About five years ago I was the Activity Days leader in our ward for girls aged 8 and 9. I came up with this wood craft because
1) I love wood crafts and,
2) because I wanted the girls to have something that could sit in their rooms and be pretty, but also remind them to have Faith In God. It needed to be something that wasn’t too challenging or messy!!! And because I could only fit eight around my table at once, we did it in two shifts.
I think the biggest challenge for the girls was choosing their three colours and button centers.
I think the biggest challenge for the girls was choosing their three colours and button centers.I cut the wood and made word stencils. All the girls had to do was their base coat, sanding and stenciling. I handled the blade for etching the flowers, and did all the staining.
Embroidery thread in the button centers looks extra cute too.
Aren’t they adorable? I got lucky – had two daughters in my group so they each got one, and they still proudly display them in their rooms.Today my heart was touched as I attended the funerals of two fourteen year old girls in my town. There, on the table amidst all of Jorden’s pictures, awards and memories, were her Faith In God blocks that she had made in my Activity Day group so many years ago. Hers were light purple with pink words and white flowers. Their message stood out loud and clear on the table they were displayed on:
Faith in God.
And now that is what their families cling to – their faith in Heavenly Father and His great Plan of Happiness. And they know that they will see their beloved daughters again.
