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5.09.2012
Many Apologies
Sorry for the hiatus. Between a frantic house hunt, a sick baby, and our girls camp fundraiser, I have been spread a little thin. Since I didn't have to teach the past 2 weeks (5th Sunday and Fast Sunday) I was a little off my game. Sorry about that! If your ward is ahead of the blog, let me know and I will do my best to work ahead for you!
Thanks
Becky
4.19.2012
Lesson 15: The Melchizedek Priesthood
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This week's handout is a full 8 1/2 x 11 activity sheet instead of doing this portion of the lesson aloud. I must say, it is one of my favorites so far this year.
4.09.2012
4.08.2012
Guess What...
Guess who was just called as our ward camp director? That's right, me. Now, if you don't know me well, like really well, you would never know that I don't camp. And I really mean DON'T! My first year at camp, as a 12 year old, I came home every night and went back each morning with a leader. I did suffer through years 2 and 3. I missed my fourth year because I was on a church history tour, but we (all the girls my age in my ward were on the trip with me) did all of our certification in the car on our way to the 4th year hike which I did the following year as well. As soon as I wasn't expected to go to camp, I didn't. No YCL years or anything. That just goes to show how terrified I was to hear that this was the calling in store for me. Not only had I not been to camp, let alone camping, in 15 years, but I have done much to block those experiences out of my mind. Unfortunately, that means that I have little memory of even the spiritual experiences we had, the fun times, the practical jokes, and the activities and crafts we created. So, here I am, in a whole new world, doing my best to create an amazing experience for my girls without really having my own experience to draw from. Along the way I will be posting our projects and ideas here along with handouts to hopefully "help a sister out".
By the way, with no kanoodling at all, I have managed to opt out of staying at camp over night. Oh, the wonders of having an infant. Julia, I am so grateful I have you right now. And every moment. I have a WONDERFUL assistant camp director and an AMAZING young women's president that will hold down the fort until I get there each morning.
Oh...and in Las Vegas, most of the stakes go to Camp Stimpson. So I will be going back to the same camp that I went to as a youth. Hopefully I don't have any horrible flashbacks upon our arrival!!! =)
4.07.2012
4.01.2012
3.20.2012
3.08.2012
Shining Moments
When I think back to when I was a Laurel, I can say that this was the period of my life when my testimony really began to flourish, and I would have gospel insights on my own, not just at church and seminary. The Spirit can teach so much when we are alone, so I wanted to give them the opportunity, and encourage them, to seek deeper Gospel understanding in their everyday lives. I wanted to give my girls a place where they could write down these insights, and just gospel related thoughts. So, I came up with this idea, going along with the 2012 theme, of Shining Moments. Those moments when the truth shines through the darkness of life.I found these journals for $2 in the cheap-o aisle at Michaels and have since learned that they are now $1!!!
I wasn't crazy about the whole key motif, so I created the label on the front, and a matching name plate for the back.
I had the labels and names printed at Sam's Club as 4x6's and just chopped them up.
If you would like to create your own Shining Moments books, feel free to email me a list of your girls' names (at beckarama.blogspot.com) and I would be happy to email you a jpeg of the matching name plates. I can fit 12 names to a 4x6.
I love this scripture and I think it applies perfectly.
I had the labels and names printed at Sam's Club as 4x6's and just chopped them up.
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Here is the SKU if you are interested.
Hoping my girls like them!
(and Bailey, if you see this, don't tell anyone...)
3.04.2012
2.28.2012
Lesson 10: Supporting Family Members
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For this lesson, I wanted my girls to feel like they could really REALLY do what the quote suggests. With that in mind, I tried to aim for what a piece of paper ends up looking like at the end of the lesson if I give them something to write with. Gotta love doodling!
2.24.2012
Lesson 9: Honoring Parents
This week's lesson asks for a questionnaire about what the girls know about their parents. I just made it cuter. I have it set up to be 1/2 a sheet with questions about mom on the front and questions about dad on the back. Enjoy!
MOM SIDE
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2.17.2012
Lesson 8: Attitudes About Our Divine Roles
I decided to keep the handout very simple this week because the words of the quote are so dear to my heart. They are absolute gospel truth. I live it everyday. The picture is of me and my baby girl when she was 4 days old. Photo credits go to Heather Lesley Modern Portraiture.
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2.08.2012
Lesson 7: Homemaking
2.03.2012
Lesson 6: Finding Joy Now
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NOTE: For some reason the preview is not showing up in Google Docs. The files are there though. I promise.
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