Reunion Events

K, it’s time to hash out what exactly everyone wants to do during this reunion. Comment on what days and when during the day. So far this is what we have:

Tuesday- Travel Day

Wednesday- Various Nauvoo Events/R&R

Thursday- Temple in the morning
Dad’s Birthday/Christmas at night (4pm)

Friday- Carthage

Lincoln and the Book of Mormon

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I just finished reading “The Lincoln Hypothesis” by Timothy Ballard (my Father’s Day gift) in which he describes how Abraham Lincoln checked out a copy of the Book of Mormon from the Library of Congress and how it affected his outlook on the Civil War. Pretty interesting book and highly recommended. It made me appreciate Lincoln even more and made me excited to try to visit his Presidential Library next summer!

Freebie for American History buffs

I received a link to this freebie audio download page all about Benjamin Franklin–it is put together by The Homemaker’s Mentor (a Christian group that makes and sells various homeschooling curriculum and tips and ideas for keeping a good home and raising kids with good values).

It looks like some good stuff–there is a range of stuff applicable to different ages.

Will and Trish, maybe your kids would like this or you could use it to supplement some of your curriculum for this coming year? Also Justin and Laurie? I saw this and thought of Malachi!

This download is ONLY available through this Saturday the 21st! So hurry if you want it!

Here is the link: http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/FranklinFreebie/

–Andrea