Our Christmas Giveaway!- The Red Headed Hostess

Awesome giveaway! Brand new book by John Hilton III and the new Come Follow Me Study Guide by Shannon Foster!

Today is a good day!  We are giving away a combination of:  John Hilton III and Brad Wilcox’s new book:  52 Life-Changing Questions From the Book of Mormon  and my 2014 Come Follow Me Study Guide!

Isn’t that exciting?  I think this is a great prize!

Here is a little about each book and below is how you can enter to win!

52 Life-Changing Questions From the Book of Mormon:

Amazing new book by John Hilton III and Brad Wilcox

I have this book and I LOVE it.  One page in and you will be so happy you have it.  I have learned things from this book that have stayed on my mind and I find myself thinking of again and again. – and I have learned that is proof that you have been taught well.

Here is part of the description found in Deseret Book’s site (I think this is a GREAT description!):

Where can we find questions that will awaken us out of those mental—and spiritual—doldrums? Popular authors John Hilton III and Brad Wilcox help us recognize and ponder fifty-two powerful questions from the Book of Mormon—one for each week of the year. One short chapter each week has the power to change your life.

  • Have miracles ceased?
  • Have ye inquired of the Lord?
  • Have ye spiritually been born of God?
  • Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God?

 Joseph Smith promised that we would get nearer to God through the Book of Mormon than through any other book. Pondering its inspired questions can propel us forward to attain that promise.

I use this book along with my study of the Book of Mormon and I find it to be a really useful resource. In fact,  I keep this book in my scripture study drawer.

You can read a sample chapter HERE (just click on “excerpt) and I warn you that you will definitely want this book after you read it!

cfm study guide cover

2014 Come Follow Me Study Guide

This book will be released any day now!  This book covers all of the 2014 lessons from the Come Follow Me Curriculum – and this makes excellent study material for anyone!  There are 137 topics in this book.  We included all of the scriptures, references to General Conference talks and other references, and spaces to write down what you learn.  The great thing about this curriculum is that they are continually being updated – so there will be a lot of topics where you will study from this past General Conference.  So everything is very relevant to what the leaders of the Church are currently talking about.

Come Follow Me Curriculum Study Guide - great for scripture study!

I will be studying from this book myself since I think these lessons are amazing!  Just making this book had made a difference in my life – when these doctrines are on your mind it impacts your daily life.  So, I cannot wait to actually dig in and study them in even more detail.

You can see more about this book HERE.

*  This will be available in both a bound book and in a download.  The downloadable format is currently available HERE.

 

Ok – one lucky winner will win both of these items.

You can enter up to FIVE times by doing each of the following things (leave a separate comment for each one since each comment is a single entry)

1-  Leave a comment of one of your favorite Christmas traditions

2-  Go to this page and watch John Hilton III talk about the book, 52 Life-Changing Questions in the Book of Mormon , and leave a comment saying “I watched the video!”

3-  Click on either the picture at the end of this post (or the PDF) and look over the 137 topics and leave a comment saying which topic/question you are most excited about studying!

4-  Leave a comment sharing your favorite Christmas treat!

5-“Share” this giveaway to all of your Facebook friends (you can find the post to share HERE) and come back and say you did.

–  The giveaway will end Sunday, December 15, 2013 at midnight.  Good luck!  🙂

All of the Come Follow Me lessons on one page!

Come Follow Me Curriculum Calendar PDF:  2014 come follow me curriculum calendar

 

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  3. We always get the living room ready for Santa (all cleaned and shiny) and then sit on the floor by the Christmas tree and read “The Night Before Christmas” on Christmas Eve while sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies. It is magical every year.

  8. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS JOURNAL! I don’t teach the youth but I think it will be a great personal study and I can know what my own kids are learning about.

    I want all of those questions and am going to print that off and hang it up.

  13. I have a lot of fun traditions that I’ve incorporated into my family, but the most special is when I find an opportunity to give of myself to someone else either in the form of 12 days of christmas or buying a ham for a family in need. It makes me feel more christlike and brings me the joy and peace of christmas.

  17. we always do the 12 days of Christmas for the kids school teachers. it is so fun to hear the experience of the kids and the reactions of the teachers each year.

  21. Christmas is too great to stick around for only one month. So our Christmas tree goes up in December.

    The tradition stems from what became our dad’s last Christmas in 2004. It was September and he asked if we could have the tree up early. The man who’s dying from a brain tumor gets whatever he wants, so with no argument whatsoever, the tree went up and stayed up for several months after Christmas.

    We’ve put it up September first at the latest ever since.

  22. I was able to teach some of these questions this year and I am so excited to get to do it again in 2014, only better 😀
    I am most thrilled with all the October questions. How can I become more Christlike? etc. There are some amazing topics that just make you dig for more. I love it!

  25. Favorite Christmas tradition: listening to Christmas music while putting up the Christmas tree full of ornaments from cousin ornament exchange throughout my growing up years! It’s so fun to look back on them all!

  28. My favorite Christmas treat… hard to decide. I love our homemade jam thumbprints. Especially when mom makes them with her homemade peach vanilla bean jam or strawberry peach vanilla bean jam.

    Mmmm… wonder if I can ask her to make some…

  29. My favorite Christmas treat…almond roca. I love making treats, so anything that sounds good that day is my favorite 😉 Snickerdoodles, molasses cookies, caramel popcorn balls, etc. yum!

  31. I watched video…. The what shall I do is a question I’m asking a lot right now, I seem to have a difficult time placing the lords will above my own at times.

  32. I think I’m most excited to study the building up the kingdom of god topics. I seem to have this increased desire to develop community and encourage those around me to accept the gospel. But I am often not good at putting it into practice. I’m hoping that my studying ill learn ways in which to do that.

  33. Christmas treat is hands down the chocolate orange in my stocking. A close second is tamales on Christmas Day or cinnamon rolls that morning 🙂

  35. I’m excited to get back to teaching about the Godhead in January! And love the final lesson on that month’s list: “Who am I, and who can I become”.

  38. We have quite a few traditions. One is sleeping under the tree on the 23rd. Another is buying or making an ornament every year so when we move out we have a starter set for our own trees. My favorite though is staying up all night the 23rd and all day the 24th so we would be tired enough to sleep all through the 24th night.

  41. My favorite thing to study is how to get closer to my saviour and I mean Joseph Smith close. I have so many questions that I would love direct answers to.

  45. My favorite Christmas tradition is doing little Christmas Devotional’s each night to help bring the spirit of Christmas into our home..

  53. favorite treat? Oreo Truffles – crushed mint oreos mixed with softened cream cheese, then put in the freezer until hard, then dipped in chocolate! Yummy!

  54. Every year for one of our traditions we have an annual cheese party. Everyone brings their favorite cheese dish-from cheesy fondues to chocolate chip cheese balls. We play lots of games and have fun with family!

  59. Favorite Christmas tradition would be … oh, goodness. There are so many. We’ll just say my Mom’s nativity collection. A select few are out all year but during the holidays even more come out. Not quite as many now that there are grandkids as there were for the couple of years when all my siblings and I were adults but still. Nativities. 🙂

  62. Christmas Cocoa. Cocoa and creamer and chopped mints.

    Lots of other tasty options but cocoa’s the one with the most memories.

    Or maybe just all the candy we eat while decorating graham cracker houses.

  67. My favorite christmas tradition is reading the story of the 1st Christmas and putting special ornaments on the tree to coordinate with the story.

  74. I’m most excited about the “How can I …” application questions. I love the the youth are learning how to LIVE the gospel, not just what it means. We all need these reminders at one time or another.

  87. Next year’s curriculum is exciting. There are many interesting topics that I am looking forward to studying. However, in December I want to learn about sharing my spiritual gifts..can’t wait to start. I enjoyed using all of my different journals this past year.

  90. Our favorite Christmas tradition is to get a BIG subway sandwich on Christmas Eve and then do the nativity and sing Christmas carols!

  91. A tradition that our family has done for years and we still carry on even though our children are all grown and gone, is to pixie a family. We decide on a family that is in need and we purchase various items that help them, toys for kids, clothes, food and what ever is fun. We gather the items and put names on them and put it all in a large Santa bag and leave it on their door step, ring the bell and run very quickly down the road to hide. We leave a note stating our testimony of Christ and how much they care loved. Running away is always the most fun so we don’t get caught. This year we are pixieing total strangers that we have observed that needs help. I can’t wait….

  99. My favorite Christmas tradition is spending December 25th with at my in-laws’, with my family invited over as well. We all come together as a family.:-)

  100. My favorite holiday treat is a European cookie (called “Mailanderli”) in Switzerland… basically a butter cookie. It’s soooooo delicious!

  101. All 137 topics sound amazing and have me very excited for this study guide! My favorite question right now: How can I make my prayers more meaningful?

  102. Excited about your give away. I hope I win. I have been studying hard this pass year. I always can use material on the subject I have been reading. Merry Christmas
    Toni

  108. My favorite Christmas tradition is spending the month of December studying the life of Christ with the kids. Because really, his birth means so much more in context of his life!

  113. Ohhhh…I love this!
    OK, my favorite tradition (and one I’m most forgetful about) is actually from my husband’s family. Advent- it’s a German tradition where each Sunday before Christmas and on Christmas Eve, you light a candle (one for each week) and recite a poem. Then as a family and maybe some friends we sing Christmas Carols, read Christmas stories and have hot chocolate and some yummy goodies.

  115. I teach Sunday School so I have built in studying, but I love this organized approach! I love it all, but I’m looking forward to October’s Being More Christlike. This last year between Conference and sick kids I didn’t really teach or get a chance to study it.

  120. My favorite Christmas tradition is putting up the tree on my mother in laws birthday, december10th. She passed away on Thanksgiving this year so it is extra special now.

  127. I love doin fondue on Christmas Eve with Christmas music in the background. It used to be by candle but now there’s little kids:)

  131. My Favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas Eve Pj’s. We then wear them all Christmas day. (unless its a Sun than we change for church than its back to pj’s)

  135. We have a “Christmas Book” that we read each day. It’s a 3-ring binder with page protectors and I made a cloth cover for it. Each day has a scripture, song, and stories. I started this when my kids were very young and now I have 4 teenagers and they beg me each day to read, even when I cry through some of the stories. Someday I will make each of them their own, to read to their own families.

  138. I love those soft candy stripe, melt in your mouth! Very dangerous if I buy a bucket because I would eat the whole thing!

  142. I would definitely start with the atonement. Having 4 teenagers, I think we need to spend time in Discussing this topic in more depth.

  145. I can’t wait to study March- the atonement, May- Prophets and Revelation and Aug- Marriage and family. Actually I like all of them, my favorites are the ones that teach scripture study skills and journaling.

  146. My husband’s family has a tradition to make southwest enchiladas on Christmas Eve and we’ve done this now since we’ve been married. It doesn’t seem like the “normal” food to have around Christmas, but we love it!

  147. My favorite Christmas treat is Nutella. Because I can’t control myself and eat it by the spoonful, we only buy it for thanksgiving and Christmas.

  157. I am a young women’s leader and so I had the opportunity to teach this curriculum last year. I am so excited to teach the plan of salvation again. I especially liked the topic of why do the choices I make now matter. I would love your book to study these topics.

  163. One of our family’s favorite traditions after we buy our Christmas Tree, and before we decorate it, is we read the book “Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect.” We find all the places “our tree” protected animals from the storm. I love this because it has allowed me to get a less than perfect tree. We then decorate it together with all our family ornaments from friends and paces we have traveled!

  169. One of my favorite Christmas traditions is reading a new Christmas book every night in December. Thank you for the giveaway!

  172. I think the topic on how to be in the world but not of the world will be a great one to study with my Young Women. Thanks!

  179. The lessons on the Atonement and Grace are something I am looking forward to. I didn’t get to start teaching these lessons at the beginning of the year so I am excited to read all the ones I missed.

  180. Favorite Christmas treats–almost anything with peppermint! Candy canes in hot chocolate and the yummy cookies shaped like and the color of a candy cane.

  185. Topic – How can relying on the Savior’s grace help me to become a better teacher? (but I want to change it to spouse and wife!)

  189. Christmas eve we turn off all of the lights in the house, except for the Christmas tree. Then we read the story of the birth of Jesus Christ from the scriptures. Then we sing Christmas hymns while drinking cocoa.

  191. I am most looking forward to studying about “How can I learn to see Heavenly Father’s hand in all things?”. I try to look for the blessings in my life daily, but I need to do more and seeking for Heavenly Father’s hand in all things is definitely needed!

  192. My favorite Christmas treat is white chocolate cranberry cookies. My daughter makes them for family and friends. They are always a hit. I think the tartness of the fresh cranberries is just perfect with the sweetness of the cookie!

  194. We have a service jar with acts of service written out on paper inside of it. All month long we pick out a paper, at least one a day, and do that service! I love doing this with my kids because of the different feeling it brings into our home!

  197. Favorite Tradition – Attending the annual Crèche hosted by OC, California Stake. The nativities from around the world are precious.

  199. I taught Sunday school this year and loved all the topics, but am probably most excited for ‘how the atonement can help me through my trials’.

  211. My favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas PJ’s …. We always get to open that package on Christmas Eve… then we all run for the bedroom to put them on for a picture!!

  212. I love how we open gifts. Before we tear into our own pile we take turns giving our presents out. There is something about physically handing someone the gift you lovingly picked out for them that makes a difference!

  215. My favorite Christmas Tradition: On Christmas Eve we have a special dinner, sing Christmas songs, read Luke 2, have a treat and open one gift…PJs.

  218. We love to drive around on Christmas Eve and look at the lights, then come home to find our new PJ’s left by the Pajama Elves. Then we sip white hot chocolate and read a new Christmas story book.

  228. My favorite Christmas tradition is driving around looking at Christmas lights with my family and going out for Hot Chocolate after!!

  229. Why is Temple Marriage Important? That is my favorite topic/question that you have posted in the image. One reason it is my favorite is because I have been assigned to speak to the YW in my ward on this topic!!

  232. Our favorite Christmas tradition is watching Christmas movies together as a family. We get hot chocolate and popcorn and spend time together as a family.

  234. I think I’m most excited to study and learn about (and teach my kids) “What does it mean to ‘Stand as a Witness’ of God.”

  243. One of our favorite Christmas traditions is celebrating the Christmas customs of a different country every year, including traditional dinner, music, crafts, etc. We’ve done it for over 30 years, and now the grandchildren look forward to it too!

  246. My favorite Christmas treat is peppermint bark made with really high quality dark chocolate and white chocolate. Wait all year for it!

  252. We have a nice dinner at my mom’s house on Christmas Eve and the read Christmas stories, including the story of Christ’s birth from the Bible. The kids get to open one of their gifts on Christmas Eve and they love it!!

  253. My favorite tradition is matching pajamas. Another “tradition” we used to have was “who would get the Christmas dress that was in the form of pattern, fabric and zipper in the brown paper sack”. I have four daughters and always misjudged the time I had to finish all the projects. They are all grown up and so no more unfinished dresses.

  258. I am excited to learn about “How can I teach others how to do family history work?” I have a great love for it, but my family doesn’t have the same interest in it that I do and I would like to them to catch the vision!

  261. My favorite tradition is: every year we each get a new ornament. usually something that represents our favorite things throughout the previous year or just something we really like. when my children leave home I wrap up all the ornaments and send them with them so they can start their own tree with happy memories.

  266. Tradition: looking at Christmas lights and leaving anonymous notes on the porch thanking people for their beautiful displays. If we are really on top of it, I will also leave a plate of cookies. The kids love the ding-dong-ditching!!

  267. I really like the new curriculum that the church has come out with. They are all good topics, but I would really like to go back to January and delve in there right from the beginning.

  279. One of my favorite traditions is to to plan and focus our family scripture study during the month of December on the Prophecy’s of Christ, life of Christ, and the Christmas story from the scriptures. This one simple thing makes Christmas the most special for me.

  283. One of my favorite traditions is to put on our matching family Christmas PJ’s and read or act out the nativity story in the scriptures on Christmas Eve.

  284. My favorite Christmas treat has changed a little since giving up sugar and gluten last year – but it is now a homemade nut/date/Cocoa ball!

  287. My favorite treat is my grandmother’s carmel and mint taffy she has been making for as long as i can remember. This christmas I will not be receiving any from her as her health will not permit her to make any more which the whole family is very sad.

  288. I think I am the most excited about the atonement lessons. Although this year teaching was the best year ever. I loved and learned so much. I also realized even though there is only one topic for the whole month, there is sooooo much to learn.

  289. My favorite christmas tradition is singing christmas carols around the neighborhood with all my family with bells that my father made.

  294. *I watched the video
    **Fudge is one of our favorite Christmas treats
    ***A favorite family tradition (we have for over 20 years) is to invite Grandparents (in their 80’s) to come for present opening and breakfast Christmas am …AND Grandpa always makes his special pancakes.

  301. Growing up, my parents would buy a new Christmas storybook each year and would read it to us on Christmas Eve while we drank hot chocolate. I loved that tradition!

  303. How do the roles and men and women compliment each other?
    I’m looking forward to studying this lesson. I have a strong testimony of men and women being different and having different complimentary roles. I would love to have the words to back up my testimony when I talk with others and teach about this important principle.

  304. My mom and sister make fantastic peanut clusters. I could eat the whole batch. I think it’s time for me to make them this year 🙂

  316. My favorite Christmas treat is all the peppermint goodness that can be incorporated into ANYTHING!! Especially peppermint hot chocolate.

  317. Our favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas Eve…Twas the Night Before Christmas, then we read Luke 2 and then we open one gift. Such a tender night!

  321. One of our fun traditions is to read a scripture about Christmas and a Christmas story every day for family scripture study!

  324. One of my favorite Christmas treats are truffles made with cream cheese and oreos! So good, in fact, that our family has also adopted them as our “game night” treat!

  329. One of my favorite traditions is our candlelight story time. Even my older kids love to sit around the tree with our lighted candle and read. We especially like the Forgotten Carols

  331. I am excited to study about grace. I really enjoyed my copy of stand ye in holy places and am excited for this new study guide

  333. I love having a few nativities throughout my home. I also really enjoy watching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas program on Christmas Eve.

  351. My favorite tradition is going out on Christmas Eve caroling and bringing plates of goodies to friends. We share a message of Christ’s birth with some of our friends who don’t share our beliefs. They enjoy it so much, they ask us when we are coming.

  359. My favorite Christmas tradition is going to my in-laws on Christmas Eve to eat dinner, and have the grandkids act out the nativity.

  361. Our favorite tradition is to read the story of the Saviors ‘ birth as we are gathered in the living room in front of the soft glow of the Christmas tree.

  367. My favorite Christmas tradition is getting together at my parents with my brothers and sisters and parents and their families.

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