LINCOLN LOGS

Lincoln Logs

As a child, I played a lot with Lincoln Logs. My brother Max and I would sit and play for hours. Unfortunately it would always end up with us throwing the logs at each other , its been a good memory. This past Christmas, my nephew received some LINCOLN LOGS. I decided to relive some of my childhood and play with him. I was so impressed with how he quickly caught on to building these strong log houses. At first he was just putting pieces together, but by the end he was building houses that could withstand our attacks. When I asked Hayes why he had built the house so strong he said that it was to withstand the storms! That's when I had Helamen 5:12 from the Book of Mormon pop into my head. Hayes taught me, that I need to build MY foundation strong so that when storms come my foundation will stand still. As we go through our life we are going to have many storms and sometimes we are going to break down. However the STRONGER we make our foundation the longer we will last. There are many things you have to do to make a little log house strong...and they are many things we have to do to make our testimony strong. Read the Book of Mormon, and pray about it. The Book of Mormon is ONE thing that will give you a strong foundation...don't believe me? Try it out!!!

  

“And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.”

-Helamen 5:12

WHAT MAKES YOUR FOUNDATION STRONG?!?!?

CLV(C) 2011

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DTR....Determine the relationship

Dating

Do not worry, I was over sixteen :)

“The Lord has made us attractive one to another for a great purpose. But this very attraction becomes as a powder keg unless it is kept under control. . . . It is for this reason that the Church counsels against early dating.” (President Gordon B. Hinckley).

Senior Prom

A Girls Mind:

First Date- "Going to the temple and were gonna' get married......"

First College Date

A Boys Mind:

First Date- "Should I get the shrimp and steak or should I get the chicken and steak?"

Dating in your youth, or even as a young adult can be and will be a little bit awkward. However it does not always have to be! If we follow the guidelines in the FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE YOUTH pamphlet we can learn to build lasting relationships and EVENTUALLY (key word youth :) find our eternal companions.

Scavenger Hunt

Through out my teenage years and even my first few years at college, I chose to DATE. I knew that if I was going to find a boy I liked, I would have to date a lot of them to find a perfect one. I am so glad that I chose to follow the prophet and not steady date. It kept me out of trouble and helped me develop friendships and even gain those "great date stories" that are so much fun to tell.

He's Married now......just friends 

After talking with lots of people both young and old I have come up with a few Do's and Dont's for both girls and boys when it comes to dating!

* BOYS- Call the girls to ask them out, do NOT just text them....

-GIRLS- be willing to try new things..whether it be rock climbing, biking, golfing, hiking, ect

*BOYS- Always open the door for the girls no matter where you are going

-GIRLS- Always say thank you for the wonderful date, even if it was not

*BOYS- Always make the first date short, just enough to get them hooked :)

                                             -GIRLS- Don't talk about ex boyfriends or really personal information

Mission farewell, make sure you send them off!

TO ALL:

-Never TEXT ON A DATE...EVER

- Always say please and thank you

-Don't just talk about yourself, get to know your date

-Go on FUN and Creative dates

-Chew with your mouth closed

-BE YOURSELF

What are some great date ideas....comment!!!

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