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10 LDS General Conference Quotes

6 · Apr 7, 2014 · 3 Comments

10+ LDS General Conference Quotes // This last weekend was one of my favorite weekends throughout the year. Twice a year our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gathers together in Salt Lake City and all over the world via the Internet for a Semi-Annual General Conference. This is our opportunity to be taught by the leaders of our church, modern day Apostles and our Prophet Thomas S. Monson. It is a time to be spiritually feed and to receive modern day revelation that is relevant for our challenging times. We take the whole weekend to slow down, make yummy treats and enjoy being together as a family. I’ll post our special breakfast that we made a little later…

This weekend I used the Rhonna Designs app from my sweet friend Rhonna Farrer to take some of the quotes that touched my heart and share them via Instagram. I’m sure everyone got tired of me, but I just could help myself. Rhonna’s app is just so fun to work with and the quotes were just amazing I couldn’t help but share. A few of my friends on Instagram asked if I would post them here so that they could download them and use them in their homes. I am more than happy to do that, so here are the designs that I created, with Rhonna’s fabulous app as help, for you if you would like.

You can download the full-sized version HERE.

“Christ is the anchor for us and our families through the storms of life.” – Elder Boyd K. Packer

“Today’s complexities demand greater simplicity.” – Elder L. Tom Perry

“He who loveth God, loveth his brother also.” – 1 John 4:21 quoted by President Thomas S. Monson

“Doubt your doubts, before you doubt your faith.” – Elder Jeffery R. Holland

“Pure Christlike love, flowing in true righteousness can change the world.” – Elder Jeffery R. Holland

“Choose to be grateful, no matter what!” – Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Live compassionately.” – inspired by President Thomas S. Monson

“Everyone, regardless of his or her choices deserves our kindness.” – Elder Neil L. Andersen

“The spirit of gratitude brings true joy and great happiness.” – Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“His gospel is the path to peace and happiness in this life.” – Elder Richard G. Scott

My friend Kiki over at Kiki & Company is also sharing some of her favorite quotes with her fabulous artistic talents this week. I LOVE this one from Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf...

Click HERE to visit Kiki and download the full-sized version of this print. She will be sharing more throughout the week so keep checking back for more amazing inspiration!

Mini-Egg Dessert Bars

5 · Mar 21, 2014 · 4 Comments

Hey guys! Jenn here again from Clean and Scentsible. Like many of you, I have been counting down the last days of winter and am so excited that today I finally get to say Happy Spring! I am SO ready for some warmer weather, longer days, and pretty spring blooms. Now that spring is here, Easter will soon be around the corner and I have a yummy treat to share with you today with my all-time favorite chocolate – mini-eggs!

These mini-egg dessert bars are super easy to make – the trick is to not eat all of the mini-eggs before you get around to actually making them!

Mini-Egg Dessert Bars

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Usher in the Easter season with these yummy mini chocolate egg dessert bars.

Author: Jenn // Clean and Scentsible

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Serves: 12-14

Ingredients

1 cup flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup mini eggs
¾ cup chopped nuts {I used walnuts}
⅓ cup chocolate chips
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together. Mix in the butter, beaten eggs, and vanilla and stir until well blended.
Add the mini-eggs, chocolate chips, and nuts.
Prepare a 9x9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool and cut into squares.

If you are looking for a fun Easter gift idea, the dry ingredients for these bars can be packaged up in a mason jar and would make a nice little hostess gift or treat for your favorite teacher or neighbor.

Just layer the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar as follows:

flour, baking powder, salt
sugar
mini-eggs
chocolate chips and nuts

I have also created some printables to help you dress up your jars – there is a Bunny Bars label for the front and baking instructions for the back.

Just head over to Clean and Scentsible to download them!

If you are looking for more Easter ideas, you might also want to check out these posts….

Easter Bunny Sundaes
Easter Bunny Canvas
Easter Bunny Treats

Have a wonderful spring and thanks so much to Heather for having me!

LDS Primary Singing Time // Wiggle Worm Jar

120 · Mar 5, 2014 · 8 Comments

// LDS Primary Singing Time Wiggle Worm Jar //

I have been madly working on getting some fun activities together for my new calling at Church. To back up a bit… I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint (the Mormons) and we all have different responsibilities that we take on to help the organization of the church. I am currently serving in Primary which is our children’s organization. I am in charge of singing time, which is the best time of all if you ask me. Because of that, I am currently working on some projects to prepare for Primary and I thought I would share then for all my Primary Chorister friends out there. Here’s my post last week on this month’s song, “I Stand All Amazed.” I am working on the rest of the verses for this next Sunday so stay tuned.

Today I’m sharing my take on the Wiggle Worm Jar. This isn’t a new idea, I’m not sure who came up with originally, but I LOVE it! Many times during singing time the kiddos get a little restless and need a little wiggle song to help them get through Primary. If I see them wiggling around and having a hard time paying attention, I pull out my wiggle worm jar. This jar is full of cute little worms with fun songs attached to them like, Popcorn Popping, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, If you’re Happy and You know it and such. These cute little worms are soooo easy to make! Here is what you will need…

Wiggle Worm Jar Supplies

Patterend Paper 4 – 12×12 sheets, I used some paper for the Hey Girl Basic Grey Paper Pack
Large craft sticks
Elmer’s Glue Stick
Wiggle Eyes
Elmer’s Mini Glue Spots
Black Sharpie Pen
Cricut Explore (optional)

Instructions

Take your four 12×12 sheet of paper and cut a bunch of circles roughly 1 1/2 inches in diameter. I used my Cricut Explore to cut the circles. I know that this machine isn’t available until March 15th and this project is by no means a reason to run out and buy one. You can cut your circles what ever way you would like. If you have a personal cutting machine like the Cricut or Silhouette great, if not… You can trace your circles and cut them by hand. Either way works just fine.

Like I said before, I used my Cricut Explore and it worked super slick…

I used the Design Space and created 24 circles and then sent them to the preview screen to make sure everything was set properly…

Once I made sure everything looked right and the dial on the Explore was set to card stock, I sent it to the Cricut to cut…

I loaded the mat and cut away…

Within just a few minutes I had 24 circles…

I repeated the cutting process three more times and then I was ready to build my cute little worms…

I added some glue to 3/4 of one side of the craft stick and then laid out my circle to look like a wiggly worm…

Then I flipped the stick over and glued the 2nd circle on the flip side…

Add glue to the 2nd circles and pinch the two circle together. Let dry for a few minutes and then using the mini glue spots, add the wiggle eyes and draw a cute little mouth with the sharpie…

Now all you need to do is select a handful of songs and using a sharpie, write the name and page number of the song on the bottom of the stick…

I added a vinyl name to the jar and voilá, you have your Wiggle Worm Jar.

I also have a fun new idea for Reverent Snuggle Bugs that I will share soon… Same idea, just reverent songs to help the Primary kiddos settle down after you’ve gotten all the wiggles out.

I Stand All Amazed Flip Chart for LDS Primary

29 · Mar 1, 2014 · 10 Comments

I Stand All Amazed Flip Chart // Hey friends! I have a new calling at chuch, I’m the Primary Chorister! One of the best callings ever!! For those of you who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon for short), Primary is our children’s program. Every week I get to teach the kiddos new songs and help them learn more about Jesus Christ through music. This month we are learning “I Stand All Amazed” and I thought I would share the flip chart that I created for my lesson. I used some illustrations from the aaaamazing Susan Fitch. You have to run over to her site and check out all of her beautiful illustrations.

This flip chart is for personal or church use only

Click HERE to download the full size “I Stand All Amazed” flip chart