Thank you blessed pioneers!

Faith in Every Footstep

1. A marvelous work has begun to come forth among all the children of men.
O ye that embark in the service of God, give heart, mind, and strength unto him;
For prophets have spoken and angels have come to lift the world from sin,
That Christ may reign over all the earth and bless his gathered kin.

Chorus

With faith in ev’ry footstep, we follow Christ, the Lord;
And filled with hope through his pure love, we sing with one accord.

2. Those marvelous Saints who embraced this great work and shared it in lands far and near;
Who gave all their heart, mind, and strength to the Lord with wisdom and vision so clear;
Now stand as examples of virtue and faith, of souls prepared to hear,
Of knowledge sure, born of humble heart, and love that banished fear.

3. If we now desire to assist in this work and thrust in our sickles with might,
If we will embark in the service of God to harvest in fields that are white;
Our souls may receive the salvation of God—the fulness of his light,
That we may stand, free of sin and blame, God’s glory in our sight.

Text and music: K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939

© 1996 LDS. All rights reserved. This hymn may be coped for incidental, noncommercial use. This notice must appear on each copy made.

Jordan's salad

Jordan served this great summer salad when she was visiting earlier this month. She made it twice on a very large platter and just layered all the ingredients to feed about 12 people. I've made it in individual servings for just the three of us. It's very easy and really good!

Southwestern grilled chicken salad:
grill the chicken, cut in strips and cool (we've grilled the chicken on the Weber grill or on the George Foreman and it works great either way)
wash and cut up Romaine lettuce
sprinkle with cut up tomatoes and shredded cheese
add either black beans or kidney beans
add a can of corn that has been drained
AND THEN...
mix ranch dressing with BBQ sauce for a tangy dressing
It's a taste sensation...so easy...so quick and so good!

Did I leave anything out JP?

Camp Shalom

I made my favorite dutch oven recipe of Peaches and Cream Cheese Cobbler at girls camp this year. It was a hit. The top got a little well done, but it tasted great.


Since there is no hot water at Camp Shalom, I brought my solar powered shower and added some heated hot water to it for a lovely morning shower in the bath house, not under this tree.
We always eat very well at Camp Shalom. Here is our menu for the week.

We went on a great hike and enjoyed some wonderful weather. We had 20 Young Women in our group and six leaders. It was a wonderful group of girls. They got along so well with one another and they were so helpful and kind to us as leaders. It was a joy to be with them!
We made A LOT of crafts and the girls had a great time having fun.
Some even washed their hair in freezing cold water under the outdoor faucet.
Many of the girls wore rain boots and they came in very handy since there was still a lot of snow and run off. They had a great time at waterfront.

As you can see, there was still a lot of snow on the ground. The water in the lake had been frozen only a week before. We were happy that no canoes capsized.
The stake theme this year was "Treasure Seekers" and each of the girls decorated a treasure box to collect their "treasures" as the week went along.
Here is our lovely cabin. We slept in bedrolls on pads on the ground. The girls slept on the bottom floor and we three leaders slept in the upstairs.
A flag ceremony is always held in the morning and at night. The girls did a great job in presenting the solemn flag ceremony and in honoring our flag.
I've stood on this dock a time or two over the years.
The "biffy" or bathhouse with flush toilets, cold showers and no extras.

This year we tried box cooking with briquettes, a box covered in foil and some chocolate chip cookie dough. The cookies turned out amazing and we all learned a new skill. I'm ready for the rapture now that I know how to bake cookies in a box.
Here was our cap set up complete with a kitchen with almost all the amenities of home.

I went to girls camp this year with our ward young women at the end of June. I haven't been for 12 years. Not a lot has changed and it was actually fun to be back. The last time I went Claire was in her last year and I was the ward camp director. This year I went along in my official capacity as the Laurel advisor with no real leadership or other major responsibilities. It was lovely.

Here's the recipe for the Peaches and Cream Cheese Cobbler:
1. Grease and flour inside of 12" dutch oven
2. Prepare batter by combining dry ingredients packet and 2 eggs and 1 cup milk & 6 T. softened butter. Pour batter into greased and floured oven.
3. Drain canned sliced peaches and place upside down on batter, not quite to the edge
4. Pour cream cheese mixture on top leaving about a 1/2 inch of batter showing on the outside edge.
5. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or top with canned whipped cream!
Bake for 40 minutes with coals: Top 14-16, bottom 10-12

This recipe can be doubled. If so, add half again as many coals.

Batter:
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. milk
6 T. soft butter or margarine
2 t. baking powder
1 large package vanilla pudding (instant)
2 eggs
mix together for batter

Cream cheese mixture:
2 8 oz. packages cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
6 T. peach juice (generous)

Fast Easy Bread

Let me introduce you to my friend Lindsey. I've know her since the day she was born and I think she is amazing! She is the creator of Fast Easy Bread and she has perfected bread making, in all its wonderful goodness! She has discovered the secret ingredients to make perfect bread (including wheat bread), rolls, braids, pizza crust and more in about 60 minutes from beginning to delicious end! No lie, she is good at what she does and she has even started her own online company to market her special ingredients for making perfect, no-fail bread in a Kitchen Aid mixer, Bosch mixer or by hand. Anyone can succeed using Lindsey's methods and know how. Here she is whipping up a batch of crescent rolls, Smore-braided bread and monkey bread in 60 minutes (with some help from her brother Corbin - which just goes to show that even men like getting involved and making their own creations.)
Check out her web site HERE and her blog HERE for additional information and visuals.

And the best news of all??? This amazing young mother of four girls is in our town for a few weeks from Texas. She is even going on TV in Texas when she gets back to do a demonstration of her bread making methods. She has consented to do a bread making demonstration in my home on Thursday, August 4 from 7:00-9:00 pm. You are all invited to come! You won't want to miss this. Seriously, it will change your baking life. Just email me and let me know if you are interested in attending and I'll give you the address if you don't have it already.

The best part is: in this crazy economy you can make this simple and tasty food that everyone will love and it only cost .79 cents a loaf. You heard right .79 cents people! are you serious......a loaf of bread is like $3.20 and homemade cinnamon rolls....$6 or $7. Now add in a couple of ingredients and a tiny amount of time....you can be a rockstar in your home! Stuff crust pizza pepperoni is less than $4.50!

7-11-11

Progress report to keep me motivated.
11 in 11

1. visit 11 temples this year and do the the temple work for at least 22 of our departed ancestors - COMPLETE

• 1. Provo, Utah temple-10 sealings for couples and sons
• 2. Provo, Utah temple - 5 initiatory
• 3. Albuquerque, New Mexico temple - 5 initiatory
• 4. Mesa, Arizona temple - 1 endowment
• 5. Laie, Hawaii temple - 1 endowment
• 6. St. George, Utah temple - 1 endowment
• 7. Provo, Utah temple - 8 sealings for couples, 4 sons (Rick), 3 daughters
• 8. San Diego temple - 1 sealing for couples, 3 daughters
• 9. Provo, Utah temple - 14 baptisms for women, 14 confirmations
• 10. Provo, Utah temple - 3 sealings for couples, five sons (Rick), five daughters
• 11. Provo, Utah temple - 1 endowment

2. lose 11 pounds

• 2 down, 9 to go
  

3. read 11 books

• 1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• 2. Heidi (a childhood favorite - loved reading it again)
• 3. Same Kind of Different as Me
• 4. The Forgotten Garden
• 5. Jane Eyre
• 6. The Book Thief
  

4. organize & label 11 of our family photo books

• completed 4 books, starting in 1976 through 1982
  

5. visit 11 elderly people

• 1. G.G. 2. G.D.E. 3. M. Y. 4. L. B. 5. V. B. R. 6. D. F. 7. A. E. 8. U. R. 8. A. L. 9. U. V. 10. L. C.
  

6. sew 11 items and give them away

• 1 skirt for Skippy, 1 blanket for Skippy, 1 skirt of Lauren, 1 skirt for Ellie, 1 skirt for Ada, 1 apron for Skippy, 1 skirt for Skippy

7. go with Rick to visit 11 new places

• 1. drove around Utah Lake for the first time
• 2. North shore Oahu, Hawaii - including Waimea, Haleiwa & Sunset beach
  
• 3. Hike to Diamond head, Hawaii
• 4. West shore Oahu, Hawaii - including Waianae, Maili & Ko Olina bay
• 5. Legoland, California
• 6. PETCO stadium, San Diego California
  

8. send birthday cards to 11 people I don't normally send to

• 1. A. K. 2. A. K. 3. D. A. 4. D. R. 5. D. S. 6. G. G. 7. T. S. 8. D. G. 9. M. J.
  

9. watch 11 old movies that I love but haven't seen for awhile

• 1. Dances with Wolves
• 2. First Knight
• 3. Mama Mia
• 4. Groundhog Day
• 5. A River Runs Through It
• 6. October Sky
• 7. The Little Princess with Shirley Temple
  

10. make 11 new recipes

• 1. Lentil soup (won't be making this again - it wasn't a hit with the husband)
• 2. Ziti Primavera
• 3. Cinnamon rolls (new recipe)
• 4. Easter Dessert
• 5. oriental chicken in the crock pot
• 6. Grilled chicken southwestern salad (from Jordan)
  

11. invite 11 groups of people over for dinner - COMPLETE

• 1. Lacey & friends, Pat & Vern
• 2. Valentine dinner with the Mark & Colleen, Trent & Kelley
• 3. Cleofon group of women for luncheon
• 4. Ryan, Jill and Corbin C.
• 5. Dave's friends from college - Erick & Sam, Bryan & Kelly, Danny & Danielle, Kyle & Kayla
• 6. Cousin Margaret & family
• 7. Niece Syd & Adam, Danny & Danielle, Romney, Jesse
• 8. Ryan & Jill, Corbin & Loni (BBQ outside)
• 9. Denise, Lacey & family
• 10. Adam and Crissa
• 11. Lindsey R. and her four darling daughters, Corbin
• 12. 4th of July BBQ - 70 family and friends