Items needed: microwave light bulb microwave-safe bowl water salt Lesson: Place a lightbulb in a glass of water so the metal base is submersed and place in the Microwave. Turn on. The light bulb won't turn on. Remove the glass and place salt in the water. Place in microwave again and turn on. This time […]

Items needed: 450 marbles (or gumballs, or beads, or other small items) Lesson: Before recounting this story, hold up a marble and tell the group that it represents Abinadi. Ask the group how many people they think were converted through Abinadi's efforts. Write their guesses on the blackboard. Then recount for them Abinadi's short history […]

"My oldest son, Jake, taught Family Home Evening a couple of weeks ago. It all started with a simple experiment. I told Jake that if I poured oil on water it would float on top of the water. Then we went for the food coloring. Then it turned into a discussion, mostly his idea, that […]

Start out by asking the following 2 questions: What positive contributions can I make to society? What are some contributions that others have made? Today we will talk about having Respect for Others.  Have you ever heard of the word Altruism? Do you know what it means? Altruism: Concern for and motivation to act for […]