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Latter-day Saint Primary Easter Activity – Christ’s Journey & Garden Tomb Craft

ByMariel March 24, 2025

Alright, fellow moms, Primary leaders and teachers, let’s make this Easter unforgettable for our little ones! We’re going to embark on a hands-on spiritual journey, creating a lasting memory of the true meaning of Easter. This activity and craft for Easter is designed to engage children in the Easter story while creating a tangible reminder…

The Good Seed- Help your family better understand the principle of faith with this planting project. Find the idea and free printable on www.orsoshesays.com.

Faith | Family Fun | Family Night | Houseplants & Garden | Self-Improvement

Faith and A Family Planting Project – The Good Seed (she: Rachel)

ByRachel D June 12, 2016June 11, 2016

I love the Biblical metaphor equating faith to a seed. It is scattered a few different places, but Matthew 13 expands on the concept well (check out Alma 32 if you use the Book of Mormon). Explaining faith as a seed is such a magnificent way to help children understand an abstract spiritual concept. Cultivating faith, indeed choosing faith, is an important value that I hope to pass on to my children.

Man-Sized Yard Hacks... er, fails. www.orsoshesays.com

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Yard Work – Man-Sized Fails (he: Dan)

ByDan Jacobs April 11, 2016January 19, 2017

If you can’t learn from my hacks, since I have none, please learn from my mistakes. If it pleases the audience, I have prepared a few of my more memorable home and yard fails for your reading pleasure. Perhaps you will find a lesson within each.

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The Easiest Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden (she: Emily)

ByMariel June 8, 2011July 19, 2015

Hi, my name is Emily and I’m a full-time mom of 2 boys. I was raised in western NY, and I descended from generations after generation of farmers. After many years of apartment dwelling, I finally got myself a plot of land! However, my yard is small, so I’ve chosen to use the Square Foot…

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Starting a Square Foot Garden (she: Emily)

ByMariel May 24, 2011July 19, 2015

Hi, my name is Emily and I’m a full-time mom of 2 boys. I was raised in western NY, and I descended from generations after generation of farmers. After many years of apartment dwelling, I finally got myself a plot of land! However, my yard is small, so I’ve chosen to use the Square Foot…

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Urban Farming And How Do I Get Started? (she: Jennifer)

ByMariel July 7, 2010July 19, 2015

If you would have told me 10 years ago that I would convert my 1/2 acre homesite in the middle of a small Texas town into an urban farm, I would’ve thought you were nuts. But over the past couple of years, I’ve had a desire to use more organic foods to cook with and…

Cooking | General Health | Houseplants & Garden | Recipes

Homemade Peppermint Oil (she: Margot)

ByMariel June 7, 2009July 19, 2015

Hi, I’m Margot, aka The Damsel in DisDress. I have 7 kids and yessssss!!! 2 grandkids. Best gig ever.I write a blog teaching people how to do those old homey skills our grandmas used to know like the back of their age-spotted hand. Why would you want to learn this? Perhaps to become more reliant…

72 Plants for $10 Bucks! ~ Growing them myself! www.orsoshesays.com

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72 Plants For Under $10 Bucks, Total.

ByMariel May 7, 2009January 11, 2016

When I say “72 Flowering Plants For Under $10 Bucks!”, I mean TOTAL $10 bucks. Yes, total. What’s the catch?? Well, you have to plant them…from seed. Don’t be turned off, it’s so easy! I have been grounded from going to the nursery this year with the %$@!! economy being the way it is. It’s…

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Latter-day Saint Primary Easter Activity – Christ’s Journey & Garden Tomb Craft

Faith and A Family Planting Project – The Good Seed (she: Rachel)

Yard Work – Man-Sized Fails (he: Dan)

The Easiest Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden (she: Emily)

Starting a Square Foot Garden (she: Emily)

Urban Farming And How Do I Get Started? (she: Jennifer)

Homemade Peppermint Oil (she: Margot)

72 Plants For Under $10 Bucks, Total.

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