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Cranial Hiccups

Every once in a while and totally unintentionally my brain spews out a good idea.

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Old Photos Get a New Look

February 14, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Do you have copies of old black and white photos of your ancestors? Ever wondered what they would look like in color?

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Study the Restoration

February 13, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

It’s been silent around here. But I’ve still been extremely busy on my other blog! Here’s what I’ve been doing. President Russell M. Nelson invited us last General Conference and again at the beginning of this year to prepare for the April 2020 General Conference by studying more about the Restoration. He said, “The year 2020 will be designated […]

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Write a Children’s Book about Your Ancestor

January 1, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

Now that Christmas is over I can share the gifts I created for my parents! I wrote and illustrated children’s books about my grandmothers. I saw this idea earlier in the year and knew it would be the perfect gift for my mother who loves children’s books. It is also a wonderful way to share […]

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President Nelson Invited the Women to Help Gather Israel

October 10, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

President Nelson invited the women of the church to help gather Israel. Keep track of your progress to accomplish all four areas: participate in a 10 day social media fast, read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year, establish a pattern of regular temple attendance, and participate more fully in Relief Society.

During the women’s session of General Conference President Nelson invited the women to help gather Israel by doing four things: participate in a 10 day social media fast, read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year, establish a pattern of regular temple attendance, and to participate fully in Relief Society. I quickly created a reading […]

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October 2018 General Conference Jeopardy

October 7, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

October 2018 General Conference Jeopardy is ready to play! Great for family home evening, youth groups, or seminary.

The October 2018 General Conference Jeopardy is done! Wasn’t General Conference amazing? Only two hour church starting in January and twelve new temples were announced! Not to mention the invitation President Nelson gave to the women. You can watch all the talks here. This version includes every single speaker from the four general sessions on […]

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Hope of Israel Escape Room

August 21, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 66 Comments

Help youth review what President and Sister Nelson asked them to do at the worldwide youth devotional with this fun escape room!

I am SO EXCITED to share this Escape Room with you! Our stake president asked all the youth in our stake to review the worldwide youth devotional with President and Sister Nelson titled Hope of Israel. If you haven’t watched it, you should! This escape room was based on that devotional. There are codes to […]

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Hope of Israel – Phone Wallpapers

June 14, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

youth battalion phone wallpaper

At the end of the wonderful worldwide youth devotional by President and Sister Nelson everyone was invited to stand and sing the stirring hymn “Hope of Israel”. To help youth remember this hymn, as well as some of the things President and Sister Nelson spoke about I created wallpapers for their phones.  Just click on […]

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“Thou God Seest Me” Painting Activity

March 9, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

Thou God Seest Me Painting activity for Young Women

A Lively Hope has been doing 100 days of scripture lettering showing her work on Instagram. One day she posted this. One of my goals for 2018 is to read the Old Testament. I read today about Hagar and this line stood out to me: Thou God seest me. So much power in just four […]

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The Plan of Salvation Equals LOVE

February 26, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

Love is the grand motive of the plan of salvation. Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Teaching the Plan of Salvation is always fun for me. I love seeing children, youth, or adults make the connections about life, where we came from, and where we are going. Here is my favorite way to teach the Plan of Salvation. I have taught it in seminary and to other youth. It is a […]

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Peace in Christ Lego Temple Building Activity

February 13, 2018 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

"Peace in Christ" Lego temple building activity

Who doesn’t enjoy building with LEGOs? This year’s mutual theme “Peace in Christ” is an important one to learn! This activity builds a Lego temple, piece by piece, as quotes or scriptures are read and discussed about the peace of Christ. Using these Lego pieces the youth have the option of building three different styles […]

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We Can Change the World – Young Women in Excellence

October 11, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Young Women in Excellence - We Can Change the World

Sunday evening we held our stake Young Women in Excellence. Since our stake is small with five wards and two branches Young Women in Excellence is held on a stake level every other year. This is the chance for the young women to show something they have been working on in their personal progress books. […]

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The Easy Peasy Way We Use Essential Oils

February 28, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

Essential Oil Blends

Keeping my family healthy is a priority. Using essential oils is just one of the many things we do. Essential Oils Did you know my dream as a teenager was to major in biotechnology? I had visions of trekking through the Amazon finding the elusive plant that would cure some disease. Plants really are amazing! Every […]

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Christmas-in-a-Box (service kit)

December 13, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Create this Christmas-in-a-box to send to someone in the military, on a mission, or in college or take it to someone in the hospital to spread some Christmas cheer. #LIGHTtheWORLD

Want to bring the spirit of Christmas to a loved one serving in the military, on a mission, away to college, in a nursing home or maybe sick and staying in the hospital during the Christmas season?  I have the perfect idea to share with you which was created and designed by Melia from Brightly […]

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Gifts for the Lonely (service kit)

December 13, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Free Christmas greeting card and gift card holders

The Christmas spirit is real. It’s what makes the holidays such a joyous time. It’s spending more time with those we love. It’s building life-long memories. It’s helping those around us who need it. This year, there’s a wonderful video that shares the message of service and love called #LIGHTtheWORLD. Take a quick minute to […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Ingenious Ideas, latest, Printables Tagged With: #LightTheWorld, Christmas, printables, service

Thumbs Up Tickets and Sibling Service Stickers

December 8, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Okay, mommas, some days (most days?) we just don’t have the energy to do big and grand and wonderful things. We want to teach our children to serve others. We want them to recognize others around us who are in need. We want them to feel good about serving. We want to them to be […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Ingenious Ideas, latest, Printables

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Hello, I'm Montserrat. I'm a farmer's wife, mother of eleven, homeschooler, chocoholic, music lover, and like to play a good game of Scrabble. You can read more about me here. . .

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