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Celebrate Easter as a Season With Christ-centered Ideas from Lani Hilton

I love discovering so many ideas recently about how to elevate the celebration of Easter to be more intentionally Christ-centered. This is all done in reply to Elder Gary Stevenson’s invitation from the April 2023 General Conference: “I observe a … Continue reading

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Review of A Christ-centered Easter Picture Book by Emily Belle Freeman and David Butler

In anticipation of Holy Week that culminates in Easter Sunday next week, today I’m reviewing the above book, Celebrating A Christ-Centered Easter Children’s Edition. The “Children’s Edition” part means it’s a picture book. It’s by Emily Belle Freeman and David … Continue reading

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

Today, 196 years ago, for the first time ever, the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ was made available to the public, so happy birthday to the Book of Mormon! I am so blessed to have read this … Continue reading

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10+ NEW Christ-centered Easter Family Traditions that Don’t Take Much Stress or Money from Maria Eckersley

Here are some new-to-me Christ-centered Easter traditions, from Maria Eckersley. She’s a mom of 6 who has a gift for teaching the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has … Continue reading

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3/18/2026 Countdown to Easter: Preview of Sacred Days, Sacred Songs Book by Michael Young

Easter comes rather early this year, on Sunday April 5. It’s less than three weeks away! Every year I aspire to make Easter more Christ-centered and more festive at the same time. I’ve felt a call to do this for … Continue reading

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12+ Fun and Fascinating Resources to Learn More About Joseph of Egypt, Including an Interview with Donny Osmond

In my church we are currently studying the story of Joseph of Egypt, for our Come Follow Christ scripture study. Here are some fun resources to go with that. 2. Next, Patti has a printable about Joseph here. Scroll down … Continue reading

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Blessings, Tender Mercies, Mini-Miracles and Early March Thrift Haul: the Hand of God in My Life Lately, Early March 2026

It’s been a few weeks since I shared the hand of God in my life lately. So here is a recap of the blessings, tender mercies and mini-miracles in my life since I last shared, in February, over here. (Then … Continue reading

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Teaching Children to Walk with God Using Bible Stories and Rocks

Ooh this is so fun, especially for you naturally crunchy Christian moms who want to get your 1000 hours outside in 2026 plus instill a love of Bible stories in your children’s hearts. It’s Old Testament stories told with rock … Continue reading

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A New Song About Being a Child of the Covenant: for a Daily Family Tradition After Family Prayer

A few weeks ago I discovered the story behind the image below. It involves Brazilian Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina, who scored a record 9.9 out of 10 surfing in the Olympics. Watch John Hilton III in the video below tell … Continue reading

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The Great Debate About the Great Apostasy with Jacob Hansen and Joe Heschmeyer: LDS Christian vs. Catholic Christian

I’m on a kick, bingeing on this YouTube influencer named Jacob Hansen of @thoughtfulfaith2020. (It’s coincidental, one of my sons grew up with a best friend of the same name. This is a different Jacob Hansen.) It all started at … Continue reading

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