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  • LDS General Conference: LOLCatz Session

    LDS General Conference: LOLCatz Session Read more →

  • Weekly Menu Plan 10/17-10/23

    Monday 10/17 b/ Poached Egg, Toast l/ Chicken Noodle Soup w Crackers, Apple d/ Hearty Tater Tot Casserole Tuesday 10/18 b/ Sausage Breakfast Croissant (Freezer), Peaches (Fridge/Mason Jar) l/ Hard-Boiled… Read more →

  • On Tic-Tac-Toe

    The 5 y.o.: Let’s play tic-tac-toe. The Dad: Okay. Draw the lines. You can go first The 5 y.o.: I’ll be X and I go first in the center. Oh,… Read more →

  • Dear Heavenly Father. Thank you for the rainy day. Please bless the food. But not the green stuff. Thank you for the holy ghost and littlest pet shop. I know… Read more →

  • Spiritual 411 Read more →

  • On Lazy Texting

    The Mom: I just heard my phone ping – who in the world is texting me at 10pm? The only people who ever text me are you, Big C, and… Read more →

  • There’s a spark in you  {Moroni 7:16 spirit of Christ} You just gotta ignite the light {build your testimony} And let it shine  {Matthew 5:16 let your light so shine} Just own the… Read more →

  • Thank you Pastor Jeffries. Love, The Mormons

    As Mormons, we are not strangers to intolerance and persecution. While there is NO excuse for faith-based intolerance in America, it is interesting to consider how this unpleasant episode could be… Read more →

  • Mormons follow Christ, worship Christ and at Sunday worship services take the sacrament — “where we eat and drink the symbolic representation of Christ’s body and blood” Want to to understand… Read more →

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