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Nothing better to remind us of traditions and why we LDS members do what we do than going on a good old fashioned trek. We were reminded of the reason the pioneers crossed the frozen plains: to live their religion peacefully, to make and keep covenants with the Lord, and to build another temple.


In the March 1993 Ensign, Richard N. Holzapfel wrote Every Window, Every Spire Speaks of the Things of God. In it, he said:

"'I went through frozen mud and slush with my feet tied up in rags,' wrote one anonymous Latter-day Saint who attended the icy ground-breaking ceremonies for the Salt Lake Temple on 14 February 1853. 'I had on a pair of pants made out of my wife’s skirt—a thin Scotch plaid; also a thin calico shirt and a straw hat. These were all the clothes I had. It was go that way or stay at home. … I was not alone in poverty; … there were many who were fixed as badly as I was.' He was one of thousands who arrived at an early hour for the ceremony, scheduled for eleven o’clock that morning."

Do we take for granted what our forbears had to endure to get where we are now? Do we fully enjoy the blessings that the temples bring?

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The following poem was sent to us by Linda Garner. We wish you a great summer weekend.

Summer Witness 

Ah,summer. Backyard barbecues. Fresh veggies from the garden. Colorful days and starlit nights. Children's laughter. Tangy lemonade. Rhubarb pie.

We spent a summer in Arkansas, where forest was everywhere. Even in the city we were surrounded by gracious trees. We walked daily near a friendly stream where fireflies and locusts entertained us and shy forest creatures sometimes said hello. It was a magic place, and one magic summer day I created this poem.

Summer Witness

What could be so pleasant as a peaceful summer day,
When life slows down a little bit and troubles melt away.
The sun’s a ball of butter and the earth is dressed in green,
While overhead the sky’s the bluest sea you’ve ever seen.
Now and then a puffy cloud floats across the sky,
And all around are buzzing things and things that flutter by.
The stream is just a trickle as it gurgles in its play.
The sleepy river lazily meanders on its way.
The heady smell of blossoms comes softly on the breeze
And all the woodland creatures take refuge in the trees.
Surrounded by this beauty and the joy that’s in the air,
Why do some folks wonder if God is really there?

What could be so pleasant as a starlit summer night,
Watching fireflies dance and flicker underneath the moon so bright,
Stepping in and out of shadows made by giants dressed in green,
Watching for the bashful creatures which by day are seldom seen,
Listening to the chicka chicka of the locust’s rhythmic song,
And the chirping of the crickets, as night birds sing along.
Though the earth is far from quiet, there’s a stillness in the air.
My heart is filled with gratitude. I bow my head in prayer.
I listen for the answer. It comes soft as summer rain.
It warms me and it softens me and fills my heart again.
As summer’s warmth enfolds me, I’m surrounded by His love,
And I know that He cares for me from His heavenly home above.

Linda Garner

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Befriending Others

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How do we know when we find a true friend? I read a lot of blogs (there are all kinds) for this job, and I once found one where the blogger talked about making new friends in a new city, and how hard it was to ‘couple date.’

Let me share this story from October 1992 FYE: True Friends,True to the Faith, by Ron R. Munns:

“It was the boy’s first week in high school—a new school, a new town, far from friends in the large ward where he had spent the past six years.

Who would be the friends he so desperately wanted and needed? Would they include the easygoing guy who had offered him a ride home—and shown him the cache of lurid pictures hidden in the door of the beat-up old car? Or the popular group of athletes in his history class who were waiting to see if he would share what he knew during the upcoming test? Or maybe the guy and gal in his language class who quietly did their best—and encouraged others to do the same?

That Sunday in the small branch he attended, the boy found a handful of young people from high schools throughout the area. One, a priest who was two years older than he, became a friend immediately. The friendship grew through weeks and months until the younger boy eventually found himself with an example to follow as his older friend accepted a mission call.

Looking back, the man who was that lonely boy in a new high school now understands that his true friends were the ones who encouraged him to be and do his best. They included that priest who was his example, the high school classmates whose goal was growth, and two adult home teaching companions who drove many miles to serve.

Young people often drift into friendships with peers who are simply available, either in the neighborhood or in school. But they can be taught the importance of carefully choosing good friends—friends who are good for them, who help strengthen and encourage them. Sometimes, when young people don’t understand what real friendship is, parents are able to help them see that a true friend is one who makes it easier to live the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

It’s great to be one who can encourage and guide others to do their best. That’s true friendship.

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Unearthing Treasures

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We have been counseled to grow gardens by one of our prophets. Life started in the garden of Eden. Jesus shed blood through His pores in the garden of Gethsemane. Gardens appear to be important.

In the April 1978 Ensign, Richard M. Romney published his article ‘Grow YourOwn Soup.’ In it he says:

"In a Bohemian folk tale, a vagrant soldier surprises an entire town when he plunks two polished rocks into a caldron and says he’s going to make “stone soup.” The curious villagers are eager to have a taste, so they gladly bring a few carrots, onions, turnips, and other vegetables to spice up the broth, and everyone ends up with a good meal, even the soldier.

Church members, heeding President Spencer W. Kimball’s call to plant gardens, won’t likely be contributing their vegetables to someone’s stone soup. But they may, in cultivating their gardens, discover a delightful secret—they can grow many of the ingredients of a hearty soup, including spices, right in their own backyards." 

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Think of Christ

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Judge not, that ye be not judged.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

(Matthew 7:1, 2)

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We all remember these words from Jesus. He taught that we shouldn’t judge less we be judged.

However, we can’t go through life without making decisions.  We have to make judgments to move ahead: what kind of friends should I have, how to keep my body clean (or not), what lifestyle do I choose to live, they are all judgment choices.

These same verses are written a bit differently in the JST:

“Judge not unrighteously, that ye be not judged; but judge righteous judgment.”

Now the question is what is righteous judgment? How do we make a righteous judgment? Can we as mere mortals make such determination?

The best way we can provide righteous judgment is by assessing the situation without judging the individual.

The Lord has told us:

“Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then shall thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:5)

If I put someone down, without call, showing bad feelings, that’s probably not a righteous judgment. If someone comes to me asking for an opinion about a life matter, and I talk to this person with love and compassion, weighing in pros and cons, presenting the gospel in the conversation, that would be considered righteous judgment, because I didn’t demean the person’s bad choices (if there were any).

Something comes to mind about this. May I remind you of the situation between the Pharisees, Christ and the adulterous woman? I just love the part where Jesus says:

“Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.” (John 8:11)

Christ showed compassion on her situation. He didn’t say ‘I forgive you’ to her as He’d said to other people, simply because she hadn’t shown remorse or repentance yet. By telling her ‘sin no more’ He was giving her a chance for repentance. In this instance, He showed us how to judge righteously.

My prayer is that we may all have enough charity in our hearts to judge the way the Lord has taught us.

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Bare Necessities

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Two Seas

There are two seas in Palestine: the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. They are both fed by the Jordan River. One thing we should realize is, the one receives and gives, and the other takes and keeps.

The Sea of Galilee flows on, while the Dead Sea is cursed with no way out.

One is filled with lush life, while the other destroys life.

What makes the difference between the two of them? Is not their source of water: the river Jordan empties in both of them. In the Sea of Galilee, for every drop that flows in, another one drops out. Not so with the Dead Sea, which keeps every drop emptied into it; it hoards every single drop.

In our lives, we have the potential for selfless giving or for selfish keeping. Our choices are spiritual life or death.

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Lifesavers

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What’s a life saver?

Def: life•sav•er rescuer: a provider or source of greatly needed help

If we get sick, we have need of something that will make us feel better. If we have the blues, we need something to help us get back to normal.

There’s always something that will be a life saver for us. It could be something as ordinary as a comfort food (macaroni and cheese, anyone?), or a habit (reading scriptures maybe).

In 1986 Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard wrote Bread and Milk. In her article, she’s talking about her first time having a fast, and the experience of eating bread afterwards. In her own words:

"It was a simple meal, an ordinary meal, a meal that I had had every Sunday night for as long as I could remember. But it tasted different that night. I distinctly remember the yeasty smell of the bread and the way the cool milk felt inside my mouth. I’ve never had a meal quite like it since.

That meal started to teach me about the bread and milk of living. It started to teach me about the richness of ordinary things. I found that really enjoying life could be as simple as being able to savor an ordinary meal."

What are some things that you consider lifesavers? Please send us a comment.

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Now Is the Time

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"And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order."     Mosiah 4:27

Have you seen those comic strips that portray children and family lives? I’ve read the one where one of the kids tells Mom that they’re helping with the school bake sale. Mom is excited and says, ‘sure, when is it?’ and the answer of course is: ‘tomorrow.’

Elder Donald L. Hallstrom commented on procrastination by saying the following:

“When our oldest child (who is now a father of three and sits in this priesthood congregation this evening) was 11 years of age, he was given an assignment, along with the other sixth graders of his school, to submit his favorite family recipe. As its contribution to a large spring fair, the sixth grade was producing a cookbook that would be distributed throughout the community. When the teacher announced the project and a deadline of a week from Friday, our son Brett immediately concluded there was plenty of time later to get the job done and dismissed it from his mind. Early the next week, when the teacher reminded the students of the Friday deadline, Brett decided he could easily complete the required task on Thursday night and until then he could occupy himself with other more enjoyable matters.

“On the appointed Friday morning, the teacher directed the students to pass their recipes to the front of the class. Brett’s procrastination had caused him to forget the assignment and be completely unprepared. Flustered, he turned to a fellow student seated nearby and confessed his problem. Trying to be helpful, the classmate said, “I brought an extra recipe. If you want, use one of mine.” Brett quickly grabbed the recipe, wrote his name on it, and turned it in, feeling he had escaped any consequences related to his lack of preparation.

“One evening several weeks later, I arrived home from work to freshen up before going to my evening Church meetings. A few days prior, I had been called as a stake president after serving several years as a bishop. We were somewhat known in our community as members of the Church who tried to live the tenets of our religion. “There’s something you need to see,” my wife, Diane, said as I walked through the door. She handed me a bound book with a page marked. Glancing at the cover, titled Noelani School’s Favorites—1985, I turned to the identified page and read, “Hallstrom Family, Favorite Recipe—Bacardi Rum Cake.”

“Many of us place ourselves in circumstances far more consequential than embarrassment because of our procrastination to become fully converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. We know what is right, but we delay full spiritual involvement because of laziness, fear, rationalization, or lack of faith. We convince ourselves that “someday I’m going to do it.” However, for many “someday” never come, and even for others who eventually do make a change, there is an irretrievable loss of progress and surely regression.”

I like this poster that comes from the New Era:

It is so true, there are things that can’t wait and have to be done right away. We should get up every morning with a game plan ready to be implemented.

Please tell us, how do you handle every day routines?

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Personal Touch

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For our Personal Touch interview for this week, Rebecca Cressman interviews Austin. Austin Emch is High School Student Body President at Riverton High School in Riverton, Utah. Every year, his High School chooses a non-profit charity whose mission brings awareness to an important social issue. The students fundraise, collect donated supplies, and personally engage and commit themselves to the cause. For the 2010-2011 school-years, Austin and the student body at Riverton High tapped into the immigration debate and adopted the cause of the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City. The IRC helps refugees who cannot return to their home due to war or violence and helps them rebuild their lives in America’s safe haven. By the end of December, 2010, the fundraiser known as “Silver Rush” had earned a grand total of $81,087.11. For more information on Silver Rush visit the Riverton High School website at http://www.rivertonhigh.com/

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Don’t you feel sometimes as if you are in perfect sync with the Spirit? As if you could almost see past the veil. You can follow the promptings and feel inspired to do what’s right without question.

That’s how it feels when you read Jennifer Rick’s article today. You feel empowered by this connection, you feel touched and moved by the hand of the Lord.

I thought of another example, one of our Anonymous contributors expressed it well here  and you can’t help it but wonder What do I need to do to be so blessed most of the time? I know that I need all the blessings that I can get, and being close to the Spirit is one to cherish. Is that how it is with you?

Elder Bednar has said: “The standard is clear. If something we think, see, hear, or do distances us from the Holy Ghost, then we should stop thinking, seeing, hearing, or doing that thing. If that which is intended to entertain, for example, alienates us from the Holy Spirit, then certainly that type of entertainment is not for us. Because the Spirit cannot abide that which is vulgar, crude, or immodest, then clearly such things are not for us. Because we estrange the Spirit of the Lord when we engage in activities we know we should shun, then such things definitely are not for us.” Source: here.

We definitely need to make a choice of what we want in our lives. As for me, I want the company of the Spirit at all times. Like a safety blanket.

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Serve Others

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“And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” (Luke 1:28)

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Of the many pictures of Mary and baby Jesus I’ve seen through the years, this one is my favorite.

Her whole face is not shown, but those eyes are so expressive, you can almost see into her soul, and yet there still is that air of mystery about her.

Mary was defined as a virgin (one who has not been with a man yet) and fair. The word fair has many meanings –just is one of them—however, let’s share this one from the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary: 1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of FRESH, charming, or flawless quality. Another meaning is: not dark. Origin of FAIR: Middle English fager, fair, from Old English fæger; akin to Old High German fagar: beautiful. So, we can assume then that she was not only nice to look at, but light of skin and beautiful. (Source: here)

The prophecies regarding the most important woman in Mankind call her thus. We also learn a lot about Mary by reading the account of the Annunciation from the book of Luke. We learn about her obedience and humility, and of her desire to serve the Lord, no matter what might happen to her. We know that she was pure and innocent, since she was chosen by the Lord to carry His Son.

“And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.”         (Luke 1:38)

When I look at this picture I see a young mother, holding the most precious Baby in all of history. Does she wonder, as so many of us first mothers do, if she’s up for the job of raising a baby? Or does she worry about how will she protect and teach this little Son of God?

Since she kept all the things about the Lord to herself, we don’t know much about how He was raised, or many special events of His childhood. We can only conjecture and wonder. But we know that she was, like Joseph, of royal lineage. That’s how Jesus through His mortal mother was heir to the throne of David.

She was 'highly favoured' among all the women that had lived until her time, and all the ones that came after that. She was set apart to be His mother, a wonderful blessing!

I hope I can meet this remarkable woman some day, and have the chance to thank her for being my Savior’s mother, nurturer, friend and possibly confidant.

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Personal Touch

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In our Personal Touch with Rebecca Cressman segment, she interviews Pascoalina Dunham. Pascoalina Martins Dunham is a survivor. The 50 year-old married mother of 3 children, and soon-to-be grandmother of two, was born in Parana, Brazil. She came to the United States in 1996 and has been living in Salt Lake City ever since. On January 2nd, 2007 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, endured aggressive chemotherapy, a mastectomy and radiation. She's still undergoing medical treatment, but has immersed herself in volunteer efforts to educate women on how to prevent, diagnose, treat, and endure breast cancer and she's doing it all in three languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and English. She donates her time, energy, and compassion to the Cancer Wellness House, the American Cancer Society, and Utah's only Hispanic Breast Cancer Support Group called "Triunfadoras.” The Triunfadoras' meetings are sponsored by Alliance Community Services and are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month.. For more information please call Program Coordinator, Sara Carbajal, 801-265-1111.




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 Jennifer Ricks wrote her article “Gifted,” about how she got into playing the piano. She comments: “The piano is one of the greatest gifts my parents ever gave me. Every piano and piano piece in the world is now open to me.” I think it’s a great tribute to her parents. Jennifer blogs at A Perfect Brightness.




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 Stephanie at Diapers and Divinity decided to write an article on ‘Self-mastery.’ She starts by explaining why she wrote it: “Perhaps I am dipping my toe in a pool of controversy, but I'm going to try to express some thoughts I've had amidst all the reaction to President Packer's recent conference talk.” We hope that her article will be of help to someone that needs it.




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 Our dear friend Rachelle Christensen sent this recipe collection to help those of us who have received squash as a present, or have grown it ourselves. It’s “Butternut Squash Recipes,” and she put them in her blog Rachelle’s Writing Spot.



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Children of God

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 Next week it will be 518 years since Columbus came upon the shores of the island of Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic. What are your feelings about that part of history? He’s been idolized and demonized by many. Our own Book of Mormon mentions a man that would find the remnant of the house of Israel in this land. Jennifer Ricks writes about him in her article “Christopher Columbus: Inspired or Miser?” She mentions being in grade school and “Do you remember those days? Along came the second Monday in October and we were folding captain’s hats out of newspaper and collaging the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria with red, white, brown, and blue construction paper.” Jennifer blogs at Your Library of Learning.





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  From the Church News, we get R. Scott Lloyd’s article “'Rest of the story' on Pioneer Day.” He’s commenting on a talk given by elder Marlin K. Jensen at the traditional Days of '47 Sunrise Service in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on July 24. In elder Jensen’s words “It begins with the recognition that the Great Salt Lake Valley, at the time of the arrival of the Pioneers, was already home to several itinerant bands of American Indians." Numbering about 20,000, they included the Shoshone tribe to the north, the Goshute to the West, the Ute in the central and eastern regions and the Navajo in the southwest, he said. "The Pioneers no more 'discovered' the Great Basin than Columbus 'discovered' America," Elder Jensen remarked.”




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 From Family Home Evening in a Snap, contributor Tracy put together a lesson “I Am a Child of God,” to teach your family about similarities and differences between people, emphasizing the fact that we are all children of God. We should make a point to remember this most important of lessons from our Heavenly Father: we are all His children, without exception.


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Being a Good Dad

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Don’t you sometimes wish you could just run away and go spend some time with a loved one? Jennifer Ricks mentions that she enjoys hiking with her husband. She shares this thought: “In response to the comforting balm inherent to nature, sometimes my husband and I talked quietly about ideas and things that came to mind.” In one of those occasions, she noticed two men that were acting very much opposite of each other. Jennifer blogs at ‘Pray, Teach, Learn, Grow,’ and her article is called “The Local iPod Father.”

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Mo’Boy talks about what it feels like to go to Priesthood session and share a spiritual moment with other men. Mark Hansen blogs at Mo’Boy and wrote his article “Fatherhood: What Is It to Be a Man”? He says: “One of the speakers tonight talked about the nature of the priesthood and about how the covenant of the priesthood was basically one of service. It got me to thinking about what it means to be a man in today's world.” It’s nice to have a priesthood holder talk about his blessings this way.

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After that egg recall a few days ago, I started thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to have our own chickens. Then I found this article at ‘Eternally Happy,’ and decided to show all of you the blogger’s idea. Julie contributed “Nesting Boxes and Eggs!,” and I thought that if you have enough room in your backyard, or enthusiasm and initiative, maybe you’d want to replicate these boxes. They were made with recycled materials, and the pictures show a simple and easy way to build them. Good luck!

 
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Be Prayerful

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I believe we all think scripture study is something we have to do at some point of the day. But how important is it, really? And do we do it together as a family, or individually? Our contributor Jennifer Ricks, from ‘Cleaving Together,’ comments on this subject in her article “Scripture Study in the Car.” She tells us: “When my husband and I were first married, we knew that taking time for scripture study early in the day was important for our family, but we struggled to find time for it.” Her account is a good read, and makes you think about the sacrifices we want to make to get something great: personal and shared spirituality.

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The ‘Executive Homemaker,’ blogger Julie Paquette has this cute craft in her website: “The Prayer Box Recipe.” To teach children how to pray, she put together this activity. You follow the simple A-C-T-S model and that way your prayers won’t be repetitive. Just pick an activity from each letter every night, and help your child say his prayers. Cute idea!

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From ‘Families in Zion’ we get this Family Home Evening lesson named “Are You Saying or Praying?” With it, we aim to teach our children that prayer comes from the heart, that they’re ineffective if repetitious, and should always be sincere to reach our Father.


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Summer in Utah

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Have you ever had free time with your children, time you didn’t know how to spend, or where to spend it? Well, Jennifer Ricks has put together a list of ideas of activities to do in the month of August. Her article is entitled “Celebrate August!” I think it is such a great idea: you can put it in your calendar (either paper or phone), or give it to the grandparents, if they want ideas of what to do when grandchildren visit.

Another thing you can do is listen to the Tabernacle Choir. That’s what Jeff Lindsay did, and wrote about in his blog ‘Mormanity.’ His article is named “So Proud of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir: 100 Years of Recording History.” Jeff says the following: “This was my first time attending any event in the Conference Center, and the first time in over 20 years seeing the Choir live.” I don’t remember the last time I’ve been to see the choir, but it’s a great activity to do in the summer, when there’s no snow to slow us down.

We can also do that which Mormons are somewhat famous for: prepare a Jell-O dish. Is yours the one with the carrots and marshmallows? Do you have a special recipe? John Newman from ‘Confessions of a Mormon Foodie’ says: “I realized the other day that it's been a long time since I talked about Jell-O . Many of you are, no doubt, wondering why. I mean, I'm a Utah Mormon. How can I not be sucking down tons of Jello?” He prepared a great recipe using the clear stuff, and he calls it “Ribbon Jell-O (Finally).” Doesn’t the picture look great?

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