Missionary Family Album {Free Printable}

 My little brother is about to leave for the Dominican Republic to serve an LDS Mission for our church, but before that, we had to celebrate his 19th birthday! I had heard from a few people that family photos are great for missionaries to take with them, as convorsation starters, or just to have a reminder of the support they are recieving back home. So I put this togehter for Scott as a birthday/mission gift, and he loved it! I'm sure he (as any 19 year old) would of been happy with a few pictures shoved in en envelope, but there was NO way that was going to happen with me around ;)

I just went to Walmart and got a $1 photo album, designed a cover (I added a less 'personalized' version below), and got photos of our family printed. This album held 24 photos, and then I printed the cover also. So 25 in all. The cover annd back were a tad larger than 4x6, so I just mounted it on some carstock to make the border. Finally, on the inside of the back cover, I typed a short note and taped it to the cardstock before I slid it into place.

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This was a really simple and affordable project! I think it cost like $6.00 between all the photos/paper and the album. The best part is, is that its going to get used, and loved!

If you are wanting more Missionary posts, just wait, I have a few up my sleeve over the next few weeks!!

Prophet Matching Game

I made this matching game for our primary class, but i am sure i will use it when my kids are old enough too! All i did was made a page of pictures of all of the LDS Propets and printed them twice. Then i cut them out, and mounted them onto navy blue cardstock and laminated them. After i was all done however i realized that I had forgotten to do Joseph Smith! Probably the easiest one! so that one is still in the works. :)  I used Images from the Finch Family Software, which i HIGHLY recomend investing in! i use them ALL the time! and they arent too pricey either! I have the LDS clipart and the Scrapbook clipart discs. Anyways this would make a good sunday activity for kids, or a time filler for primary :)

** Sorry, but I am not allowed to distribute this game since I do not own the images. Therefore I cannot email copies out.**

LDS Bingo

This was another game i made for our primary class, but you could use it for Family Home Evening. I love how it teaches the kids to recognize and remember specific church related pictures. i was amazed the first time we played this a lot of the kids didnt know what the ten commandments or the liahona LOOKED like! i made 10 bingo pages and a page to cut up for the call peices. I also just got a bag of bright buttons to use as the bingo peices.

**Sorry, but since I do not own these images, I am not allowed to distribute them, so I cannot email copies out.**

FHE in a Jar

Seeing how it's Monday, it's time for some Family Home Evening ideas. For Christmas this year we made 'FHE in a Jar' for the families we gave gifts to. I wish I would of taken a picture of the final product because it was an awesome gift! :)
I got the idea, and PDF file, from The Idea Door a website that has lots of fun LDS church related activities and crafts from Primary to Relief Society. It's a great site for any of you that teach a lesson, or just want to teach in the home. I love it!
Back to FHE in a Jar, like I previously said, I just printed out the pdf file of all the different family home evening ideas on some cute paper. Cut them out and put them in a jar. (I actually just used an empty formula container. It was perfect to use, with the snap on lid and all that) that I had decorated with some pictures and the following quote:

"I hope, my brothers and sisters, that you are having your family home evenings in your home with your children. You Can Not afford to postpone this. The days, the months, and the years pass so quickly, and before long it will be too late." -President Gordon B. Hinkley (Jan. 28, 1996)

All in all, FHE is important and we don't always have time to prepare some elaborate lesson. So it's nice to have a bunch ideas already prepared in ONE place. It was a huge hit with every family that got one! I need to make our family one, that's one of my next projects! :)