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 These would be good for all of us to be sure we know! 10 things to teach your child before they become a deacon or young woman by Haley Lundberg  | Dec. 08, 2020 At the end of each year, Church youth leaders are asked to hold a  Temple and Priesthood Preparation meeting  for 11-year-old boys and girls and their parents. But with the recent emphasis on home-centered gospel learning, there is a greater need to begin teaching those principles long before the ward preparation meeting. Here are 10 gospel lessons that will benefit incoming young men and young women. 1. The Truth That God Loves You From their earliest days in Primary, children sing songs like " I Am a Child of God " and " I Know That My Savior Loves Me ," but has that principle truly sunk in for your children? This topic is a great place to start for so many reasons. It can help you as a parent determine where your child's gospel knowledge stands. It can help your son or daughter establish a soli...

More inspiring words from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland -- especially for the Sabbath, and renewing our covenants with the Sacrament. Elder Holland Shares 8 Things to Remember During the Sacrament That Will Deepen Its Impact by Jeffrey R. Holland, excerpted from "Trusting Jesus"  | Dec. 23, 2017 Makes You Think Comments The following is an excerpt from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's book  Trusting Jesus .  He offers eight things we can remember when we take the sacrament. (Headings have been added.)  In the simple and beautiful language of the sacramental prayers those young priests offer, the principal word we hear seems to be  remember.  In the first and slightly longer prayer offered over the bread, mention is made of a willingness to take upon us the name of the Son of God and to keep the commandments He has given us.  Neither of those phrases is repeated in the blessing on the water, though surely...

Inspiring thoughts for the Sabbath Day -- coming!  For the 3rd day of the Light Of The World, I found 2 pair of glasses I don't use anymore.  Hopefully someone can use them when I donate them to Deseret Industries.  Today my son helped me put up our small Christmas tree -- we haven't had a large Christmas tree for a few years.  Usually my husband Wayne loved to decorate the tree.   He really loved holidays, and getting together with the family.    I found this photo below of Wayne with one of our sweet great grandchildren.   It is so typical of him, and so natural!  He always loved little children, and one of the things I noticed first about him was how he always would smile, wave, talk, etc. to little children, and they loved him! Jesus Christ SCRIPTURE OF THE  DAY  Helaman 5:9 " O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto his people; yea, reme...