Little family history celebrations are a simple and creative way to celebrate your ancestors. Bring past generations to life through photos and stories, activities and games, food and treasured heirlooms.
Looking for Christ-centered Easter ideas? Check out this list of 400+ ways to celebrate Jesus Christ this Easter season. N.T. Wright taught that we “should be taking steps to celebrate Easter in creative new ways: in art, literature, children’s games, poetry, music, dance, festivals, bells, special concerts. … This is our greatest festival. Take Christmas away,…
America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave”. It has a rich heritage and, despite what critics may think, a promising future. Some time ago, I stood with a congregation at church to sing our American national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Tears came to my eyes as we sang the…
Finding activity ideas for yourself or your family, church, school, or community can be challenging. Until now. This list of physical, spiritual, intellectual, and social activity ideas can inspire you for years to come. Physical Have fun while caring for your physical health with these ideas that will keep you active: Spiritual Educate Gather Israel…
Relief Society activity ideas are in high demand worldwide. This collection of activity ideas can help inspire activities for years to come. What is Relief Society? The influence of Relief Society, the largest women’s organization in the world, is felt worldwide. Each week, Relief Society women, ages 18+, meet for spiritual renewal. Monthly activities are…
Examples of Christmas hospitality are commonly found during the holidays. I know. Taking a picture of a solitary fork under a Christmas tree is a bit odd, but this is no ordinary fork. It represents Christmas Hospitality. Christmas Hospitality Some time ago, during a difficult time in my life, a family invited me to join…
Ministering training and assignments. Is not the process of ministering we use now like training wheels for what is to come? After experiencing the goodness that comes from ministering with love within the church, seeking ministering opportunities of our own in other areas of our lives simply becomes natural. We develop a desire to bless,…
Whether suffering from broken bones or broken lives, the pain runs deep. Yet, deep within each of us lies a strength beyond our own. Feeling Broken It was broken, of that I was certain. My arm, grasped firmly by my friend, throbbed at the pressure being forced against it. A group of long-time neighborhood friends…
I cannot, without great emotion, recite the closing words to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, The Building of the Ship: Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee,Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,Our faith triumphant o’er our fears,Are all with thee, — are all with thee! Longfellow Longfellow wove into his ship-building poem…