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Thursday’s Thought-He Is Risen!

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One of my favorite Easter pictures is the one with the resurrected Savior first appearing to Mary by the tomb.

I love the looks and expressions of disbelief yet believing!

The title of the painting is “Why Weepest Thou?” by Simon Dewey

You can see it here.

“He is not here: for he is risen,”

Matt. 28:6

Since Easter is this weekend I thought I would share this Easter thought for today:

The saddest day…

and

The happiest day,

Were only 3 days apart!

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Have a Thoughtful Thursday! Love Ya!

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March 2013 Visiting Teaching Handout

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This month the title of the visiting teaching lesson is

Activation.

I took President Monson’s quote to focus on. I decided to just go with a spring theme for this month, since St. Patrick’s Day and Easter are both in March, so I took a more generic route. I love the colors in this handout, they just make me happy. I am so ready for Spring to come, but it is still a ways off here in Utah. I still have snow out in my yard! So I will have to be content to just bring the bright colors into my home for a little while longer.

To print, just right click over the image and go to “save image as”, then save in one of your folders. You can print from there or send out to your favorite photo processor. You can also right click over image and go to “copy image” then open your favorite program like word or presentations and right click again and go to “paste”. You can then print.

These are formatted to a 4 x 6 size.

Here is the blank one for those of you that want to translate the information.

This would also make a really fun card, invite, or tag!

I have a really fun idea to go with this that I am giving to the sisters that I visit, but I did not get it done in time to take good pictures. So I will take the pictures tomorrow in the daylight and I will post it next week! Check back then to see what I have been up to!

How is everyone doing with the challenge to get 100% visits this year? Let’s keep going!

Happy Visiting this Month! Love Ya!

Blank Invitation

February 18, 2013Church, Parties, Printablesblank invitation, chevron stripe, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, flower, free invite, free printable, party invitation, printables invitaionsRita

Happy Presidents Day everyone!

I hope that you get to spend the day doing something that you love!

Today, I have a little blank invitation for you. I had to make these for one of our Relief Society activities for church and so decided that I would share a blank one with you! You can just type your own information on it! Print and cut and you will have your own individualized invitations! Doesn’t get much easier than that.

In the orange box I changed my text to white and it makes it show up a lot better.

This is formatted for an 8.5 x 11 page, so you can just print them on your own printer, and as you can see there are 4 to a page.

Hope that you enjoy them!

Have a great Presidents Day! Love Ya!

Feb 2013 Visiting Teaching Handout

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This months visiting teaching message for our church is:

“Converted unto the Lord“

I chose to use the quote by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

(Does anyone still miss him like I do?)

I love this quote on how to treat new converts, but in a sense are we not all converts? I think that this quote is just a good motto to have when dealing with anyone we meet!

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January 2013 Visiting Teaching Handout

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This month’s message is about Missionary work.

I love the quote from Pres. Uchtdorf, so that is my focus for this month’s handout. Since it is winter here in Utah, I went with the winter/snowman theme!

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Sinterklaas Party, Our Family Tradition

December 4, 2012Christmas, Church, Family, TraditionsChristmas, Christmas book, Christmas pj's, Christmas tradition, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, family, Santa Claus, Sinterklaas Day, The Netherlands, traditionsRita

Several years ago, my oldest son served a mission for our church to the Netherlands. So I asked him about some of the Christmas traditions while he was there and every year since we have celebrated Sinterklaas day in some way or another.

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December 2012 Visiting Teaching Handout

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This month the message is

“Visiting Teaching, a Work of Salvation”

It talks about the importance of sharing our testimonies and teaching those that we visit.

I just made a fun little Christmas themed card for this month. You could pair this with a fun Christmas treat, book, lotion, or any other little gift that you might want to give. But really and truly the visit is the most important part and sharing your time and talents with all those whom you serve!

Here is a blank one for those of you who would like to translate!

These are formatted to 4 x6 so you can just send them to be printed, if you want to do that.

To print, right click over image and go to “save image as” then just save into one of your pictures files.

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One idea for a great treat are these yummy mint brownies You will find the recipe here.

I make these every year at Christmas time, in fact I am making some for our Sinterklaas Party this weekend! That is how good these are! I will tell more about the party next week.

Remember to Keep Christ in Christmas!

Happy Visiting Everyone! Love Ya!

Nov. 2012 Visiting Teaching Handout

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Just a reminder to watch the KUTV Morning Show tomorrow

I am scheduled to be on between 7:30 and 8:00 am!

I will be showing several different ways that you can use up all of that Halloween Candy

and I would love to have you join me!

Now on to our Visiting Teaching Post:

This month your message will come from one of the conference talks. There are so many good ones, but I tend to gravitate to the ones on service. (Maybe that means that I need to serve more?!)

So I chose the talk from Sister Burton on “First Observe, Then Serve”

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Thursday’s Thought

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Here is my thought for today:I love this thought. It sure puts things in perspective doesn’t it!

Happy Thursday! Love Ya!

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Oct 2012 Visiting Teaching Handout.

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The message this month is: “Honoring Our Covenants” I chose to focus on the quote from Russell M. Nelson, I love his quote about when we realize who we are… I also like that visiting teaching is an expression of our discipleship and a way to honor our covenants as we serve and strengthen one another. Continue reading →