“EXTRAS” with ScriptureKIT Complete

Bruce has refined some key techniques in scripture marking to maximize information and minimize damage.  The “Extras” in the ScriptureKIT Complete include some of those techniques, sticky-notes, in depth studies, stories, insights and more.  You will be delighted with the care and effort that has gone into these scriptures – and the wealth of information that is now at your fingertips!

Bruce teaches these techniques in his FREE  “Marking Your Scriptures” Webinars.  Join us for the next one!  
 

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DVD Clips of previous
Holy Land Tours

The following clips are short examples taken from some of our previous  Holy Land Tours.  These are snippets to show you the type of personalized DVD you will receive after we return from the tour.  The actual DVD is 2-3 hours long.

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Movie Introduction (47 seconds)

 

Examples of Day 1 – 3 (6 minutes)

 

Movie Menu (44 seconds)

 

Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

1 ½ cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup butter, room-temp (nuh-uh, don’t even think about it—NOT MARGARINE)

¾ cup sugar

¾ cup brown sugar

1 ½ cups oatmeal

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup dried cherries (you know, like Craisins) (I might do less here) (I like them better chopped)

1 cup bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (or you can do what I do and just throw in a bunch of chocolate chips because bittersweet is #1- evil and #2- evil)

1 cup Skor toffee bits (or some smashed Heath bars. Or leave these out because, HELLO, they are expensive.)

 

Sift together the flour and baking soda and set aside. (Yes, I find my sifter in the back of the drawer and actually do this step.) Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy for 2-3 minutes.  Scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice (or six times, if you want to be naughty).  Add egg and mix well.  Add vanilla. Mix.  Add the sifted flour in small additions on low speed until well combined. Add oatmeal, cherries, chocolate and toffee pieces. Mix to combine. (My hand mixer cannot handle this, so I used my toned muscled arm.)

 

Divide into three equal portions and roll into logs using plastic wrap approximately 1 ½ inches in diameter.  Dough can be frozen or chilled in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days or baked immediately.  Cut logs into ¾ inch pieces.  Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet (or not) until golden brown— 10 minutes at 350 degrees. EAT!

 

***I do not do the wrapping and chilling.  Just plop big spoonfuls on the cookie sheet and cook them.  Because you need to EAT them!  Best cookie dough, EVAH, by the way.***

 

Past recipes

 Pat’s Scripture of the week

 

1 Nephi 11

 

 

 

 

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This month’s Book Review

Previous Book Reviews

Defenders of the Covenant by Angie Lofthouse

This August at the LDS Booksellers Convention I met author Angie Lofthouse who has just published her first novel, Defenders of the Covenant.  Sci-Fi is never my first choice when choosing a book, but I had some time and started reading her novel the same day.

The book takes place sometime in the future.  Earth has been taken over by alien invaders.  Groups of refugees have hidden themselves underground and lived all their lives without seeing the light of day or knowing what Earth looks like, really.  The book tells the story of one particular group of people who are LDS.  Even though they have been warned all their lives of the dangers of leaving their refuge, four teens run away from their hiding place to discover for themselves what has happened to Earth.

The aliens capture the four of them and separate them and they each face individual struggles with the aliens – and with themselves as they now have to figure things out on their own.  Three of them use their religious beliefs and training to guide them.  One boy, Jeremy, rebels and his thought processes were never very clear to me.  It seemed he joined the dark side and became evil very quickly and easily.

There is plenty of drama and action and pretty good character development.  I struggled with the believability factor a bit, but as I said, I don’t often read sci-fi novels and a certain suspension of reality is probably requisite.

It’s an interesting idea to take aliens, Mormons, the Salt Lake Temple, faith, prayer, android soldiers, pig-people and even a bit of a love story and weave them together.  The book is probably suitable for ages 10-12 and up and will most likely appeal mainly to Mormons. It is 350 or so pages long, but a quick and easy read.

I give it 3 out of 5 stars.

Gable House Zuchini Soup

This is a great recipe – just don’t tell them it’s made with zuchini!

 

2 meduim onions
2 T butter (I omit this)
1 1/2 lbs. zuchini
3 C chicken broth (I use boullion)
1/2 C half and half (I use canned milk)
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. salt
Pinch cayenne
Grated cheddar cheese

Chop and cook onion in butter until clear and soft. Wash and slice zuchini and combine with the onion and the chicken broth. Bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Add seasonings. Put mixture through the blender and puree until smooth. Add half & half and adjust seasonings to taste. Reheat, but do not boil. Garnish with grated cheese

 

Past Recipes

Pat’s Amazing Recipes

 

Grandma Bradley’s Best Green Salad

Slow Cooked Pernil (Puerto Rican Pork) 

Gable House Zuchini Soup

Oatmeal Toffee Cookies