September 2016

Parenthood Is a Sacred Duty

I am in a singles ward. Some of the women in the ward have children (either grown children or children who do not live with them). My visiting teachees do not have kids.  So I left a note that said, "The lesson this month is on parenting, which requires children, so . . . ."

July 2016

Our Potential for Parenthood

Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. (Psalms 127:3)

Anything fruity will do for a gift--fruit, juice, candy, gum, etc.

February 2016

Marriage Is Ordained of God

It looks like the theme this year is the Family Proclamation.  Hopefully that means I can come up with ideas quicker.  It's also going to be a little difficult for me to come up with quotes to go with each month--I may need a separate one for my mom's visiting teachees and one for mine, since mine are not married.

That said, I don't know what quote to put with this.  But I figured Valentine's Day went with marriage, so just talk to your sisters about how great marriage is and give them a love-themed gifty.

January 2016

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

 For this one, I printed the Family Proclamation in 4"x6" size on vellum.  Then I bought a picture of Christ and cut it down to 4"x6" as well.  Then frame it with the proclamation in front of the picture.

The message that goes with this one is that no matter what your circumstances, you are a member of God's family.

February 2012

"Guardians of the Hearth"

Any heart or Valentine's gift will work.  Just attach a tag that says something like "If you love your family, guard them and strengthen them."

September 2011

Strengthening Families by Increasing Spirituality

"Strengthen your family ties by strengthening your spiritual ties."

June 2011

"Strengthening Families through Temporal Self-Reliance"

"Developing self-reliance--the ability to care for ourselves and our families--is the responsibility of every sister. . . . When we are self-reliant, we use our blessings and resources to prepare for and avoid problems."

September 2010

"Our Responsibility to Nurture the Rising Generation"

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. --Proverbs 22: 6

The visiting teaching messages lately are quite difficult to think of gifts for!  This is a jar of baby food with the label covered with scripture.

July 2010

Strengthening Families and Homes

"I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and truth."

-D&C 93: 40

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"Teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; . . . teach them to love one another, and to serve one another."

-Mosiah 4: 15

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"No matter what our family looks like, each of us can work to strengthen our own families."

-Barbara Thompson

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Luckily the one person on my visiting teaching route happens to be someone my mom recently took a family picture of.  So I got an 8"x10" photo printed and framed it behind a vellum copy of the Family Proclamation.  For anyone else, I would've just given them the frame to put a family picture in.

For a vertical copy of the Family Proclamation, go here.

Here is the horizontal one I made.  Not sure how it will print from Scribd, so if you want a PDF copy, let me know.
FamilyProc-horiz