Many of us have not started doing our own family histories. Perhaps the seemingly herculean task of searching records have prevented us from enjoying the benefits of the research. “Turning the hearts of children to the fathers and the fathers to the children” as promised by the Prophet Elijah becomes true and real as [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Six & Up . . . A family history campaign
Posted in Family History/Genealogy, tagged family history, genealogy on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spencer Completes “Faith in God” Booklet
Posted in Parenthood, Picture Gallery, Primary, tagged education, motherhood, Parenthood, responsibility, teaching on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Spencer Tan, 11, has successfully completed the requirements for the Faith in God booklet four months before his 12th birthday in March. It is no small feat for a young boy, however, with the help of his parents, Bang and Philip, he finished with flying colors. The requirements includes the memorization of the 13 [...]
Primary Moving up
Posted in Picture Gallery, Primary on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
As each year unfolds, the Primary Organization has a MOVING UP activity where children are enrolled in their classes. We have the Nursery, CTR and the Valiant Class.
Hot Mamas !!!
Posted in Picture Gallery, Relief Society, tagged exercise cheering on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Several beautiful mamas and soon to be mamas of Matina Ward joined the Stake Homemakers day last November 2007. For almost one month we laborously practised our routine with the help of Bobong - the master choreographer. It was physically strenuous but more than anything else, it was FUN !!! How we laughed at [...]
Work for Stay Home Moms
Posted in Family, Relief Society, tagged Jobs for stay home moms on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
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Christmas in Samal Island
Posted in Family, Picture Gallery, tagged Samal Island on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We planned to spend Christmas in the beautiful island of Samal, Davao City. We stayed in “Aloha Resort” owned by the Villejos, a semi private beach resort with all the amenities for a short family vacation and yet, not very expensive!!!.
Family time has been close to nil with all the activities we and our children [...]
The world of QUILLING
Posted in Homemaking, tagged craft, quilling on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
I came across this elegant art of card making a year ago while learning more about different methods of card making. In Wikipedia, quilling or Paper Filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper is wound [...]
A mom named Carol
Posted in Parenthood, Relief Society, tagged faith, motherhood, prayer, trials on January 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I met Carol more than twenty years ago. She was a young mother of six, a grade I teacher in a Pilot Elementary School, and . . . nursing an equally young husband suffering from lymphatic cancer. Our lives became entwined when I became the Beehive teacher of her two beautiful daughters Bambi and Kay [...]
