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Tree of Life Mama’s Countdown to Easter 2025 #2: Get Ready for Good Friday by Prepping a Good Friday Bag

Posted on April 11, 2025 by treeoflifemama

In the video below, Lani Hilton talks about her “Good Friday” bag. Lani is the wife of John Hilton III, author, BYU professor of religion, and second cousin to my children. Sister Hilton has collected some items she keeps in … Continue reading →

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Recap of Relative Race Season 15 Episode 4

Posted on April 10, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It was hard to squeeze in watching the latest episode of Relative Race last Sunday night, because of General Conference and an Easter concert practice for church. (Go here if you want to learn what Relative Race is all about. … Continue reading →

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Fun Facts General Conference April 2025 Board Game

Posted on April 8, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I absolutely loved General Conference this past weekend! If you want to skip my recounting of it, and get to the Fun Facts game, go down a few paragraphs to get the directions and questions for Fun Facts April 2025 … Continue reading →

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New Apostles Song for 2025 General Conference

Posted on April 4, 2025 by treeoflifemama

General Conference is tomorrow and Sunday! You can learn more about it and watch it here. When I watch it I feel inspiration to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ. That’s because I get to hear from people who … Continue reading →

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Recap of Relative Race Season 15 Episode 1

Posted on April 2, 2025 by treeoflifemama

After watching Relative Race every time, I always want to talk to people about it. I watch it on Sunday nights with my husband and youngest child who is 15. After the show, I talk about it with them, and … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Countdown to Easter 2025 #1: Get Ready for Parables Charades or Sculpturades!

Posted on March 31, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Easter is less than 3 weeks away! In the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some ideas for a Christ-centered Easter. Let’s start off with getting ready for Parables Charades or Sculpturades! For charades, just act out the clues with … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Posted on March 26, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Today the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ went on sale for the first time. The publisher, E.B. Grandin, started selling it at his bookstore for $1.75, in Palmyra, New York. So happy birthday to the Book of … Continue reading →

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He Was About to Burn The Book of Mormon, Then He Heard a Voice Tell Him “Don’t Burn My Book”: A Jewish Man’s Conversion to Christianity

Posted on March 26, 2025 by treeoflifemama

This man’s story is so fascinating! Here’s what the description of the video says: “Jason was born to a Jewish mother and Lutheran father but practiced mainly Judaism growing up. He devoutly studied the Torah and attended Hebrew school but … Continue reading →

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Some Books for You Mama, To Prepare for Easter!

Posted on March 22, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I love this quote from Elder Gary Stevensons’ General Conference talk of April 2023 where he quotes N.T. Wright: “We should be taking steps to celebrate Easter in creative new ways: in art, literature, children’s games, poetry, music, dance, festivals, … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama Chapter Book of the Week: What the Nurses Saw…(It Was Murder!)

Posted on March 21, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It was 5 years ago this past week, the middle of March 2020, that the world turned upside down. Suddenly offices, schools, businesses, churches, and other places of work, play and worship shut down. Why? Because we were told a … Continue reading →

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