By Dave Ellis
After years of practicing my craft, I’ve decided to become a magician. The only problem is
that my act only works in my house. It’s a great disappearing act involving a shoe (yes singular) and my TV remote. Here’s how the trick works: The audience is seated in the family room. Your shoes are then placed neatly by the front door. Your attention is diverted by a crashing sound in the kitchen (happens all the time). You turn back and voilà! One shoe is missing! It’s a great trick, but the only drawback is I don’t know how to make your shoe reappear. It’s kind of a permanent thing.

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by Annette Lyon
In one area of motherhood, I just might be an evil genius: I have a sure-fire way to get my kids excited about reading for hours on end. Turns out that if I add the word “party” to an otherwise mundane word, their eyes light up.

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By Nettie H. Francis
Who invented Mother’s Day? I’m quite sure it wasn’t a mother. At least, it wasn’t me.
Despite the enjoyment I have from honoring my own mother, it’s hard for me to celebrate motherhood—at least not now, while my life is crazy.

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BY ELDER HENRY B. EYRING
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Excerpted from a talk given on the 75th anniversary of the Institute of Religion program at a Church Educational System fireside in Moscow, Idaho, on 6 May 2001.

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By Alison Palmer
Scripture: Joshua 1:9

Song: “Love is Spoken Here,” Children’s Songbook, 190

Preparation: Gather five index cards or pieces of paper and write the five fundamental practices that Elder Lawrence identifies on each card: family prayer, family scripture study, family home evening, family dinner, and regular one-on-one interview with each child.

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