Uncle Amos

I have had so much fun reading these books!

Lots of humor!

Darling Pictures!

LOVED THEM ALL!

WHY STUDY?

Release Date: October 2013

Danny doesn't want to move past Kindergarten. 

He loves it there! His Kindergarten teacher doesn't have to go to 1st grade, so why does he?

His mom takes him on a special field trip to meet what happens to people who didn't like school and didn't go.

Find out what advice everyone gives Danny... :)

A FUN story about learning, growing up, and the value of working hard.

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Buzzy's Feet

Release Date: December 2013

Buzzy goes on a hike in the forest...

He meets the King of the Forest but cannot stand because his feet hurt from hiking.

The King offers to give him new horse feet...

His new hooves are heavy and don't help him swim at all.

The next day he goes back to find the King to get NEW feet.

So the King gives him cow legs...

Then turtle feet...and iguana feet...

But nothing seems to work!

SO ONCE AGAIN Buzzy goes before the King...

A darling story of learning to love what you have...for it is usually just exactly what you need.

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Danny's Computer

Release Date: November 2013

Danny LOVES his computer and plays many games on it.

When it breaks and has to go to the repair man for a week Danny doesn't know what to do...

Mother offers many suggestions, but Danny just wants his computer.

Then his father gives him crayons and his mother gives him books...

Friends come by......

See if Danny can go a whole week without his computer and what happens when he gets his computer back.

GREAT GREAT story!

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How Bobby Got Rid of His Pacifier

Release Date: November 2013

Big brother's are the best and Bobby love his!

But big brother doesn't like the fact that Bobby still uses his "yucky, old" pacifier.

Mom and the dentist know that if Bobby doesn't stop using it, it will mess with his teeth.

Big brother takes on the challenge to help Bobby get rid of his pacifier.

Bribes...Tricks...everything is thought of to help Bobby.

See what finally gets Bobby to decide to get rid of his pacifier.

CUTE story!

Helpful for someone you know who is trying to get rid of their pacifier :)

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(Review copies were provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

The Daffodil Principle

Book Details
Author: Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards
Release Date: 2004
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Genre: Inspiration

This book reminds us how important it is to 'stop and smell the roses' OR in this case 'stop and look at the daffodils.'

It also teaches us that through small acts we can accomplish great things!

A beautifully illustrated story!

Book Description
Every year, high in the San Bernadino mountain range of Southern California, five acres of beautiful daffodils burst into bloom. 

Amazingly, this special spot, known as "The Daffodil Garden," was planted by one person, one bulb at a time, over a period of thirty-five years. 

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About the Author

Jaroldeen A. Edwards received her B.A. in English Literature from BYU in 1954, the same year she married the love of her life, Weston Eyring Edwards. 

Jerry has vigorously served in every auxiliary of the LDS church, including a mission in Johannesburg, South Africa with her husband. 

After her youngest child started kindergarten, Jerry began writing and published 12 books. 

Jerry was a popular speaker at the LDS Women's Conference and the National Mother of the Year awards ceremony. She was also awarded the Distinguished Emeritus Alumni Award from BYU in 2002. 

Of all her accomplishments, Jerry's proudest and greatest achievements have been in the lives of her family and friends. She had a unique gift to recognize and appreciate the talents of others and to make them feel loved and lifted. 

Her creative mind, kind heart, and brilliant smile allowed her to make everything from speaking engagements to church lessons to simple stories sparkle. 

The Hungry Family Slow Cooker Cookbook

Book Details
Author: Christina Dymock
Release Date: March 2014
Publisher: Front Table Books
Genre: Cookbook

We lead BUSY lives! It is just the way the world is today.

And I know I have fallen into the trap of just picking up some fast food on my way home.

But as I have done that my waistline has expanded.

I need a better way!

And what better way than fixing dinner BEFORE you leave in the morning and coming home to a SWEET-SMELLING home in the evening with dinner all ready to go :)

That is what Slow Cooker cooking can do for you!

There are SO many mouth-watering recipes in here...

Like the Citrus Roast or the Pepper Steak Sandwiches as shown.

EASY recipes!

Staple ingredients!

Lots of pictures!

I have never even thought about this before...but as I was looking through this book I started thinking...

I need 3 slow cookers....
*1 for the main dish
*1 for the side dish
*1 for the dessert

Can you even imagine how fun it would be to come home to a COMPLETE meal?

Usually I do the meat and then still have to pull together the sides/desserts when I get home.

SO I TRIED IT!

I only have 2 slow cookers right now...

I made a main dish and a side dish one day...

Another day I made a main dish and a dessert...

HOW FUN WAS THAT!

Of course one day I just made a delicious soup which was perfect all by itself~

Grab this cookbook and come back to the kitchen with ME! 

I think we will all be healthier :)

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About the Author
Christina Dymock was once at a dinner party where her husband was teasing her about the frosting-to-cupcake ratio on her dessert. The woman sitting across from them sniffed her delicate nose and said, "If my husband gave me a hard time about my frosting I'd quit baking. That'd show him." To which Christina's husband replied while pointing at his speechless wife, "Try to stop her!"

Christina divides her time between the kitchen and her computer and books and her family of six. (Naturally, the family gets the biggest share.) Because she reads everything, she also feels compelled to write in several genres.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

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The Fortune Café

a novel in three parts

MIS-FORTUNE: Emma, a waitress at The Fortune Café will do anything to avoid opening a fortune cookie. Each fortune is rumored to somehow magically come true. Being a girl grounded in reality, she doesn’t have time for that kind of nonsense. But when trying to prevent a food fight at the café, Emma accidently cracks open a fortune cookie: “Look around, love is trying to catch you.” If there is one thing that Harrison, her former best friend in high school is good at, it’s catching her unaware.

LOVE, NOT LUCK: Lucy has always been lucky . . . until her parents meet her fiancé’s parents at a disastrous lunch at The Fortune Café, and she breaks her lucky jade necklace. Even worse, her fortune cookie reveals that “True love is for the brave, not the lucky.” How is she supposed to read that? She’s always considered it lucky how she met her fiancé. But after breaking her necklace, Lucy’s luck takes a dive. And when her fiancé dumps her, the only person she can turn to is Carter, the unluckiest guy she knows.

TAKEOUT: Stella is content in her new life of taking over her mom’s jewelry shop. No more boyfriend to worry about, and as long as she stays busy, she doesn’t have to dwell on her non-existent love life. When Evan comes into the shop with his young daughter, Stella is charmed. But she is reluctant to complicate her straightforward life, so when she reads her fortune after ordering takeout from The Fortune Café, she completely ignores it. After all, how can a fortune as vague as “Do the thing you fear and love is certain,” apply to her?

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 About the Authors Julie Wright started her first book when she was fifteen. She’s written over a dozen books since then, is a Whitney Award winner, and feels she’s finally getting the hang of this writing gig. She enjoys speaking to writing groups, youth groups, and schools. She loves reading, eating writing, hiking, playing on the beach with her kids, and snuggling with her husband to watch movies. Julie’s favorite thing to do is watch her husband make dinner. She hates mayonnaise, but has a healthy respect for ice cream.

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Melanie Bennett Jacobson is an avid reader, amateur cook, and champion shopper. She consumes astonishing amounts of chocolate, chick flicks, and romance novels. After meeting her husband online, she is now living happily married in Southern California with her growing family and a series of doomed houseplants. Melanie is a former English teacher and a sometime blogger who loves to laugh and make others laugh. In her down time (ha!), she writes romantic comedies and pines after beautiful shoes.

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Heather B. Moore is a USA Today bestselling author. She writes historical thrillers under the pen name H.B. Moore, her latest is Finding Sheba. Under Heather B. Moore she writes romance and women’s fiction. She’s the co-author of The Newport Ladies Book Club series. Other women’s novels include Heart of the Ocean, The Fortune Café, the Aliso Creek Series, and the Amazon bestselling Timeless Romance Anthology Series.

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Michelle Wilson Concludes her Chat with Carole Mikita

Does this insecurity make me look fat?

OR 
Does this confidence make me look magnificent?

Michelle wants everyone to know from this book that

YOU ARE NOT DOING AS BAD AS YOU THINK YOU ARE

and

YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE YOU ARE

After watching the above clip go HERE to read 

whether Michelle thinks the tough times have been worth it.

and you can read MY review HERE

EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK :)

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Simple Words

Book Details
Author: Shannon Hill
Release Date: February 2014
Genre: Inspiration

This book is WAY BEYOND AMAZING!
A book of SIMPLE WORDS to "shape, create, interpret, and enjoy the reality of our lives."

This book starts with a VERY FUNNY story of a person who very much needs to buy strawberries and toilet paper ...two simple things.

And as they are emptying the bags from the grocery store they realize...

You guessed it...they FORGOT to get the strawberries and the toilet paper.

We, as humans, need reminders...post-it notes if you will.

But not only on the simple grocery shopping things.

How about the BIG THINGS in life.

I know for myself that I get so caught up in the little things in life I forget that simple words can help "to create happiness for me."

This book gives those words.

This book IS a book of reminders!

100 reminders in fact, here are 5 of these incredible reminders:

*I WILL think about the person (or people) I love the most, and I will treat myself with the same level of loving kindness and forgiveness that I show them.

*I WILL allow myself to discard something that hasn't been helpful to me in more than a year.

*I WILL smile with my whole body.

*I WILL receive a pleasant surprise.

*I WILL enjoy more abundance in my life--and I will be thankful each and every time.

BEAUTIFUL pictures sprinkled throughout!

Grab this book and take a look!
Focus on just ONE reminder each day!
And see if you are not happier at the end of each page.

SO. SO. SO. GOOD!

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About the Author
Shannon Hill lives in the commonwealth of Virginia and treasures her privacy. ​She loves cats, chocolate, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although she is not nearly as awesome as Sheriff Lil Eller, her cats are as awesome as Boris. One of them even enjoys riding in the car. (Seriously. Who could make that up?)

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

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Book Details

Author: Julie N. Ford

Release Date: February 2014

Publisher: HEA Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance

WHAT A FUN BOOK!

As you can see Olivia has her work cut out for her!

She wants to be famous!

She lands a job with a popular TV show...

She also has a chance with heartthrob William...

Then there is arrogant Pete...

She can't stop thinking about him and his suggestion that she really reach for her full potential.

Somehow her job isn't all it seems to be.

"Should she continue to reach for the stars? Or does she design a new happily ever after? One that leads not to the fading lights of fame and fortune, but to a love that will burn forever."

A SWEET contemporary romance!
Watch for more reviews of this series :)

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Author the Author
Julie is a forty-something, dangerously close to becoming a fifty-something, graduate from San Diego State University with a BA in Political Science. In addition, she has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Alabama, which has only made her better able to recognize the unhealthy, codependent relationship she has with writing.

Professionally, she has worked in teaching and as a marriage and family counselor. She is the author of four women’s fiction novels, including Count Down to Love, a 2011 Whitney Award finalist. 

When she’s not writing, she entertains delusions of being a master gardener, that is, when she’s not killing the unsuspecting plants in her yard with her good intentions. She lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, two daughters, a Betta named Bob, and a Scottish fold kitten, Ardweal.

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The Ripple Effect Romance Novella Series Enjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors. "Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different course—one filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love." Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. Ford Book 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin Book 3: Righting A Wrong by Rachael AndersonBook 4: Lost and Found by Karey White Book 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. Weaver Book 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith

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4th Annual 

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop 

Hosted by I Am A Reader and Co-hosted by Books Complete Me 

Hop runs from March 17th to 24th

Participating blogs are offering a book related giveaway 

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The Orchard

Book Details
Author: Krista Lynne Jensen
Release Date: April 2013
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: Contemopory Romance

A tender story of the heart, emotions, and the sometimes struggle of loving your family. SO GOOD!

Alisen has been taking care of her mother's cherry orchard since her mother's passing.

Her father has a hard time facing Alisen as she reminds him so much of his late wife.

When Derick comes to the orchard after her graduation life seems to be happier.

BUT...

"intolerance and secrets" keep Alisen from following her dream of a life with Derick.

NOW...

Four years later Derick has come into her life again...

"Will fate find a way to reconnect what was broken so many years before?

A sweet read!
Fully recommend it!
LOVED IT!

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About the Author
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was born in Utah, raised in Washington, married in Oregon, and now spend my perfectly temperate summers and very long winters in the mountains of Wyoming with my brilliant educator husband and four amazingly loud children. Really, I don't know where they get it because I didn't raise my voice until my second son was born. The child was a happy tornado who thought "No" meant "Oh what an angel". I enjoy cooking, gardening, camping, travel, all kinds of music, and my friends and family.

I have always loved reading and writing, as so many writers do, and it's always been a part of me. I was naturally shy, but found I could say exactly what I meant if I wrote it down. At times, my only outlet was a pen and paper. I pursued an Art Major at Brigham Young University, with a minor in either Ballroom Dance or English. I was one of those people who had no idea who they were at that age.

In 1992, I married a scholar/football player and we started our family. I was at home while my husband taught, coached, and furthered his endless education, as so many educators do.
Life hit, rocked, and rolled us, we managed to survive. My family was my life.

I've been blessed with a huge support group inside and outside my family. Writers are the most unselfish, funny, supportive, insane people I know. Which is why we bleed onto paper and then send it out into the world for all to judge.

I am learning everything I can. I've found a passion for a lifetime. I would have never thought. Life is a surprise. But I finally know who I am. I'll do my part.

I recently told a friend, "Life can be really short, so if you can swing it, do the big things."

I meant every word.
(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

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Book Details
Author: Kay Kenyon
Release Date: August 2013
Publisher: Premier Digital Publishing
Genre: Fantasy

An alternate Earth in the 19th century...

This Earth is ruled by two warring factions—scientific Anglica (England) and magical Bharata (India).

Tori Harding, a Victorian woman, whose heart aches to claim the legendary powers of the golden lotus, must leave her reasoned world behind and journey to Bharata.

In pursuit of the golden lotus, Tori will be forced to brave its magics, intrigues, deadly secrets and haunted places, to claim her destiny and choose between two lovers in two irreconcilable realms.

As a great native insurrection sweeps the continent of Bharata—Tori will find the thing she most desires, beautifully flawed and more wonderfully strange than she could have ever dreamed.

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About the Author 

Kay Kenyon Kay Kenyon is the author of eleven science fiction and fantasy novels, including A Thousand Perfect Things. She is the author of the critically acclaimed science fiction quartet, The Entire and The Rose. Bright of the Sky was among PW's top 150 books of 2007. The series has twice been shortlisted for the ALA Reading List awards and three times for the Endeavour Award. Four of her novels have been translated into French, Spanish and Czech. Along with her novels Tropic of Creation and Maximum Ice, two of the works in the quartet received starred reviews from PW.

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The Saratov Approach

Movie Detail
Release Date: October 2013
Director: Garrett Batty
Running Time: 107 minutes
Rating: PG-13

In 1998 Elder Andrew Propst and Elder Travis Tuttle were loving life and serving as Mormon missionary companions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Russia.

They were doing what all missionaries do...

They were sharing the word of God.

That is until one day in March when they knocked on a door of a person who had set up an appointment with them.

After entering the apartment they were beaten, kidnapped, and held for ransom for 5 days...

This movie is their story...

So well done!
A very touching movie!
A faith-building story!
Don't miss out on this one!

"The incredible true story of two missionaries who were abducted, ransomed, and delivered in Saratov, Russia nearly 15 years ago."

The Lost Teachings of Jesus on the Sacred Place of Women

Book Details
Author: Alonzo Gaskill
Release Date: March 2014
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Genre: Gospel Teachings

"The Old Testament and the New Testament make reference to scriptural texts that apparently were authoritative within the Church during the fist century but are not in our Bible today. Even the Book of Mormon suggests that scriptural texts have been lost or gone unrecorded. In the book of Ether we learn that Moroni did not include 'the hundredth part'."

So could it be possible that a Russian journalist, Nicholas Notovitch, found an ancient text spoken by Jesus and hid over the centuries in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery?

I believe it can~

The text tells about the sacred place of women.

And then Alonzo Gaskill has added summaries, insights, and teachings from modern-day Church leaders.

Here is a very small sample~

Verse Sixteen states:

"The wife and the mother are inappreciable treasures given unto you by God. They are the fairest ornaments of existence, and of them shall be born all the inhabitants of the world."

Summary~
"Jesus reminds each of us that women have a divine gift--that of creating life."

Counsel to Men~
"A man who treats poorly his wife, mother, or any other woman makes a loud, declarative statement about his true feeling toward the 'fairer sex.'"

Counsel to Women~
"Sometimes women are unrecognizable as treasure because the men in their lives are inattentive or ungrateful. Sometimes, however, they are inappreciable as treasure because they choose to do so little for their husbands or sons that they manifest no treasurable attributes."

Here is another very small sample~

Verse Nineteen states:

"Here [through the women in your life] you will forget your sorrows and your failures, and you will recover the lost energy necessary to enable you to help your neighbor."

Summary~
"The best of lives still encounter opposition...But through the love and interaction of a good wife or mother, a boy or man can overcome these trials."

Counsel to Men & Children~
"The Lord...encourages His sons, in their dark hours, to turn to the wives and mothers in their lives. In a man's hour of desperation or despair, a good woman can often help him to see things 'as they really are.'"

Counsel to Women~
"Helaman's two thousand strippling warriors (said) 'We do not doubt our mothers knew it.' Such is the influence of a good woman upon her sons and husband.

"President Spencer W. Kimball stated, 

'There can be no heaven without righteous women.'"

This book reminds us of the need to put women back into their sacred place.

So insightful!
So many things to ponder!
A PHENOMENAL book!

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About the Author

Dr. Alonzo L. Gaskill was reared near Indepence, Missouri, and joined the Church in the fall of 1984. One year later, he served a mission to England. He has attended several schools and universities, earning a master’s degree in theology and a Ph.D. in biblical studies.

He has taught graduate and undergraduate religious education courses at the University of California (at both Berkeley and Santa Cruz) and Idaho State University. He was the director of the LDS institute of religion adjacent to Stanford University, and is an assistant professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. He is a frequent presenter at BYU’s Campus Education Week and Know Your Religion seminars.

Dr. Gaskill and his wife, Lori, are the parents of four children and reside in Payson, Utah.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

One Little Match

Book Details
Author: Thomas S. Monson
Release Date: March 2014
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Genre: Children's Picture

One of the things we most love about President Thomas S. Monson is his willingness to beautifully share personal experiences with us.

Here he tells us of a time when as a little boy he made a poor decision.

In his mind he thought it would work out so perfectly.

Just use one little match to burn the weeds that would take forever to pull by hand.

He thought that it would somehow just go out when the circle was big enough for his friends to have a campfire.

But in reality it was not the best of plans.

He knew he was doing a wrong by using the match.

Now so many years later he easily could have kept this part of his life from us.

Instead he shares with us to teach us the lesson of obedience.

"Rules and laws are created to keep us safe."

Beautifully told!
Beautifully illustrated!
A book for the whole family!

About the Author

President Thomas S. Monson has served as the sixteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2008. He was called as an Apostle in 1963 at the age of thirty-six. After serving as second counselor to President Ezra Taft Benson and then President Howard W. Hunter, he served as first counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley from 1995 to 2008.

Thomas Spencer Monson was born to G. Spencer and Gladys Condie Monson on August 21, 1927, in Salt Lake City. Following his service in the U.S. Navy near the close of World War II, he graduated cum laude from the University of Utah and earned an MBA from Brigham Young University. He had a distinguished career in the publishing industry.

He served as president of the Canadian Mission from 1959 to 1962 and was a member of several general Church committees before becoming an Apostle.

He married Frances Beverly Johnson in the Salt Lake Temple in 1948. They are the parents of two sons and one daughter. They have eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

About the Illustrtor

Dan Burr earned his bachelor of fine arts degree from Utah State University and a master’s degree in illustration from Syracuse University. He and his wife, Patti, are raising their two children and numerous farm animals on twelve acres of river-bottom land in Tetonia, Idaho. Dan is a well-known Christian illustrator who also specializes in wildlife renderings. A few of the books Dan has illustrated are The Miracle of the Wooden Shoes, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, and The Mansion.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Cherish the Children

Book Details
Author: Shelly Locke
Release Date: September 2010
Publisher: Digital Legend Press
Genre: Inspiration

There is a softness and a reverence that comes with reading this book.

An awe that can only be felt with the heart while the mind reads the words.

A sacredness that comes with the understanding that these words are true.

"Productive family life is the basis for all measurement for those who are blessed to have a family. Raising a family is a sacred stewardship, designed to teach us, the governing principles of heaven and the kingdom of God. The service and sacrifice rendered in a family prepare us to live in the presence of God. It is by service and sacrifice that we become like Him, more than in any other way."

This is a message...
A call...
Even a plea...

To cherish the children.

Love them.
Nurture them.
Come home to them.

"It is up to us to save our children, to gather them in our arms of love and protect them form the world. We can only do this with them in our watchful care. By this and through this, shall generations be saved by our choices."

Beautifully written.
Words to live by.
Our children do need to be cherished.

About the Author
Shelly Locke is a woman of great works, whose efforts in behalf of women of the world have saved lives, fed souls and clothed the poor in dignity and grace.

She oversees the foundation that makes this all possible, that brings relief to many, as she speaks throughout the world, as a representative of Motherhood, speaking freely to parliaments and kings. She now moves forth to secure the status of the Mothers of the world, as vital contributors to society at large, bringing forth the recognition of the importance of protecting Motherhood in all its dimensions, as the fabric of every nation.

In 2012 Shelly visited Anambra State Nigeria, bringing much needed relief in food, medicine and educational supplies to those devastated by the Anambra Deluge, a disastrous flood of over 20 feet, displacing an estimated 76,000 from their homes, decimating villages and uprooting the “Fertile Crescent” of Nigeria, the agricultural belt which feeds that region of the country.

While there, she spoke to the Commissioner of Women, the press, the local women’s leadership including a regional queen and members of the House of Representatives in behalf of protecting the vital role of Mothers. In Nigeria, filming was completed on her international documentary on the importance of Motherhood, scheduled to premier in Sydney Australia in 2013 and have its American debut at the International Year of the Family Celebration at the UN in 2014.

“Mother Locke” has made an impress on the many countries where she has spoken in behalf of the stability nations enjoy when they support, strengthen and protect Mothers in their sphere. In 2011, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, she was selected as the recipient of the prestigious “Outstanding Service Award In the Area of Government and Community” for her devotion to serving these two entities, by the Women’s Information Network (The Win Online).

Shelly is currently serving as the UN NGO Representative and International Ambassador for the Howard Center on Family, Religion and Society.Shelly is an author, a former Young Mother of the Year for Utah and holds a very special place in the hearts of those who honor and revere Motherhood as the stabilizing force for every culture, clime and nation.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

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Book Details
Author: David A. Bednar
Release Date: March 2014
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Gospel Teachings

Elder David A. Bednar is a masterful teacher!

If you only read the first few pages you will be richly taught about the enabling power of the Atonement...

"I suspect that Church members are much more familiar with the nature of the redeeming and cleansing power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ...But we also need to appreciate that the Lord desires, through His Atonement and by the power of the Holy Ghost, to live in us--not only to direct us by also to empower us."

If you go on you will learn about the spiritual gift of personal peace.

"One of the greatest spiritual gifts we can be given as we press forward along the strait and narrow path is personal peace..."

Even during times of trial and testing we can have that peace.

Next you will be taught about Priesthood ordinances and willing obedience.

He also teaches us how to endure valiantly. I love that...we are not just to endure...but to endure valiantly!

And then he brings it all together from the 3 books in this series...

*An individual responsibility to increase in  LEARNING
*Turn from self to the Savior by ACTING in doctrine
*Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ with the power of BECOMING

Wide margins and end-of-chapter pages for note taking as you receive your own thoughts and feelings.

URL links for short videos of Elder Bednar teaching even more in a discussion group are included.

A DEFINITE MUST READ!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

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About the Author
Elder David A. Bednar was called to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2004. Prior to his call, he had served as an Area Seventy, regional representative, stake president, and bishop. He served a mission to southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He received a PhD in organizational behavior from Purdue University and was a professor of business management at Texas Tech University and the University of Arkansas. Elder Bednar served as the president of BYU-Idaho from 1997 to 2004. His previously published books include the bestsellers Increase in Learningand Act in Doctrine. He and his wife, Susan, are the parents of three sons.

These videos are most definitely worth watching!

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Johny Goes to First Grade w/ FREE eBook Offer

Book Details
Author: Uncle Amos
Release Date: November 2013
Genre: Children's Picture

FUN!
HUMOROUS!
ENTERTAINING!

Johnny lives on a farm and helps with the animal every day.

But now he is turning six and will be going to 1st grade!

See what presents he gets at his birthday party...

How he feels about leaving the animals behind while he is in school.

And his reactions to his first day.

DARLING illustrations!

A WONDERFUL book to read to a child, especially one getting ready to enter school.

It is also a GREAT 'early reader' book!

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About the Author

Uncle Amos was born on 1950.
He has a BA in Economics and an MBA in Business Administration.

When he isn't writing, Amos works as an international real estate
and investments broker.

Uncle Amos started writing children's books at the request of his four grandsons, now aged nine, six, and three(Twins).

His stories, which tackle the problems of growing up with humor and fun, are beloved of his family and hundreds of others.