May 18, 2010
Our Hero Generation!
Thank you Linda Knudsen for putting together this exceptional video! You captured the true beauty and spirit of each and every single one of these Daughters and Sons of God! Everyone looks so amazing and shining with the Light of Christ!!! Our "Heroes" look outstanding!!
May 9, 2010
Happy Mother's Day!
Mothers nurture all those in need...
Inspirational Quotes About Women and Motherhood...
President Gordon B. Hinckley on motherhood:
“Most of you are mothers, and very many of you are grandmothers and even great-grandmothers. You have walked the sometimes painful, sometimes joyous path of parenthood. You have walked hand in hand with God in the great process of bringing children into the world that they might experience this estate along the road of immortality and eternal life. It has not been easy rearing a family. Most of you have had to sacrifice and skimp and labor night and day. As I think of you and your circumstances, I think of the words of Anne Campbell, who wrote as she looked upon her children:
You are the trip I did not take;
You are the pearls I cannot buy;
You are my blue Italian lake;
You are my piece of foreign sky.
(“To My Child,” quoted in Charles L. Wallis, ed., The Treasure Chest [1965], 54)
You [mothers] are the real builders of the nation wherever you live, for you have created homes of strength and peace and security. These become the very sinew of any nation.” Gordon B. Hinckley, “Women of the Church,” Ensign, Nov 1996, 67
Mothers teach their children to dream - that which is possible.
Motherhood - The Highest and Noblest of Work in this Life!
Elder Russell M. Nelson on motherhood:
“During my professional career as a doctor of medicine, I was occasionally asked why I chose to do that difficult work. I responded with my opinion that the highest and noblest work in this life is that of a mother. Since that option was not available to me, I thought that caring for the sick might come close. I tried to care for my patients as compassionately and competently as Mother cared for me.
Many years ago the First Presidency issued a statement that has had a profound and lasting influence upon me. “Motherhood,” they wrote, “is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.
Because mothers are essential to God’s great plan of happiness, their sacred work is opposed by Satan, who would destroy the family and demean the worth of women.” Russell M. Nelson, “Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women,” Ensign, May 1999, 38
Mothers find the beauty of life wherever it may be...
Womanhood - Mothers Who Know Who They Are...
President Julie B. Beck on motherhood:
“The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Children are being born into a world where they “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”
"However, mothers need not fear. When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children.” Julie B. Beck, “Mothers Who Know,” Ensign, Nov 2007, 76–78
Elder M. Russell Ballard on mothering:
"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family. Many are able to be “full-time moms,” at least during the most formative years of their children’s lives, and many others would like to be. Some may have to work part-or full-time; some may work at home; some may divide their lives into periods of home and family and work. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else." “Daughters of God,” Ensign, May 2008, 108–10
Mother is teacher, mentor and student...
It is the birthright of every child born - to have a Mother.
Every child has a divine birthright to have both a mother and a father. To dismiss either one of these parents and their divine roll in a child's life, is to not understand the critical role of parents.
Please join members of the LDS Church, who are joining with other faith-based organizations, to defending traditional marriage, which is only between a man and a woman.
The family is the basic unit of society and is ordained of God. It is through the family, that children progress best and ultimately find happiness eternally.
Motherhood - The Master of Heaven and Earth is There to Bless You.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland on motherhood:
“When you have come to the Lord in meekness and lowliness of heart and, as one mother said, “pounded on the doors of heaven to ask for, to plead for, to demand guidance and wisdom and help for this wondrous task,” that door is thrown open to provide you the influence and the help of all eternity. Claim the promises of the Savior of the world. Ask for the healing balm of the Atonement for whatever may be troubling you or your children. Know that in faith things will be made right in spite of you, or more correctly, because of you.
You can’t possibly do this alone, but you do have help. The Master of Heaven and Earth is there to bless you—He who resolutely goes after the lost sheep, sweeps thoroughly to find the lost coin, waits everlastingly for the return of the prodigal son. Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be.” Jeffrey R. Holland, “‘Because She Is a Mother’,” Ensign, May 1997, 35
A Mother must maintain proper perspective in order to see the view.
Motherhood - A priceless and eternal gift.
Inspirational Quotes About Women and Motherhood...
President Gordon B. Hinckley on motherhood:
“Most of you are mothers, and very many of you are grandmothers and even great-grandmothers. You have walked the sometimes painful, sometimes joyous path of parenthood. You have walked hand in hand with God in the great process of bringing children into the world that they might experience this estate along the road of immortality and eternal life. It has not been easy rearing a family. Most of you have had to sacrifice and skimp and labor night and day. As I think of you and your circumstances, I think of the words of Anne Campbell, who wrote as she looked upon her children:
You are the trip I did not take;
You are the pearls I cannot buy;
You are my blue Italian lake;
You are my piece of foreign sky.
(“To My Child,” quoted in Charles L. Wallis, ed., The Treasure Chest [1965], 54)
You [mothers] are the real builders of the nation wherever you live, for you have created homes of strength and peace and security. These become the very sinew of any nation.” Gordon B. Hinckley, “Women of the Church,” Ensign, Nov 1996, 67
Mothers teach their children to dream - that which is possible.
Motherhood - The Highest and Noblest of Work in this Life!
Elder Russell M. Nelson on motherhood:
“During my professional career as a doctor of medicine, I was occasionally asked why I chose to do that difficult work. I responded with my opinion that the highest and noblest work in this life is that of a mother. Since that option was not available to me, I thought that caring for the sick might come close. I tried to care for my patients as compassionately and competently as Mother cared for me.
Many years ago the First Presidency issued a statement that has had a profound and lasting influence upon me. “Motherhood,” they wrote, “is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.
Because mothers are essential to God’s great plan of happiness, their sacred work is opposed by Satan, who would destroy the family and demean the worth of women.” Russell M. Nelson, “Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women,” Ensign, May 1999, 38
Mothers find the beauty of life wherever it may be...
Womanhood - Mothers Who Know Who They Are...
President Julie B. Beck on motherhood:
“The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Children are being born into a world where they “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”
"However, mothers need not fear. When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children.” Julie B. Beck, “Mothers Who Know,” Ensign, Nov 2007, 76–78
Elder M. Russell Ballard on mothering:
"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family. Many are able to be “full-time moms,” at least during the most formative years of their children’s lives, and many others would like to be. Some may have to work part-or full-time; some may work at home; some may divide their lives into periods of home and family and work. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else." “Daughters of God,” Ensign, May 2008, 108–10
Mother is teacher, mentor and student...
It is the birthright of every child born - to have a Mother.
Every child has a divine birthright to have both a mother and a father. To dismiss either one of these parents and their divine roll in a child's life, is to not understand the critical role of parents.
Please join members of the LDS Church, who are joining with other faith-based organizations, to defending traditional marriage, which is only between a man and a woman.
The family is the basic unit of society and is ordained of God. It is through the family, that children progress best and ultimately find happiness eternally.
Motherhood - The Master of Heaven and Earth is There to Bless You.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland on motherhood:
“When you have come to the Lord in meekness and lowliness of heart and, as one mother said, “pounded on the doors of heaven to ask for, to plead for, to demand guidance and wisdom and help for this wondrous task,” that door is thrown open to provide you the influence and the help of all eternity. Claim the promises of the Savior of the world. Ask for the healing balm of the Atonement for whatever may be troubling you or your children. Know that in faith things will be made right in spite of you, or more correctly, because of you.
You can’t possibly do this alone, but you do have help. The Master of Heaven and Earth is there to bless you—He who resolutely goes after the lost sheep, sweeps thoroughly to find the lost coin, waits everlastingly for the return of the prodigal son. Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be.” Jeffrey R. Holland, “‘Because She Is a Mother’,” Ensign, May 1997, 35
A Mother must maintain proper perspective in order to see the view.
Motherhood - A priceless and eternal gift.
April 30, 2010
Virtue of the Week: Responsiblity
"In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity." - Abraham Lincoln
"It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do." -John Baptiste Moliere
"A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility."
- William J. Bennett
"It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do." -John Baptiste Moliere
"A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility."
- William J. Bennett
Brigham Young Home and Tabernacle Field Trip
Our field trip to the Brigham Young home and the Tabernacle was amazing!! We learned so much about the people who sacrificed so much to establish this community! We heard some moving stories about Brigham Young and the Saints who built the Tabernacle! We also learned how St. George got its name! Ask your children if they remember who the Indians called "The Man Who Came Apart." ;-) A HUGE THANK YOU to the parents who helped with the field trip! We could not have done it without you!!!!
April 13, 2010
Summer School
June is our optional Summer School session. We're going to have a good time with our "I Love America Camp!" This is a great opportunity to have your child/children invite neighbors, church, or other friends to attend Liberty Youth Academy and find out what makes America great! We will learn about great American heroes, the symbols of America, patriotic songs, some geography of our country, and show the parents what we've learned with an "I Love America" program at the end of our session! We will also be having Reading Camp, Math Camp, Art, Science, Chess, and Choir!
Summer School will begin June 14th and run for 4 weeks ending on July 8th with July 5 off. We will meet Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. You may sign up for 1/2 day or full day. Children need to bring a sack lunch, snack and water bottle to school every day. Below is our schedule and fees:
MORNINGS 9:30-11:30
Reading and Math Camps-We will read classical children's literature, do activities related to the literature, and play lots of reading games. For math camp we will review basic math facts, telling time, counting money, fractions etc. and play lots of math games. This session is for students age K-8th who need remediation, or who's parents don't want them to lose what they've learned so far over the summer, or for enrichment. We will also have art once a week in the morning.
Lunch/Recess-11:30-12:00
AFTERNOONS 12:00-2:00
"I Love America" Camp-see above description, Hands on Science Camp-lots of science experiments!, Choir
The cost is $150.00 per 1/2 day session, or $300.00 for full day session. Multiple student discount available and free school shirt with full day enrollment. Fifty dollar registration fee is required to hold your child's spot. Space is limited and we will fill on a first come first serve basis. We are advertising this in 2 commercials, Family and Child magazine and at What Women Want, but you have a couple of weeks before those hit to decide and pay your $50.00 registration fee to hold your child's spot. Talk to Stephanie Dale to enroll or your child's teacher at parent/teacher conferences.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences April 14th & 15th. We are only having 1/2 days on Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 11:00 so the kids only need to bring a snack those 2 days.
Quote of the week
I never saw a moor,
I never saw the sea;
Yet know I how the heather looks,
and what a wave must be.
I never spoke with God,
Nor visited in Heaven;
Yet certain am I of the spot,
as if the chart were given.
- Emily Dickenson
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:
D&C 75:16 "And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall be lifted up at the last day."
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Faith
We have spent the year studying great leaders, statesmen, scientists, and other history making people and we've found that they have something in common. They are men and women who have similar values, or "virtues" that we would do well to emulate like, courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty, compassion, and this week we talked about faith. The leaders in history that we revere the most have had a faith in God, or a higher power that has been their "compass." The children are learning that these virtues are things that are important to a life uncommon, and a life worthy of notice. During literature we read stories that had people who did unbelievably courageous things that involved great faith, like Daniel and the Lion's Den, and then saw the Lord's miraculous hand in their life and the positive effects on others that their faith brought about.
By the way, your children have been memorizing the Articles of Faith, the Scripture of the Week, and we are beginning to work on the quotes of the week too. Almost every child memorized both scripture and Article of Faith this week (except our youngest students of course) and Sister Dale's class memorized the above poem. We are so proud of our little scholars!
April 4, 2010
Now Enrolling for 2010-2011 School Year
We are now taking enrollment forms on a first come first serve basis. If you want your child (children) to attend next year let Stephanie know 435-668-4804
April 2, 2010
Quote of the week
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile." Mother Teresa
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:
D&C 52:40 - "And remember in all things the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted, for he that doeth not these things, the same is not my disciple."
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Compassion
This week we learned about the missionaries that went to the "isles of the sea" in the early days of the restoration and we also discussed Easter and it's true meaning. For History and Science we learned about the history and physics of flight. The children were intrigued with life and adventures of Ameila Earhart. We made paper airplanesbased on the the things we learned about- thrust, drag, lift, weight, and aerodynamics. We had a contest to see which airplane could fly the furthest and the plane that could do the best "tricks". We also reviewed Synonyms, worked on spelling words, phonics, reading and math. Sister Labrums class worked on the "Top Secret " projects, and they also began a paper on the American Flag and the Seal of the Country. We also learned a new song in choir! It was a really fun week!
March 28, 2010
March 27, 2010
Quote of the week
Beautiful faces are they that wear
the light of a pleasant spirit there;
Beautiful hands are they that do
deeds that are noble, good and true;
Beautiful feet are they that go swiftly
to lighten another's woe.
-McGuffy Readers (children will be memorizing this)
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:
D&C 1:38 "What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my work shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice, or by the voice of my servants, it is the same"
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Compassion (will be our virtue for next week as well)
Read! Read! Read!
"Books are better than television, the internet, or the computer for educating and maintaining freedom.
Books matter because they state ideas and then attempt to thoroughly prove them. They have an advantage precisely because they slow down the process, allowing the reader to internalize, respond, react and transform. The ideas in books matter because time is taken to establish truth, and because the reader must take the time to consider each idea and either accept it or, if he rejects it, to think through sound reasons for doing so. A nation of people who write and read is a nation with the attention span to earn an education and free society if they choose."
— Oliver DeMille
March 25, 2010
March 21, 2010
March 17, 2010
March 1, 2010
Quote of the week
"All men who have turned out worth anything, have had the chief hand in their own education." Sir Walter Scott
February 26, 2010
Dust off your bowling shoes cuz WE'VE GOT GAME!
We know how to party here at Liberty Youth Academy! Our 100th day of school celebration was a huge hit with a lot of fun!! The students had a great time at Sunset Bowling Center! Everyone cheered and clapped for their classmates and had some great team spirit! Thank you to all the parents that helped organize this exciting field trip and also the parents who helped car pool the kids over! We sure have some amazing families supporting us!
Liberty Has Talent!!
We had a blast at our Valentine's day party!! The students and teachers put on a talent show! We had everything from jump roping to dancing to cool animal noises! You name it and our kids got it and this talent show has become quite a fun tradition here and Liberty Youth Academy!!
February 21, 2010
QUOTE OF THE WEEK :
Where liberty dwells, there is my country. -Benjamin Franklin
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:
D&C 10:28 "Verily verily I say unto you, wo be unto him that lieth to deceive because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not exempt from the justice of God."
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Loyalty
In our country, there are people who are constantly trying to forgo the individual in advance of the collective, in doing so they are trying to undermine our loyalty to Country, Family and God. Our children hear those voices every day in the media etc. We at Liberty Youth Academy are trying to remind them that loyalty to the above is crucial for our continued freedom in this country, and crucial to our ability to worship God according to the dictates of our conscience!
February 13, 2010
QUOTE OF THE WEEK :
"I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
~George Washington
~George Washington
D&C 11:7 "Seek not for riches but for wisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfold unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that have eternal life is rich."
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Honesty
In studying History and the great men and women of the past there are certain character traits and virtues that each have. We have been introducing these virtues to the children, the people who have these virtues present and past, and reading biographical excerpts from these people's lives in order to give them examples of how to incorporate these virtues into their own lives. In observance of President's Day we've talked a lot about the fact that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were loved and revered for many things, but they were well know, and trusted for their honesty!
In studying History and the great men and women of the past there are certain character traits and virtues that each have. We have been introducing these virtues to the children, the people who have these virtues present and past, and reading biographical excerpts from these people's lives in order to give them examples of how to incorporate these virtues into their own lives. In observance of President's Day we've talked a lot about the fact that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were loved and revered for many things, but they were well know, and trusted for their honesty!
February 8, 2010
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and
his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and
his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.
Quote of the week
"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams
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