LDS Week in Review June 30th-July 5th

Thank you for joining us as we take a look back at the past week. You’ll want to visit “Dinner Discussions” to see what your family members are studying at church, and you won’t want to miss the First Presidency Message or the Visiting Teaching Message, either, which will help you with your home teaching and visiting teaching assignments. The Church has a wonderful program which circulates through the wards and stakes every couple of years to teach about the policy on adoption for unwed mothers. You can read more about it here. We started a new series on the … Continue reading

Annual Fourth of July Ward Breakfast

The annual Fourth of July breakfast is a staple among ward activities. I have been to many different wards annual breakfasts, and the events vary from location to location. The best food was sausage (the big fat ones (more like a Polish hot dog) that were sliced) along with the pancakes and the other usual fare. The worst was the watermelon served along side the pancakes and syrup. In fact it has become a running joke with the people that attended that particular breakfast. And the most unique is the “bring your own box of cereal” breakfast—last two years in … Continue reading

LDS Family Week in Review: July 1-7

This has been a great week for celebrating the Fourth of July! Whether you followed the week as it happened, or just want to review it, this is a great tool for catching up on everything you missed! Monday, July 2nd: In Pageant Time!, we reviewed the various pageants taking place across the United States. In General Conference: “Tabernacle Memories,” we reviewed President Monson’s talk on his memories of this wonderful, historic building. In Upholding Our Country, we talked about the relationship church members worldwide have with their countries. And in Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 24, we reviewed the various … Continue reading

10 Funniest Things at the Annual Ward Breakfast

Tomorrow is the annual ward breakfast to honor the Fourth of July. It is a fun event every year where we take some time to honor the veterans that have served our country. It is also a time when we can reflect on the great blessings and privileges that come to us as a result of being citizens of the United States. With all this in mind I still present the ten funniest things about the annual ward breakfast. 10) The syrup covered kids climbing all over their parents, the chairs, and the tables. Not to mention the sticky door … Continue reading