New Relief Society meeting idea

This is a darling invitation and idea sent by Meridith about a Relief Society meeting idea.  Go to this link to view... http://visitingteachingsurprisedocuments.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-just-have-to-share-invitation-to.html

Your Hands are His hands.

Here is a handout to use either with President Uchtdorf's April 2010 General Conference talk if that is the one that you pick to use for your own Visiting teaching message for the month, or you can use it for a Visiting Teaching Centered  monthly Relief Society meeting.  One sister emailed me and asked me for ideas and I had come up with this one as I was rereading the General Conference talks.  Anyway, however you use this printable, enjoy and know that it was made with lots of love and hopes that you have a wonderful month doing your Visiting teaching.  The message on the bookmarks, comes from President Uchtdorfs talk.  For the R.S. meeting idea, go to http://visitingteachingtips.blogspot.com  Enjoy!  Katie G.

Mothers day ideas and printables

I found a darling site with tons of printable things on them that could be customized for many things.  Here is a PDF template for a Flower.  You can print this off and cut out and make, or you could just use it as a pattern or template, and create your own flower by selecting your own craft paper and creating your own flowers.  It is darling.  The image shows what it will end up looking like if you use the exact template to print found at http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/cms/large-files/pdfs/printables/0507b_mothersday_flowers.pdf


This is a cute printable basket from the same site as above, that you could fill with something cute.  The pictured basket is a fall basket, but you could fill it with just about anything to make it apply to whatever holiday, or season you would like.    You just print off the basket, cut it out and fold it and glue or stapel. http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/cms/large-files/pdfs/printables/1008b-Holiday_Basket.pdf

Here is a site where you can find a darling printable purse template.  This site had such darling ideas, you should go and take a look see at all the fun things.  Thanks http://melstampz.blogspot.com
These can be added to make darling purses and all dolled up.  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12298213#post1229821  and here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=384852
and here is another http://melstampz.blogspot.com/2008/11/flourish-purse-box-with-snowflake.html  Now fill the purse with fun things!

2010 May Visiting Teaching message

For the information on this months Visiting Teaching message please refer to this link http://visitingteachingtips.blogspot.com/2010/04/may-2010-visiting-teaching-message.html

LDS Church news today! I'm published!

Go to http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/59230/Relief-society-Members-respond-to-April-message-on-personal-revelation.html  to read the article I submitted and was printed today in the Deseret News LDS Church News section.  It's fun to actually see my words in print. 
Love, Katie G.

Please VOTE for my bag designs

I entered a contest with Smith's food and drug store and now all I need are some votes. I don't get paid for anything I ever design, but this one time I decided to design something that has potential of winning a prize. I created 4 designs for their design contest, and you can vote for each of them every day. It doesn't take over a couple minutes to vote, so if you would, I would love your support.

Will you go to the following site, and vote for my bags? http://www.designareusablebag.com/?banner=smiths
and click on "VOTE". Under Find a group, type in "Katie G's Surprise".

I don't know if you have to register in order to vote, but try just voting and see what happens. You can vote for each of my bags every day until the end of the contest, which I think is the end of this month. The bag numbers are #20986 and #20818 and #20703 and #17992.







This last one is my personal favorite design which is "Green World Peas"  I think that one is pretty cute, but please vote for all of them. Thanks and let me know which ones you like the best.
Sincerely, Katie G.

April 2010 Visiting Teaching Handout

OOOPSIES!!!!  Thanks to a reader, who pointed out that I had attributed the quote on this handout to the wrong person... it has now been changed and proper credit is now given to President Boyd K. Packer for his wonderful quote in this months visiting teaching lesson...... Now... read on......

If you will go and read the message on LDS.org you will find out that the April 2010 message is on Seeking and Receiving Personal Revelation.  I wrote a story about my daughter and granddaughter that goes well with this message on my other blog at this link http://visitingteachingtips.blogspot.com  The quote that I used to make this bookmark handout comes from President Boyd K. Packer that says "Prayer is your personal key to heaven.  The lock is on your side of the veil".  Don't you love that quote?  To me it means it is up to us and we hold the key to personal revelatio and communication with the Lord.  Once we insert the key into the keyhole, we unlock the door to the inspiration and guidance we seek.  Heavenly Father is willing to provide it to us, but He will never force it upon us, so we need to exercise the key we are given, which is prayer, and ask for His guidance and divine intervention in our lives.

Bookmark:   The top page is obviously side one and the next page is the paper to print on the backside of the bookmark.  I always print on white cardstock and then I cut them out and laminate them.  They turn out very nice this way!  This beautiful paper came from veralimdesign and the pack is called "Grateful".  I just love these wonderful designers that share their paper creations with all of us!  Here is one little tip from me... you can buy a ream of white cardstock at Walmart for cheap and it will last you through so many printings.  I can run this weight of cardstock through my personal HP photosmare inkjet printer, as well as my husbands big color lasar printer.  It looks best in lasar though, especially if you don't laminate them. 

Hope you will take advantage of this freebie from me to take with youVisiting Teaching this month. 
Enjoy!  Katie G.