Resolutions

Whenever I have the chance to watch conference, it always inspires me to try to be a better person. There is always one message that really seems to speak to me. This time I really felt that it was time to make my home a sanctuary from the world. The first change I am making is something I should have been doing all along, instead of throwing together a FHE 10 minutes before I call my family together, I am going to take the time to prepare a meaningful lesson for my family. Tonight was the night to start, with Sunday being Easter finding a subject was really easy. First we read a story about the first Easter followed by making and eating "resurrection rolls" here is the recipe if any body wants to do it with their family. They are a little sweet but the kids had fun making them.

RESURRECTION ROLLS

Crescent rolls
melted butter
large marshmallows
cinnamon
sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Give each child (YW) a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
Give each child a marshmallow, this represents Jesus.
Have them dip the marshmallow in melted butter, which represents the oils of embalming. Then dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar which represent the spices used to anoint the body.
Then wrap the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll (not like a typical crescent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.
Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. The oven represents the tomb.
When the rolls have cooled slightly, the children can open their rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, He is risen. (The marshmallow and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty.)

Brody and Tate making the rolls and eating the marshmallows

Eating the rolls and acting like little monsters.


Right before the boys ate their rolls Tate looks at me really serious and asked "we can eat Jesus Mom?" I just love that kid and laugh at everything that comes from his mouth.

My mom once said something that has really stuck with me, she said "kids these days live in a scary world and as parents we need to make sure that we give them plenty of opportunities to really feel the spirit so they can gain a strong testimony for themselves." I thought of this when last week we went and saw the Easter Pageant, truthfully it had been a while since Mike and I had been, the thought of battling my kids through the program kept me away, but that was where I was wrong, my boys really enjoyed it and were much better than I had anticipated them to be. So now we will be starting a new tradition, a tradition that I had growing up and we will go every year because my kids need to see the temple and feel of the spirit that surrounds it.