Book Review: Doing What We Came to Do - living a life of love

     Ardeth G. Kapp's newly released book is worth adding to your shelf.  It includes stories I will remember forever.  She tells them, indicitive of the title, lovingly with a soft touch of humor.  The older I get, I realize that loving is a journey.  We don't always love like we should.  Loving is something we have to work at every day.  At times, loving is easy.  And other times it's just plain hard.  Why is that?  And what can we do to improve the status of our hearts?  Her 80 years on this earth gives Sis. Kapp the credibility and wisdom to prick your heart with just the right motivation to inspire you to love better.  At the end of each chapter she gives you questions to 1. ponder  2.  act and  3. ask, which I loved because I could write down thoughts I had after each chapter so I can put the counsel given in Sis. Kapp's book into action.  I love that at 80 she is still finding things to write about!  For me, this book was timely.  I will refer to it for years to come.  :))

Click here to buy it at Desseret Book

Young Womens ACTIVITY IDEA:

LOVE “KNOTs”

 

(http://thefrugalgirls.com/2011/12/no-sew-fleece-blanket.)

Sit in a circle and while the girls tie knots all around the edges of the fleece blanket, talk with them about

L-O-V-E.

How this is the greatest commandment.

Mark 12:30-31

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

ACTION: Once the blanket is complete, make a note to go with it and deliver it to someone in your neighborhood who needs to feel a little extra love.  This part of the activty is important, because it finishes off the evening.  The reaching out part of love for teens is sometimes hard so don't just make the blanket and deliver it without the girls.  Let them be the ones standing on someone's doorstep, offering a love gift, that they helped make.   

FHE HINT:  If you're tieing a blanket for Family Home Evening, have each family member (as he/she ties a knot) give a LOVE compliment to a sibling or parent.  Then talk about how Jesus "showed" people He loved them.  He didn't just talk about it.  He took action.  Discuss ways your family can LOVE like Jesus did.  When you're done tieing the blanket, deliver it to someone in your neighborhood or extended family who needs to be wrapped up in your love.  You can even do it secretly--ring the doorbell and run!  

Let me know how your activity turns out :)).