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Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Book of Mormon: Safety for the Soul
"I [declare] to the world...that the Book of Mormon is true, that it...was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days." (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign Nov. 2009)
Song: Scripture Power
Prayer: Mom
Lesson:
The Book of Mormon
What is the Book of Mormon and why was it written? It is another testament of Jesus Christ and it was written for our day. When Jesus was resurrected, he appeared to many in Jerusalem. He also appeared to a group of believers living in the Americas and taught them His gospel (3 Nephi 11).
What is the Book of Mormon and why was it written? It is another testament of Jesus Christ and it was written for our day. When Jesus was resurrected, he appeared to many in Jerusalem. He also appeared to a group of believers living in the Americas and taught them His gospel (3 Nephi 11).
Safety for the Soul
In the last general conference of the church, Elder Holland testified that the Book of Mormon provides "safety for the soul." How does daily study of the Book of Mormon provide spiritual safety and protection? Share a personal experience about a time when the scriptures helped you.
In the last general conference of the church, Elder Holland testified that the Book of Mormon provides "safety for the soul." How does daily study of the Book of Mormon provide spiritual safety and protection? Share a personal experience about a time when the scriptures helped you.
Sharing Testimony
Elder Holland shared his personal testimony that the Book of Mormon is true. How can we gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon? Read Moroni 10:4-5.
Prepare a testimony glove (see Friend, Oct. 2008). Use the glove to talk about how the Book of Mormon can help us gain a testimony of many things, including a testimony of the restoration and the reality of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ.
Invite family members to wear the testimony glove and practice sharing their own testimony starting with the phrase, "I know that...". Make sure that everyone has an opportunity to share something they know is true.
Elder Holland shared his personal testimony that the Book of Mormon is true. How can we gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon? Read Moroni 10:4-5.
Prepare a testimony glove (see Friend, Oct. 2008). Use the glove to talk about how the Book of Mormon can help us gain a testimony of many things, including a testimony of the restoration and the reality of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ.
Invite family members to wear the testimony glove and practice sharing their own testimony starting with the phrase, "I know that...". Make sure that everyone has an opportunity to share something they know is true.
Prayer: Collin
Refreshment: Tres leches cake with strawberries and kiwi
Activity:
Scripture Pictures Game
This game is played like "Pictionary" but uses scripture verses to provide the person, place or thing that will be drawn. See suggested list of scripture references in the Friend, Nov. 2008.
Credits:
Conducting= Mom
Lesson= Dad
Activity= Luke
Treat= Collin
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Scripture Power!
"Scripture Power! Every day I need the power that I get each time I read."
Opening song: Book of Mormon Stories (CS, 118)
Prayer: Luke
Lesson:
The following activities will help familiarize children with the scriptures.
Station 1: Scripture Book Scramble
Write the names of each book in the Bible or Book of Mormon on index cards. Help children find the Table of Contents in the scriptures, then use it to place the cards in the right order. (Older children can form two teams and compete to put a set of cards in the correct order.)
Station 2: Scripture Cookies
Use the scriptures to find the missing ingredients in a recipe for scripture cookies (see "Bulletin Board" in The Friend, March 2010 or "Kitchen Krafts" in The Friend, January 1998). Then follow the recipe to bake the cookies.
Tip: Our children were too young to look up scriptures by themselves, but they got a kick out of watching Mom and Dad race to find each one. (Dad won this game of scripture chase, but it was close.)
Station 3: Scripture Song Circle
While the cookies are baking, place index cards (described above) on the floor in a circle. Walk around the circle as you listen to the song "The Books in the Book of Mormon" (CS, 119). When the music stops, choose a card to stand on. Draw a scripture book out of a bowl. Whoever is standing on that card gets a sticker.
Note: Songs for the books in the Old and New Testaments are also available in the Children's Songbook.
Refreshment:
Scripture cookies
We chose the latter scripture cookie recipe above (from The Friend, January 1998) because we like oatmeal raisin cookies. Yum!
Activity:
We had a backwards night and went for a short bike ride before we started our lesson. That way we didn't run out of daylight.
Closing song: Scripture Power
Prayer: Mom
Credits:
Conducting= Dad
Lesson= Luke
Activity= Collin
Treat= Mom
Opening song: Book of Mormon Stories (CS, 118)
Prayer: Luke
Lesson:
The following activities will help familiarize children with the scriptures.
Station 1: Scripture Book Scramble
Write the names of each book in the Bible or Book of Mormon on index cards. Help children find the Table of Contents in the scriptures, then use it to place the cards in the right order. (Older children can form two teams and compete to put a set of cards in the correct order.)
Station 2: Scripture Cookies
Use the scriptures to find the missing ingredients in a recipe for scripture cookies (see "Bulletin Board" in The Friend, March 2010 or "Kitchen Krafts" in The Friend, January 1998). Then follow the recipe to bake the cookies.
Tip: Our children were too young to look up scriptures by themselves, but they got a kick out of watching Mom and Dad race to find each one. (Dad won this game of scripture chase, but it was close.)
Station 3: Scripture Song Circle
While the cookies are baking, place index cards (described above) on the floor in a circle. Walk around the circle as you listen to the song "The Books in the Book of Mormon" (CS, 119). When the music stops, choose a card to stand on. Draw a scripture book out of a bowl. Whoever is standing on that card gets a sticker.
Note: Songs for the books in the Old and New Testaments are also available in the Children's Songbook.
Refreshment:
Scripture cookies
We chose the latter scripture cookie recipe above (from The Friend, January 1998) because we like oatmeal raisin cookies. Yum!
Activity:
We had a backwards night and went for a short bike ride before we started our lesson. That way we didn't run out of daylight.
Closing song: Scripture Power
Prayer: Mom
Credits:
Conducting= Dad
Lesson= Luke
Activity= Collin
Treat= Mom
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Iron Rod (Lehi's Dream)
Lesson:
Hang a large piece of butcher paper on the wall. As you read Lehi's dream (see 1 Nephi 8), the family can draw what Lehi saw.
Afterword, blindfold the kids and spin them around. Invite them to pluck some fruit from the tree of life (with and without the use of a broomstick "iron rod"). Discuss how the iron rod is like the word of God because it helps us stay on the path that leads to eternal life.
Activity:
Go fly a kite!
Refreshment:
Jello pudding shamrocks. Recipe adapted from The Friend, February 2010 (see "Bulletin Board").
Monday, March 1, 2010
The Light of Truth
"Ten virgins...took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom...five of them were wise, and...took oil in their vessels with their lamps."
Opening song: When He Comes Again (CS, 82)
Prayer: Collin
Lesson:
Truth is light
In a dark room, provide different light sources one at at time that are increasingly brighter (e.g., a match, a candle, an oil-burning lamp, a flashlight, a table lamp, then flip the switch to light the entire room). In what ways is truth similar to light? How can we receive more light and truth than we already have?
The wise have oil in their lamps
Explain that in Jesus' day there was no electricity. They used lamps fueled by oil to provide light (see Gospel Art). Read the parable of the ten virgins (see Matt. 25: 1-13 and Gospel Art). What do you think Jesus was trying to teach us? Discuss how we fill our own lamps with oil (or keep our batteries charged), so that we can have light to guide us in these latter days.
How to receive Jesus' light
Why couldn't the five wise women share their oil with the five foolish women? The oil represented things that can't be shared, like faith in God's promises and obedience to God's commandments. Daily scripture study is one way we can fill our lamp with oil, drop by drop, increasing our faith and our capacity to obey.
Testify that the scriptures are the word of God. Daily scripture study brings us closer to God and helps us prepare to live with Him again.
Closing song: Scripture Power
Prayer: Dad
Refreshment:
Serve chocolate pudding in ice-cream cones and top with candy sprinkles.
Activity:
Family Olympics
Choose about four to eight different events that you can hold in your yard or living room. Assign different family members to prepare for one or two events, including getting or making the needed equipment and materials. Award all family members with homemade gold medals at the completion of your Olympic games.
Ideas for Olympic events can be found in FHE Resource Book (see pg. 318-319, "Family Superstars").
Credits:
Conducting= Collin
Lesson= Mom
Activity= Dad
Treat= Luke
Opening song: When He Comes Again (CS, 82)
Prayer: Collin
Lesson:
Truth is light
In a dark room, provide different light sources one at at time that are increasingly brighter (e.g., a match, a candle, an oil-burning lamp, a flashlight, a table lamp, then flip the switch to light the entire room). In what ways is truth similar to light? How can we receive more light and truth than we already have?
The wise have oil in their lamps
Explain that in Jesus' day there was no electricity. They used lamps fueled by oil to provide light (see Gospel Art). Read the parable of the ten virgins (see Matt. 25: 1-13 and Gospel Art). What do you think Jesus was trying to teach us? Discuss how we fill our own lamps with oil (or keep our batteries charged), so that we can have light to guide us in these latter days.
How to receive Jesus' light
Why couldn't the five wise women share their oil with the five foolish women? The oil represented things that can't be shared, like faith in God's promises and obedience to God's commandments. Daily scripture study is one way we can fill our lamp with oil, drop by drop, increasing our faith and our capacity to obey.
Testify that the scriptures are the word of God. Daily scripture study brings us closer to God and helps us prepare to live with Him again.
Closing song: Scripture Power
Prayer: Dad
Refreshment:
Serve chocolate pudding in ice-cream cones and top with candy sprinkles.
Activity:
Family Olympics
Choose about four to eight different events that you can hold in your yard or living room. Assign different family members to prepare for one or two events, including getting or making the needed equipment and materials. Award all family members with homemade gold medals at the completion of your Olympic games.
Ideas for Olympic events can be found in FHE Resource Book (see pg. 318-319, "Family Superstars").
Credits:
Conducting= Collin
Lesson= Mom
Activity= Dad
Treat= Luke
Topic: Feast Upon the Word
This month we're focusing on the blessings of daily scripture study. We are learning the song "Scripture Power" and memorizing the scripture in 2 Nephi 32:3.
Resources:
Teaching of Jesus= Parable of the Ten Virgins (see Matt. 25)
Children's magazine= Scripture Cookies (see "Bulletin Board", Friend Mar. 2010)
Scripture story= Lehi's Dream (see 1 Nephi 8)
Conference talk= "Safety for the Soul" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (see Ensign, Nov. 2009)
Trace an outline of an oil lamp onto cardstock. Each day you read the scriptures this month, add a yellow circle sticker to represent an added drop of oil in the lamp.
"...feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do."We'll have four lessons based on teachings from the following resources.
Resources:
Teaching of Jesus= Parable of the Ten Virgins (see Matt. 25)
Children's magazine= Scripture Cookies (see "Bulletin Board", Friend Mar. 2010)
Scripture story= Lehi's Dream (see 1 Nephi 8)
Conference talk= "Safety for the Soul" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (see Ensign, Nov. 2009)
"...the Book of Mormon is true, it came forth the way Joseph said it came forth and was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days."Challenge:
(Elder Holland)
Trace an outline of an oil lamp onto cardstock. Each day you read the scriptures this month, add a yellow circle sticker to represent an added drop of oil in the lamp.
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