Family Home Evening Lesson
Pioneers
Opening Song: The Handcart Song Children's Songbook # 220
Opening Prayer : Child
Lesson: Mom
Based on July 2010 Friend magazine article
Even though it isnt pioneer day where I live, we can still remember and celebrate pioneers
What are pioneers?
A Pioneer is someone who goes somewhere or does something first and shows others the way to follow.
We can remember the pioneers from old days who settled areas first and bought our family to our country. We can remember the first person in our family who joined the church. We can remember how hard people worked in previous generations.
How can we be pioneers?
Activity
Pretend to be pioneers going on a trek.
Get children to carry or pull items they would want to take with them
Make (flat) wagons by gluing paddlepop sticks onto paper
If you have girls make bonnets, dress up
Closing Song: Pioneer Children were quick to obey Children's Songbook # 215
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Make Damper (old australian bread recipe)
Eat simple foods
Trail Mix
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Missionary Work
Family Home Evening Lesson
Missionary Work
Opening Song: "I hope they call me on a mission" Children's Songbook #169
Opening Prayer : Child
Lesson: Mom
Our Bishopric asked us to have a FHE on Missionary Work. This is the lesson my husband came up with
We gave one of our children a packet of lollies (candy)- the type in a roll with several inside.
She came out in front of the others and we asked:
What do you do if you have something special?
(all the other girls immediately said "SHARE!")
How would you feel if she didn't share? (sad, upset etc)
If you didn't see the lollies, how would you know that she had something special? (we wouldn't)
We likened this to sharing the gospel. Talk about missionary work, how we can share what we know with our friends and neighbours. We want all people to know about what we think is special to us. (Share the candy)
Then we gave everyone a candle.
Daddy had the lit candle and said it was like his testimony. He wanted to 'share' it with us.
One by one we lit each others candles 'passing on our testimonies' to one another.
Activity
My husband unpacked everything from his mission :)
He showed photos (most amazing 'cause none of us have ever seen him with hair)
We played with his collection of badges
He showed us letters he wrote and his journals
We practiced some of the languages he learnt
He showed us the mission rule book and read some out
He showed Ezra Taft Bensons Signature to them (old I know!)
Closing Song: "Called to serve" Children's Songbook #174
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Share Candy with one another
I found this lesson very successful and the girls stayed interested for over half an hour!
Missionary Work
Opening Song: "I hope they call me on a mission" Children's Songbook #169
Opening Prayer : Child
Lesson: Mom
Our Bishopric asked us to have a FHE on Missionary Work. This is the lesson my husband came up with
We gave one of our children a packet of lollies (candy)- the type in a roll with several inside.
She came out in front of the others and we asked:
What do you do if you have something special?
(all the other girls immediately said "SHARE!")
How would you feel if she didn't share? (sad, upset etc)
If you didn't see the lollies, how would you know that she had something special? (we wouldn't)
We likened this to sharing the gospel. Talk about missionary work, how we can share what we know with our friends and neighbours. We want all people to know about what we think is special to us. (Share the candy)
Then we gave everyone a candle.
Daddy had the lit candle and said it was like his testimony. He wanted to 'share' it with us.
One by one we lit each others candles 'passing on our testimonies' to one another.
Activity
My husband unpacked everything from his mission :)
He showed photos (most amazing 'cause none of us have ever seen him with hair)
We played with his collection of badges
He showed us letters he wrote and his journals
We practiced some of the languages he learnt
He showed us the mission rule book and read some out
He showed Ezra Taft Bensons Signature to them (old I know!)
Closing Song: "Called to serve" Children's Songbook #174
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Share Candy with one another
I found this lesson very successful and the girls stayed interested for over half an hour!
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