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Focus on the Sacrament

One of the most important things that we do at church each Sunday is partake of the Sacrament. Often this special ordinance is simply thought of as routine, instead of being treated as sacredly as it should be. It is vital that we each take the time to prepare ourselves to renew our covenants each Sunday. It is also important to apply the covenants that we make to our daily lives. Here is a list of five things you can do to make taking the Sacrament more meaningful. 1) Ideally your preparation should be taking place all week. Take time … Continue reading →

Your Preparation for the Sacrament

One important thing that you can do each week is to partake of the Sacrament. This allows you to renew your baptismal covenants. It is a time for self-reflection and chance for you to make sure you are staying on the correct path. It is important that you make it a priority to regularly partake of the Sacrament. You should not allow other things to get in the way of doing so. You may want to take time either Saturday night or Sunday morning to prepare yourself to take the Sacrament. One way that you could do this is to … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Sacrament Meeting Mayhem

Having our third child has really put us at odds during Sacrament meeting. There just don’t seem to be enough hands to go around. We were doing all right when my husband and I could each focus on a child, but now there is always someone getting loose. Generally it is my two year old son. He likes to run. Last week the overflow to the overflow was open with about fifteen feet of empty space to the back wall. He took off running about three times. Of course last week was actually one of our better weeks. We are … Continue reading →

Top 10 Things You Don’t Want to Hear From Your Kids During Sacrament

The chapel is quiet. Every head is reverently bowed as men and women around you ponder the Savior’s atonement. Even the children seem to grasp the solemn nature of the divine gift from above. Then, suddenly, to your horror, your child makes an announcement that echoes through the silent room. Kids have a tendency to be oblivious to things that make their parents blush. They also seem to enjoy making the pronouncements in as a loud a voice as possible, particularly when everyone else can hear them. If you’re lucky, your kids won’t think to make one of these pronouncements: … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Five Tips to Encourage Reverence in Sacrament Meeting

If you have Primary age children, especially those in Junior Primary, you may be struggling with teaching your children reverence. It can be difficult finding the fine line in which you teach your children to be quiet and respectful during Sacrament meeting, and keeping them entertained. You can not expect a three year old to pay attention to adult speakers for an hour, especially when adults may have the same problem. Here are five ways to help teach your children reverence during Sacrament meeting. 1) Try to have your children sit quietly until the Sacrament has been passed. In my … Continue reading →

Upcoming Genealogy Events – February 5-11, 2012

Perhaps you didn’t make it to RootsTech 2012. You could still attend a genealogy class, workshop, or event that is taking place closer to where you live! Doing so is a great way to learn more about genealogy, and to meet people who love genealogy as much as you do. Here are some upcoming genealogy events that will be happening this week. On February 6, 2012, the Jefferson County Genealogical Society, which is located in Port Townsend, Washington, will present the second part of a five-week genealogy course. The course is called “Introduction to Family Research History”. The class provides … Continue reading →

Researchers Discover Two Different Types of Autism

Researchers from the United States have discovered that there are two biologically different types of autism. It is believed that this could lead to more individuated types of treatment for children who have an autism spectrum disorder, based upon which type of autism the child has. A group of researchers from the University of California Davis’s MIND Institute, in Sacramento, California, are behind this new discovery about autism. They have been working on a longitudinal study called the Autism Phenome Project. The project began in 2006. They looked a group of 350 children who were between the ages of two … Continue reading →

Finding and Eradicating Pet Odors

I’ll leave scents in both obvious and hidden places Spring cleaning season might be over, but it’s never too late for some tips on how to keep your house fresh and free of pet odors. Today I have some tips on what to do if you notice unpleasant pet smells around your house. Advice for how to deal with a smelly pet is simple: if you have a pet that regularly stinks, bathe it as often as needed. If you continue to have trouble there might be a health issue, so take your pet to the veterinarian, or at least … Continue reading →

Homeschool groups and resources in Michigan

Involvement with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. This installment is for Michigan. Adventurers Homeschool Association Christian co-op that meets weekly for classes just south of Ypsilanti, MI Christian Home Educators of Midland Ministry, Inc. (CHEMinistry) Christian Home Educators of Midland Ministry, Inc. We are a Midland-based, Christian, nonprofit home school support group that serves families in Mid-Michigan. Christian Home Educators Support System (CHESS) homeschool co-op founded in the fall of 1993. Capital Homeschool Athletic Program (CHAP) … Continue reading →

A Review of “Do What Is Right” by Douglas J. and Laurie H. Wilcox

“Do What Is Right” by Douglas J. and Laurie H. Wilcox is a guidebook to help your family to find motivation to live the gospel more fully. This is a handbook that gives 52 suggestions on activities that can help your children become motivated to participate in scripture story, service, being kind to others and chores. Each activity comes with instructions on situations that the activity can be applied to and then explains how to execute the activity in your family. Each section ends with a story explaining how the Wilcoxes applied the activity to their family. This section is … Continue reading →