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This past week for our marble jar activity we had a Minion party.  I knew that one way to spent time with my children would be to make food into Minions.  And so we created Minions out of bananas or twinkies.  It was a lot of fun.  We used yellow and blue melting chips and black frosting for the details.  The kids favorite part were the edible eyes.  Michael came over as I was finishing the first Minion and sat on my lap.  Once I got the eyes and the mouth on he screamed in delight, "Minion!!"  Then every 2 min. he was asking if he could eat a Minion.  He just did not want to wait until the party. 

We did Pin the Goggles on the Minion and Minion Bingo.  It was so fun to see everyone so happy.

The Power, Joy, and Love of Covenant Keeping

Linda K. Burton, October 2013 General Conference
"binding contract, the Lord sets the terms and we agree to keep them. Making and"
  • August 2015
  • Children,Covenant,Parenthood
With our children we set the terms and the rewards. If they do not agree to the terms then there are natural consequences and they can not receive the rewards.

The Power, Joy, and Love of Covenant Keeping

Linda K. Burton, October 2013 General Conference
"Because of her faith in her Relief Society sisters as covenant keepers, she courageously invited them to fast and pray for her son. Another sister expressed how she wished she had asked for similar prayers from her sisters. Years before, her own son was struggling. She wished she had invited them to help her family bear this burden. The Savior said, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” 6"
  • August 2015
  • Children,Parenthood,Strength,Trials
We need to express to our children that they are not a lone. That as they experience problems if they will come to us together we can solve them. Together we are stronger.


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