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Countdown to Christmas Day #4: Song “Mary Sweet and Tender Maiden”

Here’s a sweet song about Mary by Don Staheli and Jim Kasen. You can get the sheet music here. It’s called “Mary Sweet and Tender Maiden.” I don’t worship Mary, but I can’t help but feel tremendous gratitude to her … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Day #3: Kenny’s Christmas

Here’s the sweetest story ever about sacrifice on Christmas morning. In this story, a mom who is sensitive to her conscience prompts her son to so something super wonderful for his best friend. I just love it! Go here to … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Day #2: A Story About Gathering with Trees, Folks and Birds

I love this story, “The Christmas Grove” by Lucy Parr, that appeared in the Children’s Friend magazine, December 1972. Read it here. It starts out with the main character, a young girl, feeling sad, in her family’s new place, far … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Day #1: the Power of the Christmas Carol Silent Night

I just love this story about a young missionary in Russia, one of the coldest places on earth. He found out how playing Silent Night on a violin to accompany some singing by other missionaries brought in the Holy Spirit … Continue reading

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Feel a Sacred, Holy, Joyful Feeling by Watching this Show: BYUTV’s Relative Race

I just love watching this show, Relative Race, every Sunday after our church meetings. In this show, four teams search for long-lost relatives by completing challenges and then following clues to get to the relative’s home without using GPS or … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Picture Books

Let’s talk about Thanksgiving picture books! I love all of these! The two ones above are about Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who got the federal government to create the US national holiday of Thanksgiving. The one above, to the … Continue reading

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Women, Healing and Priesthood Power

So I watched the video below featuring Lynne Hilton Wilson this past week. It pairs wonderfully well with the video that my friend Tamara Laing did a year ago in Zoom, entitled, “Women, Priesthood Power and Generational Clearing.” You can … Continue reading

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Tuttle Twins Veteran’s Day Sale

It’s time for another Tuttle Twins sale!Celebrate Veteran’s Day with the Tuttle Twins so you can equip yourself and your children with knowledge of principles of liberty! Here are the details: Coupon code VETERAN gets you 50% OFF our combo packs of toddler, children, … Continue reading

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Two Awesome Videos About Hebrew Alphabet Symbolism

Here are two awesome videos about Hebrew alphabet symbolism. The top one shows how the Hebrew Alphabet is hidden in 1 Nephi of the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Natasha Pizorno is the presenter. Her book pictured … Continue reading

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11/8/21 Tree of Life Mama’s Book of the Week: The Tender Mercies of Personal Revelation by Guy Laing

This is my new favorite book, outside the scriptures! Every morning and night, I read from it. It’s this delicious way to start and end my day, putting a smile on my face. I got to spend some time recently … Continue reading

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