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“Creation brings deep satisfaction and fulfillment. We develop ourselves and others when we take unorganized matter into our hands and mold it into something of beauty…” Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Happiness, Your Heritage,”

Nov. 2008 General Conference

Author: Christina Nalen

  • Self Reliance

    Self Reliance

    Temporal, Spiritual and Mental Help “Everyone needs help sometimes. Life is like that. In fact, God planned it to be that way. Mortality presents each of us with a wide variety of experiences, and some are easier to manage than others. No matter the experience, there is always help. That’s part of God’s plan too.”…

  • Welcome Baby –

    Welcome Baby –

    Find Those Willing to Share Their Talents Welcome a new baby to your family, church or neighborhood with a quilt or another gift. Just as we often like to welcome new neighbors when they move into our neighborhoods, welcoming a new baby is a sweet opportunity. It is a wonderful way to get to know,…

  • Indoor Vegetable Garden

    Indoor Vegetable Garden

    How to Garden Indoors with Grow Lights – With a UV grow light you can have year-round gardening indoors. From herbs to vegetables that take up little space, you can grow your own fresh produce from the convenience of your home, INSIDE. You can also get a head start on seedlings for your outdoor garden…

  • Community Service Ideas

    Community Service Ideas

    Give Back to Your Community – Community service helps us to follow the Savior’s admonition to “love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:39) “Our community has a great need for dependable and honest citizens who are willing to help. The Lord expects us to love and serve our neighbors and friends. This does not require…

  • Take Control of Eating for Your Health

    Take Control of Eating for Your Health

    Eating for Health – Knowledge is Power. Below you will read about eating a variety of whole food plants and their nutritious colors that are made up of healthy chemical compounds. These help to fight disease and sickness and provide a basis for your healthy gut microbiome improving a better quality of life and immunity.…

  • The Temple Is For Everyone

    The Temple Is For Everyone

    Focus on the Temple – Recently, the Elders Quorum organized with Relief Society to have a regularly scheduled temple trip on the 3rd Thursday of each month. This is a great opportunity for all members!! I usually send out an email with the notice and reminder and suggest that there is a way for all…

  • Seed Paper That Grows

    Seed Paper That Grows

    Heart and Flower Shaped Seed Paper – I recently discovered these seed paper hearts and flower “confetti” to use for our Relief Society sister birthdays this year. There are so many different ways to include uplifting messages of love and friendship or scriptures to share with these beautiful, yet simple tags, cards, bookmarks or whatever…

  • Mini Pies

    Mini Pies

    Simple To Make Little Pies- We all seem to love home-made pies. I love to bake pies. They are a specialty of mine ever since I perfected my pie making and even my own crust recipe (I share it below) since I never liked the typical, dry, bland recipe from all of the cookbooks I…

  • Painted Rocks

    Painted Rocks

    Uplifting Painted Rock Messages – As a Relief Society painted rock activity, we purchased paints and polyurethane spray and we painted rocks with uplifting messages to pass along to others who might need a happy interaction or to place on the trails and around public spaces for others to see as they go about their…

  • Scripture Activities

    Scripture Activities

    Scripture Journals for Come Follow Me – As a Relief Society presidency, we usually want to give out something meaningful to the sisters in December. Most of us appreciate help with our scripture study. I asked the Elders Quorum President if he wanted to go in on a scripture journal idea for all of the…