VT: July 2010

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FHE: How to Pray

Hi! Remember me?? Yeah.. I know, I know I've been slacking in the FHE department.. BIG TIME! However, there is never a better time to try again then TODAY :) Right? I've found A TON of info for PRAYER LESSONS AND ACTIVITES. I've linked quite a few below and then also did a download for you! Hope your FHE PACKETS/BOX is coming along! Please feel free to share any FHE you are adding.. just email us sundaesecrets@hotmail.com and then we can feature your FHE here on our blog!!! Thanks for your help and support!!!

Something to "TALK" about

HOW DOES SHE does this amazing post once a month with FAMILY DINNER QUESTIONS! She says, "They are in a simple form to represent how simple getting to know your family can bring you closer together.

My family and I have been doing this for a year and I have learned and laughed as we answered some of the questions. You don’t have to have kids to do this…how well do you think you know your spouse? your parents? your friends?

Some of the questions are silly some are serious. It spurs on ideas and thoughts to make you and your family think."

Grocery List & Recipes

Grocery Shopping.. one of my favorite but most unfavorite things to do.. UNLESS I have a LIST! And a list is no good without a PLAN! So, I've been doing good at MENU planning. I decided that I was bored with the same menu items that I always use, so I went searching for some new recipes. I got excited about all of it and decided to share!!
Start Searching! These are MY requirements for a recipe:
1) easy
2) no too much prep work
3) ingredients that are familiar, like what I would find in my shopping basket on a regular basis (1 or 2 different/un "normal" ingredients is fine. (Plays into not going WAY over budget!)
4) tastes amazing- liked by whole family! (maybe ONE brand new/different/going to try something new recipe for the week.)

Conference: Everything you'll need.

Here is a BIG list of things for GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!(From Sugardoodle.net) I picked a few that I really thought were great from this list and other places around the web!

CUTE idea for Conference Reverence Tent with a STORY that would be PERFECT to go in your GENERAL CONFERENCE FHE.. To download ALL ideas for this FHE kit click picture at bottom of post! :)

Aim High

This is the theme we chose for our young women this year. "Aim High" and to go along with "aim" we will be using this target, that I made, arrows and things like that. Our goal with this theme is to get them to realize that Personal Progress, the values, helps them create a lifestyle that will get them to their "target", the temple. (Feel free to click the picture and save it to your computer for printing. This works great for a 4x6. Or download it with a b.o.m. chart below)

As you may know, the Young Women Theme has recently added a value, VIRTUE. Here is what it says on lds.org about it


A Return to Virtue
"Now is the time for a return to virtue!"
The attribute and value of Virtue has been added to the Young Women theme. "Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. It encompasses chastity and moral purity."


The time has come for the young women of the Church to lead the world in a return to virtue. This is the time to be pure and to qualify for the guidance of the Holy Ghost. In the coming year, it is our desire that all young women and their leaders focus on the meaning of virtue, what young women can do to accept and act upon this value, and how this attribute can strengthen young women as they prepare to be worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and receive temple ordinances.


We will distribute through local priesthood leaders and also post online the Personal Progress value experiences and projects associated with this value. We desire all young women to complete and be recognized for completing this value, in addition to the seven values listed in the Personal Progress book. You may want to study the following scriptural references as you contemplate a return to virtue.


"I believe one virtuous young woman led by the Spirit can change the world."

We have also challenged our girls to read the BOOK OF MORMON. Here is a link for Seminary Book of Mormon Resorces. The download button is below. It is a zip file with the book of mormon chart we gave our girls and the "Aim High" .jpeg file also. Click below to download. We wanted a chart that was easy to mark off chapters at a time. With Personal Progress, the girls are reading their scriptures all the time. We want to encourage them to count that as reading the scriptures. We wanted them to know that they don't have to read the Book of Mormon from start to finish, but can mark off chapters as the skip around for Personal Progress, Seminary, Family Study, etc..

There is a wonderful WEBSITE just for the YOUTH now.. CHECK IT OUT!

For the mom's out there. Please encourage your young women to "Aim High" and help them get their medalion! You are now able to do it with your daughter and get YOURS too! They have a beautiful new one with the temple and a ruby on it. It comes in silver or gold. What a great accomplishment it will be!!
I never got mine as a young girl, I missed out. However, I'm going to start working on mine this year!
I believe in the YOUNG WOMEN PROGRAM and know that it is an inspired program! I love my young women!!!

"We truly believe in this generation of young women. They can be a force for good in the world as they come to accept and act on the values found in the Young Women Theme." -General YW Pres.

FHE: Work/Help in Home PLUS Super Cute "cHoRe" Charts

First, I want to start with the SUPER CUTE CHORE CHARTS! I got this idea from my friend Joni (I wish I could share,but her blog is private! Dang it!!) THANKS JONI! They were so much fun to make and even cuter to look at!

I decided that my 1 and 2 year olds were getting big enough to have "chores" around the house. I think they can have a little responsibility. I think it will help them learn that they need to start picking up after themselves. Which hopefully will be a life long skill they will develop!

Since they are so little, I thought of 5 easy things they could do (or already are doing) for their chores. 1.Make Bed 2. Get Dressed 3. Study (read a book/color) 4.Pick up Toys 5. Brush teeth & hair

Soooo... here is what I did:

1. Decide what you want your magnets to be. *they are the "check off" when a chore gets done. I picked flowers for Abby & Trucks for Jaxon

2.Glue flowers together with cute buttons (if desired) or assemble any other ideas that you have.

3. When your cute things are all assembled, glue a magnet to the back of each item. Let dry and tada they are ready.

4. Get together all the things you need for the board. A clipboard (Joni used a metal sheet, to hold on the magnets. I, however, couldn't find any at the store I was at so I got these for .94 and some magnetic strips), paper, mod podge, brush, scissors, etc..

5.Glue, using the mod podge, the paper onto the clipboard.

6. Then glue words/chores onto the paper using the same technique. (I think vinyl would work good too)

7. Next, mod podge over all the paper you just glued on to give it a nice finish. And so the paper won't get ruined in use. (Remember it dries clear)

8.Now, if you need, apply the magnetic strips for magnets in desired spots.

9. You are done! Put magnets on and admire your work!

So, when they complete a "chore" they can put up a flower/truck next to it to mark it off the list!

FHE

Now, I wanted to make this a family home evening, because I think teaching your kids to work and help out around the house not only is good for them, but it's good for the whole family's happiness.

I put together a lot of ideas for different lessons and stories, so that this can go into your FHE KIT and be a lesson that can change and work for you every time you use it! I didn't include an activity, because I thought doing some sort of cleaning in the house together as the activity would be awesome! For the files download below :) Happy Helping!!!

Family Motto

It seems like everyone these days is soooo stressed about money, and life, and just making it. Everyone is struggling with something...Some days are good, and some are harder. My microwave is setting our food on fire(particularly Hayden's veggies, I think Hayden probably planned it all on purpose so he doesn't have to eat his enemy the vegetable), but there was a silver lining today, a possible job opportunity for Cory... My point in all this rambling, is there are triumphs, and disappointments in life and I found a FABULOUS quote by President Monson that is now going to be our own, "family motto," so to speak. We live in an apartment and won't be here long or I would splurge to get it in vinyl...but until then I made this:

and it is going right above the light switch right next to the front door where we can see it all. the. time :)

I feel so uplifted whenever I read it. I want to "live greatly!" I want my family to "live greatly!" I know Heavenly Father is looking out for all of us and I hope you find this quote as comforting as I do. If you would like it for your own home, car, scrapbook, or where ever..... download it

HERE....

I made it for a 5x7 frame. I didn't want it to big, I think you can probably make it bigger if you would want or I can probably email you the file  :)