon.org for more information about this truly inspired initiative! To download and print the 25 ways, in 25 days Calendar click HERE.
I hope you were able to click through each one and see these fun, amazing ideas of how you can #LIGHTtheWORLD. Use them for inspiration and get out there serving you family, neighbors, friends, and really everyone you meet!
When a friend asked if there was any color pages out there that went with the #LIGHTtheWORLD initiative, I decided to make one. This would be great to use in primary, nursery or in a Family Home Evening.
A month ago my husband and I were able to travel to Salt Lake to attend an influencer meet-up to introduce the 2016 Christmas Initiative #LIGHTtheWORLD. I immediately knew that I would be having a Family Home Evening to get my children involved! Which, just so happens to go so well with a couple of the days of the 25 days, 25 ways calendar. It could go with Day 2- Jesus Honored His Parents and So Can You; Day 11- Jesus Ministered to Children and So Can You; Day 12- Jesus Taught Others and So Can You. and Day 22- Jesus Showed Gratitude and So Can You. You will see why as you read through the FHE.
Lately, I keep hearing the same thing, that the responsibility to teach my children the gospel, lies with me & my husband! It is our responsibility as parents! We are to pattern our lives after the Savior. The Savior lived a life of Service. He was constantly serving his Father as well as all of God's children. If the principle of service was so important in the Savior's life, it must be important to teach our children. I felt in the Family Home Evening, it would be important to not only teach the importance of service, but also to have an opportunity for express my gratitude for my children and spotlight them for their great efforts. As part of the Christmas Initiative, there are several bloggers who have come together and made some amazing resources to help participating in lighting the world that much easier and fun!
Wondering how you, your children, or your youth group can take part in the 2016 Christmas Initiative to #LIGHTtheWORLD? Then this post is for you..
One thing that I absolutely love about serving with the youth is that they have a special kind of light. The youth can have a great influence on those around them, especially their peers. This month our deacons quorum was in charge of our combined mutual activity and they decided to do a service project. Which just so happened to provide a perfect avenue to introducing the Christmas Initiative for this year, by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The initiative is #LIGHTtheWORLD.
