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This is the blog of Jenny Smith. I mostly blog about my calling in the LDS or Mormon Church.

A Day in the Life of a Relief Society President: Feeling RS’d

Today has been a long day — emotionally draining in almost every way. I started out behind. Without Jared here, I was getting the kids ready for school by myself. I tried to get through my scripture reading this morning, but dd needed help with her piano practice. Worked on that, and then it was time for family scriptures and go to school. CONFESSION: I took the kids to school…
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A Day in the Life of a Relief Society President: Feeling RS’d

Today has been a long day — emotionally draining in almost every way. I started out behind. Without Jared here, I was getting the kids ready for school by myself. I tried to get through my scripture reading this morning, but dd needed help with her piano practice. Worked on that, and then it was time for family scriptures and go to school. CONFESSION: I took the kids to school…
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Website saga continues

I’ve made lots of progress today: finished tagging the entire activities database and uploaded all the Young Women articles. There were about 20 bad entries in the activities db, but I still ended up with 460. Now that they’re tagged, it will really make Jared’s job easy for the import. It took me about 8 hours to finish tagging activities. That’s probably about the same amount of time it would…
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Website saga continues

I’ve made lots of progress today: finished tagging the entire activities database and uploaded all the Young Women articles. There were about 20 bad entries in the activities db, but I still ended up with 460. Now that they’re tagged, it will really make Jared’s job easy for the import. It took me about 8 hours to finish tagging activities. That’s probably about the same amount of time it would…
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Ideas for Small Gifts

Below is a list of very inexpensive gift ideas perfect for Visiting Teachers, Leaders, and Friends who would like to let others know how much they are loved. 7-UP: 7-UPlifting ideas for a wonderful holiday season. (include seven uplifting thoughts/ideas) 7-UP:7-UPlifting thoughts for a good week. (include seven uplifting thoughts/ideas) A bar of soap with a note: Just a little visit with you washes away the blues. A bundle of…
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Website coming along

I feel like I’m finally getting this website looking like something I wouldn’t be embarrassed to show someone else. It has taken several hours to figure out the .info and .tpl files. Thank heaven I already knew some CSS. At one point I was stumped and finally realized I was missin a ‘;’ at the end of a line in the CSS. Too many hours staring at the screen, I…
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Website coming along

I feel like I’m finally getting this website looking like something I wouldn’t be embarrassed to show someone else. It has taken several hours to figure out the .info and .tpl files. Thank heaven I already knew some CSS. At one point I was stumped and finally realized I was missin a ‘;’ at the end of a line in the CSS. Too many hours staring at the screen, I…
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What Moves Mormons During Emergencies

What Moves Mormons During Emergencies – SALT LAKE CITY | 11 Aug 2008 | After recent severe storms in Ruidoso, New Mexico, Mormon missionaries joined with local Latter-day Saints to help residents deal with the damage. After a day spent diverting and damming overflowing rivers, volunteers helped victims move out of flooded and damaged homes. They removed mud (up to three and a half feet deep) and water-logged goods and…
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What Moves Mormons During Emergencies

What Moves Mormons During Emergencies – SALT LAKE CITY | 11 Aug 2008 | After recent severe storms in Ruidoso, New Mexico, Mormon missionaries joined with local Latter-day Saints to help residents deal with the damage. After a day spent diverting and damming overflowing rivers, volunteers helped victims move out of flooded and damaged homes. They removed mud (up to three and a half feet deep) and water-logged goods and…
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Not Christian Enough

I got another one of those weird Christian emails today; you know the ones: “Jesus kills people who mocked him (like John Lennon and Marilyn Monroe)” or “America is God’s Special Chosen Country” or “In God We Trust missing from US dollar coin” or “crazy liberals are taking prayer out of schools” or “lunatic goverment officials threatening Touched by an Angel”. I hate those emails. First off, they come from…
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Not Christian Enough

I got another one of those weird Christian emails today; you know the ones: “Jesus kills people who mocked him (like John Lennon and Marilyn Monroe)” or “America is God’s Special Chosen Country” or “In God We Trust missing from US dollar coin” or “crazy liberals are taking prayer out of schools” or “lunatic goverment officials threatening Touched by an Angel”. I hate those emails. First off, they come from…
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MoFash08 – Stake Modest Fashion show

The Santa Monica Stake staged it’s first “MoFash: The Modest Fashion Show” on May 3, 2008. Deciding to meet the challenge of modest dress head on, leaders held the event at a Church-owned ball field staged as an outdoor runway. The professional and amateur models over 60 several modest outfits ranging from swim to sporty. Donated items were received from over 20 companies. Over 500 people attended the event coordinated…
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