Learning the gospel can be fun! … Together on fam’ly night! (Children’s Songbook, page 195). The door slammed behind Matthew as he ran in the house. He dropped his kindergarten papers on the kitchen table. “I’m home,” he said to his mother, who was spreading peanut butter on bread. “I’m ready to work on my […]
The prayers of the faithful shall be heard (2 Ne. 26:15). “What do these scriptures teach us?” asked Daddy as he closed his Book of Mormon. Four-year-old Tyler piped up, “Jesus said we should always pray.” “That’s right, Tyler,” Daddy said. “Do you think that you can have a prayer in your heart all day […]
(Elaborating on a story by Wayne Dyer, quoted here [link now no longer functions].) Have the class, or your family stand up with the goal of jumping as high as they can. Maybe have a goal on the wall or doorway or something to measure how high to jump. In the first situation, no one […]
Ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of […]
Father plopped a stack of books on the table and announced, “Tonight for family home evening we are going to write our testimonies in a Book of Mormon. Practice first on a piece of paper. Then, using your best penmanship, write your testimony on the inside cover, and sign your name. We’ll glue one of […]
Items needed String Scissors Lesson Ask someone in the class if they would be willing to hold a string. After they have the one string, ask them to break it. After they break the string, give them two and tell them to try again. Continue to add a string or two until they are unable […]
Pick As many volunteers as you have outfits Have Volunteers come up. Have them put on the variety of Outfits. Examples are Chefs- Chefs apron and Hat Scout Leader- Scout Shirt Nurse- Scrubs Etc. Ask the question after the children are dressed Which one of these people can speak to our Heavenly Father? Everyone! Let's […]
Because Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to return to live with Him, He had His Son Jesus Christ create the earth and establish His church on it. Then Heavenly Father called special men, known as prophets, to teach and guide His people according to His plan. And when people strayed from His counsel […]
President Ezra Taft Benson has said, “The Book of Mormon brings men to Christ. The Doctrine and Covenants brings men to Christ’s kingdom, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ‘the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth’ ” (Ensign, May 1987, page 83). Unlike the Bible, the […]
Article of Faith #8: We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. I would like to read part of two songs to you one of the Bible and one about the Book of […]
