Hey Guys,

I’ve been going through the myldsmissionary and myldsdirect websites and have been making huge changes!  Most of the products prices have been reduced, and you will find some of the best deals for LDS gifts and merchandise on our websites! There are a bunch of really pretty, and nice CTR rings that I reccomend you check out.  A lot of cool things to send your missionary as well, like fun stationary you can send their letters on.  Also we’ve added a bunch of new products, and there’s going to be more! Come visit the sites!

For those of you who have been on a trek for your stake, you may have noticed these quirks from a few of the other trekkers in your “family”

10. Calling “baby duty” to get out of pushing the hand cart

9.  Dishing up seconds and thirds for yourself when you had “baby duty”

8.  One upping everybody else’s problems

7.  Resting on the back of the handcart instead of pushing it

6.  Claiming the under-the-shelter spots every night

5.  Singing loudly till 3 in the morning

4.  Sitting in a pile of ants

3.  Getting bitten by the ants

2.  Getting dehydrated and throwing up

And the number one thing NOT to do on trek

1.  Don’t Stalk the other trekkers

Comment on some funny/annoying things that happened on your trek!

A few months ago on my senior spring break I went to arizona to visit my sister.  Livivng in a very LDS centered part of the state it wasn’t very surprising when the two girls doing our pedicures were LDS.  I told them about how I was excited to graduate and go to college.  They warned me to move to the singles ward immediately after graduation to avoid a nursery calling, apparently the young women are hunted down.  My sister and I laughed, and thought nothing of it.  About a month before I graduated I found myself sitting in a room with a member of the bishopric accepting a call to serve as nursery helper.  I have now been in there about two months.  It’s not that bad, the kids are cute (when they’re not throwing toys, hitting eachother, and wailing), I get to eat the snack that smiles back, and I’ve made some little friends in there.  I have one problem, a three, almost four, year old boy.  They should move up to sunbeams as soon as their birthday comes, not at the new year.  He is full of energy, loud, doesn’t listen, and wrestles the other children.  I’m still gonna be in there anoter two months, any advice out there?

Every summer brings the infamous Girls’ Camp.  As a young woman you go to pre-camp meetings to begin the singning off process, and prepare for camp.  Once you arrive at camp your week is filled with hiking, ward time, certifying, crafts and of course camp songs.  The leaders’ pre-games are a little different.  A sister from my ward was called to the craft leader.  She had quite the job; first she had to plan crafts that would be fun and functional for 150 girls.  Then the materials needed to be purchased and prepped. This included spray painting hundreds of tiny army men, cutting square wooden slabs (in which she lost her fingernail), cutting up countless papers, and gathering the supplies.  She accomplished all of these tasks without an assistant.  It soon became clear that there was no way she would make it through the week without help.  I was hunted down and immediately recruited. The week was filled with drama, and I was in shock at the amount of work that went into being craft leader.  150 needy girls, who were in constant need of assistance, kept us both very busy. I myself wondered how she would have gotten through the week alone.  It was a daunting task for two people, let alone one. This was the ultimate learning experience of the sacrifice these leaders make to ensure an enjoyable and memorable girls camp.  So this year appreciate all of the women who put camp together for you, especially your craft lady.

Selected Events in History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

We hope you enjoy this time line of the Mormon Church that was posted recently online at MormonHeritage.com. This is an awesome outline of some of the great events in Mormon History and MormonHeritage.com offers Mormon tours to show you some of the locations of these event in real life.

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Time to stock up on your LDS Gifts, CTR Rings & LDS Books! It is so awesome to think that the fine folks of the Gila Valley (Safford Arizona) finally have their own Temple. It was such an amazing experience to go and walk through the building and see its amazing colors and beauty. I can’t wait to go and take a session in (once all the crowds have gone home). It was crazy to see how many people were there over the last few weeks. I saw a ton of license plates from New Mexico, Utah, California & Colorado and various other spots, but it was a travel destination for sure! Enjoy some pictures I took during one of my last visits. Such beauty.

We thought all you bargain shoppers would like knowing that www.themodbod.com is doing a winter blowout sale by offering 30% off all their perfect long sleeve shirts.

The extra long shirt with extra long sleeves comes in 6 different colors and will be on sale from Feb. 2 through Feb. 7

When I was down last week in Safford I drove by the new Temple being built down there. They are calling it the Gila Valley Temple and here it is … Its going to be a beautiful Temple!!

The Undertease clothing company has a great new line of maternity wear cleverly named the O Baby line.

The O Baby line features both a cap sleeved tee and a camisole, which come in a variety of different colors. The O Baby Collection was designed specifically for mothers-to-be and therefore is cut fuller in the bust and front of the shirt. The clothing line’s goal is to provide the same level of comfort and confidence from clothing that a woman enjoy’s when not pregnant.

The staff at Blend Fashions (retailer of the O Baby line) stated that women rave over this line of maternity clothing because of the comfort, cut, and durability of the shirts.