My Mom just sent me this long list of websites that have references to Mormons.  I havn’t checked them all out yet but they look interesting.  If you have some time and you want to surf around some Mormon Help Sites, give a few of these sites a tumble (as Dennis Miller would say).

FAMILY HOME EVENING

www.ayearoffhe.blogspot.com – FHE

www.fheinasnap.blogspot.com -FHE

www.fheplanner.blogspot.com – FHE -link to – www.youpublish.com

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

PRIMARY

www.christysclipart.com – Primary music, Primary, YW, RS

www.emmasplacetobe.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries, handouts

www.jackandjillofalltrades.blogspot.com – YW, Primary, celebrations

www.latterdaychatter.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries lesson aides, cute handouts

www.ldsactivitydayideas.blogspot.com – activity days

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.wendy’sactivities.blogspot.com – activity days

PRIMARY MUSIC

www.basicprimarymusic.blogspot.com

www.beehivemessages.blogspot.com – Primary music, YW girl’s camp

www.christysclipart.com – Primary music, Primary, YW, RS

www.emmasplacetobe.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries, handouts

www.jollyjenn.com

www.primarysingingtimeideas.blogspot.com

www.primarysingingtimewithmatilda.blogspot.com

www.thechildrensing.blogspot.com

PRINTABLES – DIGITAL PAPER

www.pinkigloodesigns.blogspot.com – digital paper

www.steadfast-and-immovable.blogspot.com – YW handouts, digital scrapbooking

www.summertimedesigns.blogspot.com – digital paper

RELIEF SOCIETY

www.christysclipart.com – Primary music, Primary, YW, RS

www.emmasplacetobe.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries, handouts

www.enrichmentcottage.com – RS activities, crafts, recipes, homemaking, humor

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

SELF RELIANCE

www.plentyofpicnics.blogspot.com – self reliance, storage, bible stories

www.preparednotscared.blogspot.com -preparedness, planners

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

VISITING TEACHING

www.alittletipsy.com – YW, VT, gifts, tutorials

www.emmasplacetobe.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries, handouts

www.latterdaychatter.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries lesson aides, cute handouts

www.ldshandouts.blogspot.com – YW, VT

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.visitingteachingblog.blogspot.com – VT

www.visitingteachingsurprise.blogspot.com – VT

www.visitingteachingtips.blogspot.com – VT

YOUNG WOMAN

www.alittletipsy.com – YW, VT, gifts, tutorials

www.beehivemessages.blogspot.com – Primary music, YW girl’s camp

www.christysclipart.com – Primary music, Primary, YW, RS

www.emmasplacetobe.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries, handouts

www.jackandjillofalltrades.blogspot.com – YW, Primary, celebrations

www.jillsldsyw.blogspot.com – YW

www.latterdaychatter.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries lesson aides, cute handouts

www.ldshandouts.blogspot.com – YW, VT

www.papercakesandicing.blogspot.com – YW lesson aides $$

www.steadfast-and-immovable.blogspot.com – YW handouts, digital scrapbooking

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

OTHER – CRAFTS / SEWING

www.alittletipsy.com – YW, VT, gifts, tutorials

www.controllingmychaos.com – recipe cards, crafts

www.deckthehalls-christmas.blogspot.com – craft ideas

www.enrichmentcottage.com – RS activities, crafts, recipes, homemaking, humor

www.jackandjillofalltrades.blogspot.com – YW, Primary, celebrations

www.makingitfun.blogspot.com – sewing, tutorials

www.mormonchic.com – gospel, recipes, mommy, style, crafty, healthy, deals

www.plentyofpicnics.blogspot.com – self reliance, storage, Bible stories

www.preparednotscared.blogspot.com -preparedness, planners

www.skiptomylou.org – crafts, recipes, teacher appreciation

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.thecottagehome.blogspot.com – sewing tutorial

www.theideaattic.blogspot.com

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.thequiltingdiaries.blogspot.com – quilting ideas

www.threebears.wordpress.com – sewing tutorials

OTHER – MISCELLANEOUS

www.christmasintheair.blogspot.com – Christmas stories

www.educationaltoysplanet.com – wooden toys

www.etsy.com – shopping

www.executivehomemaker.com – kids, parties, holidays, gifts

www.family.go.com – Disney site

www.lds.about.com – 150 wrappers for Life Savers

www.mormonchic.com – gospel, recipes, mommy, style, crafty, healthy, deals

www.mycreativestirrings.blogspot.com – ideas

www.partiesandholidays.blogspot.com – lots and lots of ideas

www.room-mom101.blogspot.com – lots and lots of ideas

www.skiptomylou.org – crafts, recipes, teacher appreciation

www.wonderwoman.blogspot.com

ALL AUXILLIARIES

www.emmasplacetobe.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries, handouts

www.jackandjillofalltrades.blogspot.com –  YW, Primary, celebrations

www.latterdaychatter.blogspot.com – all auxiliaries lesson aides, cute handouts

www.lds.com.about – clip art, visuals

www.ldshandouts.blogspot.com – YW, VT

www.mormonshare.com – all auxiliaries, clip art, activities, primary talks

www.plentyofpicnics.blogspot.com – self reliance, storage, Bible stories

www.sugardoodle.net – all auxiliaries, much stuff

www.theideadoor.com – all auxiliaries, much stuff

Tags: church, family, Family Home Evening, FHE, lds, ldsfamily, mormon, Music, primary, Youth

As many people know, Mormon Families and LDS Families do a lot of genealogy. For some reason, genealogy hasn’t really been a focus for me yet in life, however, I do like dabbling a little in family history when it has to do with pictures and audio. That is the reason I am posting this excerpt today.

My Dad brought over a CD the other day and wanted me to copy it for a family reunion we were having in a couple of weeks. He said it had some audio of my Grandpa Carter and Grandma Carter. I knew my Grandpa Carter so the minute I heard Melvin William Carter’s voice, a flood of memories came into my head. I could quickly picture him in my mind and I remembered his mannerisms. As I listened, I then heard a short clip of my Grand Mother Birdie Ione Carter. I don’t remember hearing her voice before. I didn’t ever know Grandma Birdie Ione Carter because she died about the time I was born. I’ve seen some pictures of her but never any audio so this was quite a treat to hear her voice. I have listened to this audio over and over again to get a sense of who she was and to get a feel for her background. It is really interesting to hear her accent. To me she has an Idaho accent. There are certain words that just come with a little bit of a twang and some of the words are slurred together to shorten a sentence. For some reason I always thought of Grandma Carters as a very prim and proper woman which didn’t laugh or tease but this audio shows her more of a fun lady with jokes and stories to color life’s experiences.

I decided to grab a few still pictures of Mel Carter and Birdie Ione and put them together with the audio and uploaded it to YouTube. For those of you who are not related, it isn’t very intersting, but for those of you who are related to the Carter Family, you might enjoy the clips I’ve edited.

A couple of the most famous clips I have added are told by Grandpa Mel Carter about some stories he memorized (recitations) when he was younger. First is his account of learning the Alphabet Backwards, the second is the story of the Cremation of Sam McGee.

Tags: family, Family History, genealogy, lds, ldsfamily, mormon, video

A while ago I pulled out my Flip Video and did a re-enactment of the Wass Up Commercial. I scripted out all of the parts, took the video clips and spliced them all together. Little did I know that I had put so many little references to the Mormon Church in the video. At the beginning, my daughter answers the phone. If you look close, she is sitting on our couch and the Mormon Temple in Logan is in the background. Then, as my part comes into play, I noticed that I have a BYU hat on. Both of my daughters are drinking caffeine free soda. One of the soda cans isn’t even open. It is funny that I just now noticed. So, here is our little LDS Family doing our own version of the Wass Up Commercial.

Anyway, enjoy the little video.

Tags: church, family, lds, ldsfamily, mormon, temple, video