Finding Hope beyond our Trials

Finding Hope beyond our trials. After we have lost something or someone,or something bad has happened,we gotta have hope,we need faith. Emma Smith said this don't let sorrow rob you of Faith. As I think of her quote I think she means don't get so caught up in Sorrow you lose faith in the Gospel. The Gospel plan is to come to Earth,we are gonna have trials,people are gonna die,but we have the Lord who has made it so we can be Eternal Families,we have the Lord made it so we can live forever someday,we also have Temples we can do our work to seal our families together. We gotta accept that  is the Lord's plan, that it will be hard and difficult,but when we have faith in him, then we can see the Light at the end of the Tunnel,we can see beyond the stormy clouds covering our view over life. In 2nd Corinthians Chapter 1 it reads. And whether we be afflicted,  which is ^aeffectual in the ^benduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. So according to that it basically tells me we all will suffer the same as Christ and endure as much as we can,and if we are to be comforted it is for our Salvation that these things come upon us. Now why I think it says that is so we can understand what Christ had went through so we can have a deeper understanding of our Savior,and so we can truly know him. I am gonna watch 17 Miracles and then will explain more in Depth how Finding Hope beyond our Trials is Important and talk about the 17 Miracles that occured in the Movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SResQFe35S8

Thanksgiving Cookie ideas.

Oreo Cookie Turkey How to http://www.food.com/recipe/oreo-turkeys-thanksgiving-snack-143991. Give Thanks Cookies. These cookie designs were inspired by the Operation: Give Thanks printables I found over at Hostess With the Mostess. (I wanted to use the printables for my Thanksgiving but they are not cooperating for me, so I am just improvising.) If you have never worked with royal icing before but would like to give it a try, see my royal icing tutorial for tips and tricks.

Spiced Brown Sugar Cut-Out Cookies
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Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg
1/8 tsp. allspice
½ cup sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
16 tbsp. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and spices in a medium bowl; whisk to blend. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar, brown sugar and butter. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Blend in the egg and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Form the dough into a ball or disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Chill until firm, at least 30-60 minutes.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about ¼-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to form desired shapes and transfer to the prepared baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.

Source: barely adapted from Bake at 350.

Corny Cookies

These candy-topped treats are a blast for kids to help decorate for your feast -- or a Thanksgiving school party. You can use our sugar cookie recipe here or store-bought dough.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Vanilla frosting
• Green fruit leather
• M&M's or Reese's Pieces candies

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Instructions

1. Using an electric beater, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix in the flour a little at a time until the ingredients are well combined. Chill the dough for several hours or overnight.
2. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough into 3 parts. Working on a floured surface with one part at a time, roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using a knife, cut out corncob shapes about 4 inches long. Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 9 minutes or just until the edges brown. Let the cookies set on the sheets for about 2 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Frost the cooled cookies. Next, use kitchen shears to cut husks from the fruit leather to fit the sides of each cookie. Press the husks in place atop the frosting, with the tips down a bit. Now fill in the middle with candy kernels gently pressed into place. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies