Author Archives: Kristin

Dancing it up

My oldest turned 14 last month. She has been so excited to go to dances, and be involved in other Stake youth activities with that age requirement. Each month our youth committee plans dances around different themes. Last month was … Continue reading

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Letter Writing as a Visiting Teacher

We had a great Visiting Teaching conference in our ward a few days ago. We have a number of ladies that we are only able to contact through letter-writing. There were a few thoughts shared about how we can can … Continue reading

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Homemaking and Divine Roles

We are combining lessons 7 and 8 from YW Manual 1. The lessons are about homemaking and the divine roles of women. I wanted to have some fun introducing the topic, by talking about how great it is to be … Continue reading

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Good Works Origami Heart

One of my young women asked that we have a personal progress incentive other than candy, so I made a few of these origami heart bookmarks (inspired from here). There are two different folds – a simple one (the back … Continue reading

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Leap into Personal Progress II

Our upcoming “Leap into Personal Progress” New Beginnings program is coming together. My daughter volunteered to write the script for a skit. It has to do with a young woman trying to find time to work on her personal progress … Continue reading

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YW Value Color Crayons

I made some Young Women value crayons today, and am so smitten by their cuteness. We are encouraging our girls to read in the Book of Mormon every day, for at least 5 minutes (remember PROS?), and are having an … Continue reading

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Meal with the Missionaries

We had four of our full-time missionaries over for dinner last night, and I served one of my favorite crowd-pleasing meals. I tried a new salad recipe, which was fantastic, and a friend gave me her easy breadstick recipe which … Continue reading

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Peachy Past Posts

I’ve added new links underneath my blog header to make it easier to find some of my past posts. Hope this is helpful to you!

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Personal Progress Goal Card

Tonight we are doing some personal progress goal setting. I made these cards to jot down notes on the experiences and goals the young women would like to pursue in the next couple months; printed on value color papers, of … Continue reading

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Arise and Shine Forth with Good Works

We are highlighting Good Works in our Young Women group in February. Good Works is the value associated with yellow, so I’ve filled our Arise and Shine Forth Treat Jar with fun size Butterfinger candy bars. I’ve made a free printable … Continue reading

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