Comments on Queen of the Clan: Say Yes to the Dress

Every year I let my girls try on my Wedding dress ...

2011-12-17T09:48:48.393-06:00

Every year I let my girls try on my Wedding dress and we have lots of talks about modesty and getting married in the Temple! We read this great book called "My Wedding Day" (I think). It talks about a little girl thinking about her future Wedding day at the Temple!

How sweet Danyelle! What a fun thing to do!

2011-12-13T19:38:20.096-06:00

How sweet Danyelle! What a fun thing to do!

Okay, I have the book next to me now. The baby wa...

2011-12-13T13:58:04.295-06:00

Okay, I have the book next to me now. The baby was asleep and wedged into my side yesterday, so I couldn't get up to get it. What I did was to take the temple magazine that looks like an Ensign and cut it up. I glued pictures from inside the magazine on pages and typed scriptures beside or beneath them. For example, one page has a picture of Adam and Eve kneeling over a rock altar. Above it I typed Genesis 3:21 and below it, I typed Ephesians 6:13. I also wrote about the white garment symbolizing purity and modesty. Another example would be pictures of the different rooms in the temple, and the bride's room. You can also add a family history page. You might just sit down with MJ and let her cut out all the pictures she likes, glue them on the pages, and then look up scriptures together she likes and wants to put around the pictures. Of course, she can use quotes, too. It's such a fun project!

I love this! That show is one of my favorites. Thi...

2011-12-12T18:54:19.586-06:00

I love this! That show is one of my favorites. This summer I watched a lot of it while I was in Texas. We don't have Netflix, but I have a friend that does, so maybe we'll have a girls' night :) I sometimes think about when my oldest will be big enough to try my dress on and I get excited.

Kathy - I absolutely LOVE that idea! She loves to ...

2011-12-12T15:13:49.762-06:00

Kathy - I absolutely LOVE that idea! She loves to journal, so this is such a natural fit for MJ. I'm totally going to do this! Would you please send me pics of how you did yours?

Beautiful, Danyelle. Makes me tear up! Here are ...

2011-12-12T15:06:41.655-06:00

Beautiful, Danyelle. Makes me tear up!

Here are two ideas for you, which I have done in YW and with my daughter.
1) Get a large poster board, tons of magazines, scissors and glue sticks. Have her title each side of the board (can be "modest" and "immodest", or "temple marriage" and "worldly marriage"--whatever she chooses). Then let her make collages on each side. Fun to hang in her room or take to church and share.
2) Make a Temple Wedding notebook. Part of the notebook comes from the Ensign, which I'll have to take pictures for you to see. After that section, then there is a page devoted to her own wedding planning. A page for her to cut and paste her favorite wedding gown; a page for wedding shoes; a veil, a ring, earrings, cake, flowers, reception decorations, music, etc. You get the idea. The notebook can contain as many pages as she wishes. She can also write her hopes and dreams below each picture. She can even have a picture of her groom and what kind of tux she likes. She can put anything in the notebook she likes. Pix of best friends and bridesmaids. Places she might like to go on her honeymoon. Her favorite temple pic. Maybe someday you can blog it! : )
Have Fun! Great mother/daughter activities!

Kimber - I'm where you are with Melissa in reg...

2011-12-12T13:10:34.269-06:00

Kimber - I'm where you are with Melissa in regards to my four-year-old. Only she keeps insisting she's going to marry her brother. It makes me smile that they are best friends and love being together. Of course, I tell her she'll have to find someone who has the personality like her brother, cause he has to marry someone else. =)

What great pictures! I think my daughter and I hav...

2011-12-12T12:36:34.528-06:00

What great pictures! I think my daughter and I have always talked a lot about modesty, dating, and marriage. It's mostly been a casual thing. Shopping is sometimes super frustrating since my daughter's very tall, so I let her find stuff online. Then we discuss whether it looks good enough to buy. She also reads most everything I write, so she knows what my values really are.

How sweet! I love the picture! So far, I'm jus...

2011-12-12T11:42:16.324-06:00

How sweet! I love the picture! So far, I'm just trying to help Melissa understand that she can't marry her Daddy, like she wants to. He's taken. :o) She has asked me several times who she is going to marry, and we've had some fun discussions about choosing a husband. It's fun to talk about these things with a three-year-old!

That is oh, so sweet! Loved both the pictures of h...

2011-12-12T11:30:36.800-06:00

That is oh, so sweet! Loved both the pictures of her and you. And thought not only was the dress lovely, but the bouquet was beautiful! Thanks for sharing.