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Garden of God’s Embrace: Introduction

There is a verse in the Book of Mormon that really stood out to me the last time that I read it.  The prophet Jacob has just been talking to his people about how the Jews will reject Jesus Christ, their only real hope and safe foundation.  He then asks a rhetorical question, not expecting...
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About Shelly

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m passionate about strengthening my relationship with Jesus Christ through personal growth, family history, teaching my children, and harnessing the power of early mornings …and documenting my experiences along the way. Welcome to my little corner of the world. 

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August 28, 2018

Family Proclamation Unit: The Family is Central

Posting this a few days late, but on Monday we did lesson 2 for our Family Proclamation Unit: “The family is central to the Creator’s plan for the...
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August 20, 2018

Family Proclamation Unit: Marriage Between a Man and a Woman

My two oldest went back to school today. This summer gave me some new perspectives with mothering and my role as a teacher (which brings a lot of...
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August 17, 2018

Pioneer Unit 2018: Field Trip and Campout

Fieldtrip At the end of our first week of unit lessons, we went on a field trip to This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake. We...
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August 17, 2018

Pioneer Unit 2018 : Days 11 – 16

Day 11: Perils on the Trail “The leaders soon decided they should leave messages roughly every ten miles for those who came later. One of the messages was...
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August 17, 2018

Pioneer Unit 2018: Days 6 – 10

Day 6: The Battle of Nauvoo Today we read about the battle of Nauvoo. Because of sickness, age, pregnancy, and being too poor to purchase supplies, some of...
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August 17, 2018

Pioneer Unit 2018: Days 1 – 5

  Ok, now for the day by day details… Recorded in real time. Day 1 We read chapter 1 of Wagon’s West: Brigham Young and the First Pioneers. ...
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August 17, 2018

Pioneer Unit 2018: Teaching My Kids About the Latter-day Saint Pioneers

As I mentioned in this post,  a few months ago, I stumbled across @monsonschoolhouse on instagram. If you don’t follow her, go check her out!  My boys go to public...
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August 14, 2018

Fencing Date

Date night! This is what happens when Jershon takes the planning into his own hands… he buys a Groupon for a fencing lesson. ?This type of thing is...
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August 12, 2018

Sharing Produces Evidence for Later

This morning I read Joseph Smith’s testimony of receiving the gold plates. What I thought was interesting was what Moroni told Joseph during the 4th visitation (after visiting...
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