The power of the mind: something to teach our kids

I really like Dr. Ben Carson, partly because he demonstrates how people can rely on God and and their own gumption to get them anywhere. My mom shared an awesome youtube video with me that I think could be inspirational to kids. It shows that, even as a child, you can use the power of your mind to help other people and to improve your own life.

Cool poem!

I found this poem on the lds website. It's a fun poem!

Recipe

by Emma Dibble

Take several sleeping fields,

One silken lake

And gently add a few

Shimmering hills.

Toss in a handful of fresh stars and

Cover with a quilted sky.

Then pour a generous amount of

Fresh-cream moonlight

Over mixture and

Let rise.

A Sunday citation

This is a quote from last October's General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Edward Dube said it in his talk, Look Ahead and Believe.

"Our Savior, Jesus Christ, who sees from the beginning to the end, knew very well the road He would travel to Gethsemane and Golgotha when He proclaimed, “No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62). In the sight of the Lord, it is not so much what we have done or where we have been but much more where we are willing to go."

Multitasking!!

I found some songs that you can sing with your little toddler or older baby while you do exercises for pregnancy!

Do your squats while doing the motions for this song. You stand up slowly from a squat as the snowman gets bigger, and then you drop down slowly into another squat as it melts. If you do it several times you will feel it!
Once there was a snowman

These are some songs with actions that you can do while tailor sitting:
If you're happy and you know it
Two little eyes
The wise man and the foolish man

Although technically you can sing about any song while tailor sitting, it's fun for the kids to do the actions with you.

A Sunday citation

This is a great quote from Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow:

"As to [Joseph Smith] being a man of truth and honor I, nor any one else that knew him, have any reason to question for a moment. But then I never went forth to preach the principles of this Gospel depending entirely upon any information I received through him or any other man; but I believed on his words, coming as they did to me as the words of truth, from an inspired man of God. ... The Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost which all men may receive and enjoy, ... confirmed the truth of what he had told me, and it became knowledge to me of that nature which no man can give nor take away." (23:268.)