Scripture of the Week: D&C 88: 119 (Prepare)

“Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing…”
D&C 88:119

We chose this scripture (again) to go along with our Family Home Evening activity. We spent the evening assembling food packs for our 72-hr kits.

Recently Read: The Dragons of Blueland

The Dragons of Blueland by Ruth Stiles Gannett

This is the last book in the My Father's Dragon series. The Ant Bug and I read this aloud together, and we found it as enjoyable as the first two. In this book, Elmer and the baby dragon must come up with a daring plan to save the dragon family from the hunters.

This is a nice series of books to read aloud with children.

Recently Read: The Truth About Forever

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

This book is the current pick of my book club. It's a decent teenage romance novel, with some nice thoughts about death and grief and life. Fine for fluffy reading.

Scripture of the Week: 2 Nephi 4:15

“My soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them”
2 Nephi 4:15

This scripture was chosen to go along with our Family Home Evening Lesson adapted from Lesson 26: I Love the Scriptures in Behold Your Little Ones: Nursery Manual.

Recently Read: Elmer and the Dragon

Elmer and the Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

This book continues the adventures of Elmer and the baby dragon he rescued. It was an enjoyable story, although not quite as magical as My Father's Dragon. I read it out loud with the Ant Bug and she enjoyed the continuing story.

Scripture of the Week: D&C 38:30

"...if ye are prepared ye shall not fear"
D&C 38:30

We chose this scripture to go along with our Family Home Evening lesson on emergency preparedness. We talked about what is and is not an emergency (a fire in the backyard vs. a toy that needs new batteries, etc), and how being prepared can help us in an emergency situation. Then we pulled out our 72-hr kits and took stock of what we have--we've got some work to do!

Recently Read: Ender in Exile

Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card

This latest book by Orson Scott Card is a direct sequel to Ender's Game (which was first published in 1985 and received a number of prestigious awards). I have read all of the Ender books, as well as the parallel Shadow series, so of course I had to read this book. It's a good story, and it wraps up some details from Ender's Game and Shadow of the Giant. If you're a fan of the Ender stories you'll want to read this one too.