Family Tree Ideas ~ Cute for Mother's Day!

I love the cute family trees that so many creative people have put together!  Celebrate your family with a fun family tree for your home.

And wouldn't this make a GREAT Mother's Day gift!

 

Here are some fun & fresh ideas:

 

 

Yes, it's a 'modern family tree' with the cast from 'Modern Family!'

Love this format!

 

 

 

www.mytreeandme.com has really fresh and fun family trees!

A few below:

 

 

 

 

 

And here are a few more from etsy.com:

 

 

 

 

Spring Cleaning ~ Missionary Apartments

 

 

 

Send your missionary a fun package with spring cleaning supplies
to help them get their apartment in tip-top shape! 

 

 

 

Here's a past list on a cleaning box based on

President Hinckley's 9 Be's
 

BE CLEAN

* bar of soap
* sponges
* wet wipes
* hand sanitizer
* kitchen towel
* dish scrubber
* garbage bags
* microfiber rags/cloths
(dollar stores are awesome spots for these items!)
* Also, look for 'sample' size items to send (laundry soap, dryer sheets, etc.)


A Basic Cleaning Guide for Missionaries


Reading Material:

"Unspotted From the World"
Ensign, July 2012

"Be Ye Clean"
Ensign, May 1996

Q&A:  "Why Do We Need to Clean?"
New Era, March 2005

 



 

LDS General Conference ~ Good Idea Posts!

Here's a recap of past posts for General Conference preparation. 

 

 

Click above to go to ideas and an article from the Church News.

 

Fantastic Ideas for LDS General Conference!

Preparing Your Home for General Conference

 

 

 

 

Seven Days of Preparation for Your Conference Experience

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

 

 

 

March Missionary Package Idea

 

Missionary Package Idea

 



"It's a LUCKY time to serve a mission!

 

Missionaries are so busy that it can be hard for them to take a step back and recognize the great things that they are learning and doing.
Include items to help your missionary realize how lucky they are to serve and

the extent of their blessings in serving others:

 

 

Lucky Charms cereal is a must!

If you're super motivated, see below:
 

A Lucky Penny!
Include a penny from the year they began their mission

 

To Read:

"The Divine Call of a Missionary"
Elder Ronald A. Rasband

 

 

"Becoming a Great Benefit to Our Fellow Beings"

Elder Spencer J. Condie

 
 

"Grandma's Missionary Service Inspires Generations"

Whitney Evans, Church News

 
 

 To Go or Not To Go
Kenneth Tu'inukuafe

 

 

 

Cute blog ~ lots of great YW ideas!

Here's a cute blog with lots of good ideas for your Young Women's projects, weddings, decorating, and other fun events!  Check out Alyssa's blog and all of her great photos!

 

Great idea for YW Board meeting!

 

 

 

 

 

This would be a cute project for a YW activity night.

Have one of your girls plan it for their Value Project.

 

 

 

Love the metallic pumpkins with burlap!

Filing this idea away for fall...

 

 

 

 

She made these to go with last year's theme.

You could change the word to "Stand" for this year's theme.

Another cute project for a YW activity!

 

 

 

 

How to Run Your Family Like a Business ~ Great Ideas

If you want to not just survive, but thrive as a business, you have to constantly evaluate how your employees are doing, your work practices,

and how to keep everything running smoothly with few interruptions. 

The same techniques that are used to build healthy, viable, successful businesses can be applied to your family. 

Take a few minutes and read how families are implementing business principles

in their family's routines!

"Run Your Family Like a Business"

Wall Street Journal Online