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Accepting a Calling

by Meredith Ethington

08 Mar 2011 02:24 PM

When you get called as a president of an organization in the church, it can be very intimidating. Thoughts can swirl through your brain like, "How can I do it all?" and "What if I'm not good enough?" But, entertaining those thoughts are just one way of letting the adversary win.

Activity Days-Health and Nutrition Activity

by Meredith Ethington

19 Sep 2010 01:18 PM

This past week we had a fun activity that the girls really loved. One of the things we talked about is taking care of our bodies. We focused on how the Faith in God manual says that they will not put anything harmful into their bodies.

Saying No to a Calling

by Meredith Ethington

16 Sep 2010 02:21 PM

In the church, I have to admit that I have been jaded in the past about callings. There have been times in my life where the Bishop barely knows us and has given us callings that I felt were too time intensive, and too much of a sacrifice for our family.

Activity Days-Articles of Faith Games

by Meredith Ethington

14 Sep 2010 02:11 PM

I am the Activity Days leader in my ward. I love it. It is seriously the perfect calling for me right now. In my ward, we have 3 girls that regularly attend, and then we have a non-member girl that comes quite often too. Luckily for me, we are a small group and we have our activities out of my home.

Helping Your Family Adjust to Your New Calling

by Miriam Caldwell

When you receive a new calling there is a period of time in which you adjust to the new calling and the demands that it puts on you. However there are some callings that are more demanding than others.

The Blessings of Being Set Apart

by Tristi Pinkston

As members of the Church, we are all given opportunities to serve. Sometimes these opportunities come as assignments, but more often, they come as callings. We serve in our callings for as long as needed or until we are given a new stewardship.

Teaching the Gospel: Continually Working to Improve

by Miriam Caldwell

When you are teaching the gospel at home or at church, it is important to continually work to improve your teaching. This constant search for improvement can help you to reach out to specific class members, and to share the messages that your class or family needs to hear.

Teaching the Gospel: Proper Preparation

by Miriam Caldwell

Proper preparation is one of the keys to successfully teaching the gospel. This applies to gospel teaching at home and at church. Often when we think about preparation our minds jump to the perfect handout or goodies to go with the lesson.

Teaching the Gospel: Using Effective Methods

by Miriam Caldwell

When it comes to teaching the gospel effectively it is important to use a variety of methods to teach your lessons. No one learns the same way, and so it is important to present more than one method in each lesson, and to mix it up each week.

Teaching the Gospel: Encouraging Diligent Learning

by Miriam Caldwell

As you teach the gospel in church or at home, it is important to realize that each individual is responsible to learn the gospel on his own.


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