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Monthly Archives: October 2024
Dallas Jenkins’ BYU Speech
I had the privilege of attending this BYU Forum this morning with Dallas Jenkins as the featured speaker. He is the producer of the The Chosen. If you don’t know about The Chosen, you are missing out! It’s basically a … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christianity, dallas jenkins, faith, God, jesus, Jesus Christ, the chosen
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Dirty Politics in Utah: Please Read and Share With Any and All of Your Utah Friends
I interrupt the regular Christian holistic family themes of this blog to talk about politics every once in a while. I’m doing so today. Don’t worry, this isn’t about Trump. I’ll save that for another time. 🙂 Politics is about … Continue reading
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A Book of Mormon Decorated With Her Favorite Bible Verse Found Her
I just love Sarah’s story! She tells of how after she graduated from nursing school, she went on a long road trip. She toured the western United States for 50 days. The beautiful views she saw inspired her to repeat … Continue reading
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More on the Ancient Hebrew Symbolism and the Plan of Salvation: Andrea Woodmansee on Women and Veils in the Temple
For the past month, the most visited blog post on this site has been “The Plan of Salvation is Embedded in the Ancient Hebrew Wedding Ceremony.” Guess what? The presenter I linked at the end of that post, Andrea Woodmansee, … Continue reading
Posted in jesus-christ, religion, temples, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancient Hebrew symbolism and the plan of salvation, Andrea Woodmansee, bride symbolism, jesus, Jesus Christ, jesus-christ, LDS temple symbolism, symbolism of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temples, veil symbolism, women and veils, women and veils in the temple
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Tree of Life Mama’s Website of the Week: A Site that Reviews Every Live Action Disney Movie Ever Made
In addition to sharing healthy eating ideas, homeschooling helps, board game reviews, gameschooling inspiration, book reviews, picture book reviews, marriage tips, movies to watch, large family and homemaking ideas, breastfeeding encouragement, homeopathy healing stories, and all the other stuff I’ve … Continue reading
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Hiking and Heroes
Every October, I love to focus on heroes for my Morning Basket theme in homeschool. Morning Basket time is when I share what is good, true, and beautiful. More here. I wish I had figured this out more when all … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, answered prayers, Battle Creek Trail, Brandon Burlesworth, Corrie Ten Boom, garbage truck drivers, Grove Creek Trail, Halloween, Heroween, hiking, Holy Ghost, homeschooling in October, how to homeschool, Janice Kapp Perry, Marcie Holladay, Morning Basket, nature, picture book biographies, Pleasant Grove UT, prayers, promptings of the Holy Ghost, sarah mackenzie, singlemomonafarm.com, the book of mormon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsts, unsung heroes
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Happy 68th Birthday to La Leche League! and 13 Lessons I Learned from My LLL Years!
Every year I think I will do this and then I forget to do it on the actual day. Well I’m not forgetting this year! I’m not letting October 17 pass us again by without me mentioning that it’s La … Continue reading
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Can You Homeschool for Free With Just a Library Card? Plus BONUS: How to Use the Public Library as a Homeschooler
Another school year is in full swing! It’s been fun to share “Back-to-School” photos with my extended family in our family group texting chat on our phones. Even my 59-year-old big brother is back to school with his wife for … Continue reading
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Fun Family Game to Review and Spark Discussion of October 2024 General Conference: Fun Facts General Conference
Here is a fun family game to review some highlights of the October 2024 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held October5-6. The photos in this post are from our weekend celebration of General Conference, … Continue reading
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A Pastor and His Wife React to General Conference
This is an interesting video of an evangelical pastor and his wife, Joy. They tell of their experience attending General Conference, the semiannual meeting for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was held last weekend. I enjoyed … Continue reading
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