Mormans Made Simple

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This site has a few videos to help with understanding the LDS faith.

Check this out and head to my links, click on Mormans Made Simple to see the rest.

These could be good missionary tools.  (Turn off music below before clicking on video)

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." - Proverbs 17:22



Here are some reminders or helpful tidbits on ways to manage your stress.


Just say "NO"! You don't have to take on so much! You should not try to do more than you are able. Don't try to run, if you can only walk!

Simplify. Go back to basics.

Have a Routine. Plan ahead, prepare for the day the night before.

Have a change of pace.

Be realistic.

15 minute buffer- giving yourself a 15 minute buffer for everything will leave you much less stressed. Being 15 minutes early for church, you can sit and listen to the organ play. If you are 15 minutes early for a doctor's appointment you can relax and read a magazine or you might be called in early and have it out of the way!

Fix it or Trash It- don't save it up to fix it "one of these days". It is a stress! Throw it away!

Delegate- don't do everything by yourself! Ask others to help!

Sleep well- go to bed early! Don't leave any lights on, as it disrupts your sleep!

Limit junk food - this can cause stress on your body as it is not good for it!

Drink lots of water

Get light! Go outside! Enjoy nature!


Spiritual Stress Helpers


Attend the Temple- it re-sensitizes our spirituality and rejuvenates our spirit!

Attend church- it will remind us every Sunday of our Eternal view of life

Forgive- holding grudges cause large amount of stress and is very burdensome.

Serve others- it helps you to forget about yourself.

Exercise regularly- it is a great outlet for aggression.

Affirmations- Get some Pollyanna Power!

RS BIRTHDAY PARTY!

For those that missed the dinner, here is a slide show of the night's happenings! Enjoy.(Don't forget to turn off the playlist music at the end of the blog before running the slide show or your music will over lap)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

A Cappella

You have to hear these guys! CLICK HERE TO THE LINK TO HEAR SOME TRACKS FROM THIER ALBUM! Amazing!
This stunning new album from Vocal Point (BYU’s award-winning 9-man a cappella group) is packed with fun, entertaining music for the whole family.

Early Spring Activities

The weather is getting nicer and the days are getting longer,”it's time to get outdoors again and enjoy all that nature has to offer. Try some of these activities for a day of good, old-fashioned spring time fun.

Go fly a kite! March winds make this activity perfect. Find a kite that is bowed so that wind can spill evenly over the two sides of the kite; flat kites tend to be unstable, and we've found that cheap kites are most often the ones that work best.
Enjoy some swings. Few things make you feel more alive than a gust of wind in the face, and if you teach your kids proper swinging technique (push legs out when going forward, pull them in when going back), they will enjoy hours of fun without you having to push each of them!
Plant some pansies - the signature flower of spring. Find a sunny location with rich soil and good drainage, dig a hole deep enough for the soil and roots (holes should be 6-10 inches apart), and help your children place the pansies in their holes. For other ideas of how to garden with children, visit kidsgardening.org. LDS Living

I growing up would often accompany my dad to the nursery as he prepared his garden in spring. I always got to pick something for me to plant, whatever I wanted. I picked pansies! Last week I planted sweet pansies all around the boarder of my yard's garden. I love the colors and how they perk up out of the green plant beneath. Plant a few pansies, I always do and think of my trips with my father to the nursery!

RS BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Tuesday March 17th was the 167th anniversary of the Relief Society. As sisters in the Lord's church let us all remember our divine calling of the blessings of being women. The Prophet Joseph Smith knew that without the strenght of the women in the church the Lord's restoration of the Gospel would be incomplete. Let us be thankful for the great gift and blessing of our divine sisterhood. On March 18,2009, we came together as Relief Society Sisters to celebrate. Susan Clark, Glenna Thacker, Linda Hughes, Lori Fitzgerald and all the others that helped out to put this celebration together! Our speaker Florence Knecht did a fabulous job! CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE PICTURES!

Tasty Tues. Night Out

Pho the Bowl tonight at 6:30
27931 La Paz Laguna Niguel corner La Paz and Aliso Creek in Laguna Niguel

PRAISE

I was taking a moment in the middle of the day and felt like I needed something inspirational. I found this and it gave me such a feeling of peace and truth. I wasn't looking for anything on You Tube it was actually on another website so I felt it was shown to me in an answer to a need. I put it in here for everyone to listen and see. The painter, the musicians, the singers, what talent, what a gift that is given them and then given to us. I really felt a testimony of the love from our Heavenly Father, the gifts He gives us! It is all about taking the time to see that and thank Him for those gifts, even in the middle of your day!
(Turn off the playlist prior to clicking on the video or the music will over lap)