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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

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

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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Some Books for You Mama, To Prepare for Easter!

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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Easter 2024 Memories

Before it gets too much past Easter…I want to preserve my memories of this most wonderful Easter season I’ve been enjoying. Easter came early this year, on March 31st. Here are all the things I did to enjoy the season … Continue reading

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Fun Ideas for a Christ-centered Easter by Lani and John Hilton III

The above photo shows the tomb of Jesus with a bed and the stone that rolls away, a lovely homemade Easter decoration by Katrina Hilton. I’m showing it as a screenshot from the video below, with fun ideas for a … Continue reading

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Tuesday 3/12/24 Countdown to Easter 2024: Review of the book The Holy Week for Latter-day Saint Families

Easter is less than three weeks away! I’m excited to share about this darling book today, shown above. I highly recommend it! This book is amazing because it gives you a TON of resources to celebrate every single day of … Continue reading

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Deeper Insights into the Atonement and Easter

Happy Palm Sunday yesterday! I have been watching this Easter-themed video below by Jared Halverson. It is so glorious! Referring to the “awful artihmetic of the atonement,” in a talk by Elder Neal A. Maxwell, a late apostle of Jesus … Continue reading

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New Easter Tradition: DIY Immanuel Wreath with Names of Christ from the Living Christ Proclamation

I learned about this new Easter tradition from Emily Belle Freeman. It’s the Immanuel Wreath. She does it for both Christmas and Easter. You can go here on my blog to read about it for Christmas. You can use it … Continue reading

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Beautiful Easter Gems of Words and Music 2021

Happy Good Friday everyone! Oh how I love springtime and Easter! I’ve compiled a few of my favorite pieces of Easter-themed speeches and music here. They remind me of my new favorite recent scripture I found in the Book of … Continue reading

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Easter from The Life Giving Home by Sarah and Sally Clarkson and other Easter-Celebrating Ideas

This is the perfect book to start reading during winter, when home life sometimes drags because of the letdown after Christmas and the dreariness of winter. I read it this past winter and just finished it, listening to it in … Continue reading

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