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10 great wedding gifts from the LDS Distribution Center
The Family Home Storage Starter Kit is a useful (and compact) gift for newlyweds. (Photo courtesy store.lds.org) The wedding season is a busy time, especially in communities where many members of The...
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7 reasons to attend the first annual Pocket Film Fest
Something new has landed in Provo, and it’s not the iPhone 6. But, close. The first annual Pocket Film Fest will feature only mobile-made films. Bonus: They’re family friendly. (Photo courtesy of Steve...
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6 new spooktacular family Halloween traditions
There’s a lot to love about Halloween, a fuss-free holiday that pairs two of my favorite things: dressing up and gorging on candy. (True, my kids throw up almost every year after trick-or-treating,...
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5 Christ-centered Thanksgiving traditions
(Photo courtesy LDS.org Media Library) Thanksgiving — complete with food, football and festivities — is the unofficial kickoff to the American holiday season. A day of gratitude is just the ticket to...
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When you need to send your missionary Christmas package
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — that magical month of family, shopping, snow, sleigh bells, Santa Claus and missionary phone calls. But if you want your missionary to open his or her gifts...
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10 Utah Valley traditions that keep Christ in Christmas
(Image courtesy LDS.org media library) Christmas is a magical time of year, especially with meaningful family traditions. Maybe your family always gets together for dinner on Christmas Eve, or maybe...
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10 local activities to make you forget its winter
The Crater, a 90 to 95-degree geothermic pool in Midway, soaks away winter chills. The walk to the car or hotel room afterward is the most bone-chilling part. Utah Januaries and Februaries can be...
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Not so Pinterest perfect: Popular Utah Valley mommy bloggers share the truth...
Being a mom is hard. Being a successful blogger and a mom? On social media, it can seem like all butterflies and rainbows. But these women say it definitely isn’t like that all the time, and they’re...
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8 Utah Valley donut shops you need to indulge in
You’ll probably praise and curse my name for introducing you to these little pieces of fried heaven if you haven’t already discovered them. Find the Art City Donuts truck’s schedule is on on their...
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6 ideas for thoughtful teacher presents
School is almost out, but there’s still time to earn an “A” in one elective: gift giving. When thinking about what to give that special teacher in your child’s life, think useful and thoughtful....
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The 10 worst neighborhood gifts to receive
Receiving neighborhood gifts at Christmastime is fun, but there are just some gifts that are better left with Christmas past. Like these notorious orange-covered jelly sticks, for example. Opening the...
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The (not) farewell: 5 unique ways to celebrate your departing missionary
(Photo courtesy Mormon Newsroom) In 2002, President Gordon B. Hinckley, who was then president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, mentioned the common practice of hosting a missionary...
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5 meaningful baptism gifts
(Photo courtesy LDS Media Library) Baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an important right of passage. When a child or convert chooses to be baptized, he or she promises to...
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Why I don’t give my kids 100 percent
Mom is a beautiful identity. It’s the one I treasure most. But it’s not my only one. It was never meant to be. I’m a person. A whole person with unique talents, strengths and dreams. Photo courtesy...
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6 delicious summer reads by local authors
Kelly Dearth, founder of Delicious Reads, reads to her children to share her love of reading. (Photo by summernicolephoto.com) With summer coming to a close (don’t hate us for saying it), there’s only...
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Giving up on mom-perfection
Can we all agree that being a good mom doesn’t have a specific look? Like the thrift store jeans in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Paints,” motherhood looks a little different on all of us. I wanted...
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Have kids, will date: 7 creative date ideas to keep your post-kids marriage...
We’ve learned to get more creative in our definition of a date. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Ann Photography) My husband and I were married for three and a half years before kids came into the...
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Books are better: 6 ways to encourage kids to choose books over technology
“If children enjoy reading, they will be more apt to continue to read as teenagers and as adults,” says Joella Peterson, children’s services manager at Provo City Library. (Photos courtesy of Heather...
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9 post-pool season places to use your Pass of All Passes
All-inclusive passes to the North Pole at Seven Peaks includes three rides down Candy Cane Slope. (Photo courtesy Pass of All Passes) If you think the Pass of All Passes is just for getting your family...
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8 Utah Valley locations to get your Cinco de Mayo eats
Look out, Utah Valley, it’s Cinco de Mayo! And if you missed eating tacos on Tuesday, don’t worry because today is the perfect day to get your Mexican eats on. Chow down on these eight great places and...
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