Family Home Evening Lesson
Feeling the Holy Ghost
Opening Song: "The Holy Ghost" Children's Song Book # 105
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: D&C 8:2-3
Lesson: Mommy
In the Doctrine and Covenants chapter 8 (show scriptures to child) Oliver Cowdery is told he has a gift given to him (have a wrapped box for visual for child) This is the Gift of the Holy Ghost. This gift will help him translate the Gold Plates so we can read The Book of Mormon that we have today. The Lord tells him
"I will tell you in your mind and in your heart by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart"
Heavenly Father and Jesus speak to us through the Holy Ghost. We know when we are doing the right things because if feels right in our mind and we feel a warm feeling in our hearts. We can use the Gift of the Holy Ghost to tell us what we should do when we are not sure.
Activity:
Holy Ghost Printable Booklet from Mormon share
Blindfold Game from LDS Splash
Lead small Children around the house blindfolded speaking softly in front of them the way to walk
Extra Lesson Ideas from Mormon Share
Closing Song: "The Still Small Voice" Children's Song Book # 106
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat Ideas:
Candy/Cookies/any treat inside a gift box or wrapped up
You could make a few wrapped treats and ask child for suggestions on who to pass the "gift" to? - neighbor, friends, family
Invisible Food
Taste Test - Have children blindfolded or eyes closed and get them to try and guess the anoyomous food you give to them
Friday, August 1, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Jesus Heals the Sick
Family Home Evening Lesson
Jesus Heals the Sick
Opening Song: "I'm trying to be like Jesus Children's Song Book #78
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: Matthew 9:35
Lesson: Mommy
"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, preaching the gospel and healing every sickness and every disease."(See Matthew 9:35) Who did Jesus Help to make better? (Blind, Paralyzed, Leprosy)
From Karen Ashton, “Sharing Time: Look, Feel, and Help,” Friend, Jul 1996, 44
When Jesus lived on earth, He healed the sick. He fed the hungry and blessed the children. The Savior was often a friend to those who had no other friends. When He looked at others, He used His spiritual eyes and His heart. In this way He could understand how people felt and what they needed. He helped many, many people. He is the best example of someone who looked with His spiritual eyes, felt and understood with His heart, and then helped (see below for matching handouts)
Activity:
Look, Feel and Help from LDS.Org - Printouts
See Danielle's Place for great activity ideas using bandaids and a bandage relay game.
Leper Dolls Another activity from Danielle's Place where you make a paper doll and wrap him in bandages.
Closing Song: "I feel my Savior's Love" Children's Song Book #74
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat Ideas:
Eyeball Cupcakes
lychee eyeball
1 canned grade AA lychee in syrup, drained
1/4 teaspoon cherry, strawberry or raspberry preserves
1 blueberry (you can use frozen)
Take lychee and fill with preserves. Place blueberry, blossomed end facing out, into cavity and skewer.
Heart Cookies
Jesus Heals the Sick
Opening Song: "I'm trying to be like Jesus Children's Song Book #78
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: Matthew 9:35
Lesson: Mommy
"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, preaching the gospel and healing every sickness and every disease."(See Matthew 9:35) Who did Jesus Help to make better? (Blind, Paralyzed, Leprosy)
From Karen Ashton, “Sharing Time: Look, Feel, and Help,” Friend, Jul 1996, 44
When Jesus lived on earth, He healed the sick. He fed the hungry and blessed the children. The Savior was often a friend to those who had no other friends. When He looked at others, He used His spiritual eyes and His heart. In this way He could understand how people felt and what they needed. He helped many, many people. He is the best example of someone who looked with His spiritual eyes, felt and understood with His heart, and then helped (see below for matching handouts)
Activity:
Look, Feel and Help from LDS.Org - Printouts
See Danielle's Place for great activity ideas using bandaids and a bandage relay game.
Leper Dolls Another activity from Danielle's Place where you make a paper doll and wrap him in bandages.
Closing Song: "I feel my Savior's Love" Children's Song Book #74
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat Ideas:
Eyeball Cupcakes
lychee eyeball
1 canned grade AA lychee in syrup, drained
1/4 teaspoon cherry, strawberry or raspberry preserves
1 blueberry (you can use frozen)
Take lychee and fill with preserves. Place blueberry, blossomed end facing out, into cavity and skewer.
Heart Cookies
Friday, July 18, 2008
Lehi's Vision/Iron Rod
Family Home Evening Lesson
Iron Rod/ Lehi's Vision
Opening Song:"Dare to do Right" Children's Song Book #158
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: This lesson based on 1 Nephi 8
Lesson: Mommy
Lehi gathered his family together and said "I have seen a vision" I was in darkness and prayed to God and then I beheld a tree whose fruit made people very happy. I went and had some of the fruit. I wanted my family to share the fruit so I called them over to have some. While looking for my family I saw a river, then a rod of iron on a straight path leading right to the tree. Some people were lost in the mist of darkness and other where in a large building laughing at those who were eating the fruit. The fruit is the love of God and we have to try hard in our life to walk along the path and hold on the the iron rod which is the gospel. Lehi had a vision of how we need to live and what can happen to us if we don't do the right thing.
Beautiful Tree of Life Paintings
Activity:
Print already coloured Tree of Life Images Tell the whole story using pictures!
Paint your own Tree of Life vision Mural
Act out the story in your lounge room - make an iron rod to lead to some delcious fruit hanging on a makeshift tree
Other Lesson ideas links:
Tree of Life FHE Lesson from families.com
Sugar Doodle Lesson Ideas
Closing Song:"Book of Mormon Stories" Children's Songbook #118
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Fluffy Sky Drink you could use this idea to make a "mist of darkness"
Have some delicious treats hanging off some branches
Fruit or Toffee/caramel Apples
Iron Rod/ Lehi's Vision
Opening Song:"Dare to do Right" Children's Song Book #158
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: This lesson based on 1 Nephi 8
Lesson: Mommy
Lehi gathered his family together and said "I have seen a vision" I was in darkness and prayed to God and then I beheld a tree whose fruit made people very happy. I went and had some of the fruit. I wanted my family to share the fruit so I called them over to have some. While looking for my family I saw a river, then a rod of iron on a straight path leading right to the tree. Some people were lost in the mist of darkness and other where in a large building laughing at those who were eating the fruit. The fruit is the love of God and we have to try hard in our life to walk along the path and hold on the the iron rod which is the gospel. Lehi had a vision of how we need to live and what can happen to us if we don't do the right thing.
Beautiful Tree of Life Paintings
Activity:
Print already coloured Tree of Life Images Tell the whole story using pictures!
Paint your own Tree of Life vision Mural
Act out the story in your lounge room - make an iron rod to lead to some delcious fruit hanging on a makeshift tree
Other Lesson ideas links:
Tree of Life FHE Lesson from families.com
Sugar Doodle Lesson Ideas
Closing Song:"Book of Mormon Stories" Children's Songbook #118
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Fluffy Sky Drink you could use this idea to make a "mist of darkness"
Have some delicious treats hanging off some branches
Fruit or Toffee/caramel Apples
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tower of Babel
Family Home Evening Lesson
How did all the different languages in the world come to be?
Opening Song:"Children all over the world" Children's Song Book #16
Opening Prayer: Mommy
Scripture: This lesson based on Genesis 11:1-9
Lesson: Daddy
The whole world was of one language. The people began to gather in place called Shinar in a plain (big flat area). They said let us make brick, and slime for mortar. They said lets try and make a tower, that will reach heaven, and make a name for ourselves. The Lord was unhappy with what they were choosing to do. He had blessed them that they had the same language and could work together, but they had too much pride and wanted to be known for building a tower to heaven, this is not being humble. The Lord came down and confounded their language. He changed it so everyone spoke different languages and could not talk to each other. This is how many of the different languages around the world came to be.
Pictures found Here and Here
Activity:
Song - B-A-B-E-L from Suite101
Sing the following song to the tune of B-I-N-G-O:
There was a tower that grew so tall
And Babel was its Name-O
B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L
And Babel was its Name-O
God had a plan for this tower
And Babel was its Name-O
B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L
And Babel was its Name-O
He mixed up all the languages
So no one could build the tower
B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L
And Babel was its Name-O
Teach the children to say Hello in different languages get the big list from WikiHow
Have a building block competition/game. Get all the blocks or any building material and get children to build a tower so big until it falls down
Color in a tower of babel picture found at DLTK's Growing together
Find great activities and Ideas at Danielle's Place
Closing Song:"We are different" Children's Song Book #263
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Build a tower with graham crackers and peanut butter/mashmallow spread from DLTK's Growing Together alternatively use pretzels to make a building
Use Skewers and diced fruit to build tall fruit "buildings"
Build a tower out of mini muffins and icing
How did all the different languages in the world come to be?
Opening Song:"Children all over the world" Children's Song Book #16
Opening Prayer: Mommy
Scripture: This lesson based on Genesis 11:1-9
Lesson: Daddy
The whole world was of one language. The people began to gather in place called Shinar in a plain (big flat area). They said let us make brick, and slime for mortar. They said lets try and make a tower, that will reach heaven, and make a name for ourselves. The Lord was unhappy with what they were choosing to do. He had blessed them that they had the same language and could work together, but they had too much pride and wanted to be known for building a tower to heaven, this is not being humble. The Lord came down and confounded their language. He changed it so everyone spoke different languages and could not talk to each other. This is how many of the different languages around the world came to be.
Pictures found Here and Here
Activity:
Song - B-A-B-E-L from Suite101
Sing the following song to the tune of B-I-N-G-O:
There was a tower that grew so tall
And Babel was its Name-O
B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L
And Babel was its Name-O
God had a plan for this tower
And Babel was its Name-O
B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L
And Babel was its Name-O
He mixed up all the languages
So no one could build the tower
B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L, B-A-B-E-L
And Babel was its Name-O
Teach the children to say Hello in different languages get the big list from WikiHow
Have a building block competition/game. Get all the blocks or any building material and get children to build a tower so big until it falls down
Color in a tower of babel picture found at DLTK's Growing together
Find great activities and Ideas at Danielle's Place
Closing Song:"We are different" Children's Song Book #263
Closing Prayer: Child
Treat:
Build a tower with graham crackers and peanut butter/mashmallow spread from DLTK's Growing Together alternatively use pretzels to make a building
Use Skewers and diced fruit to build tall fruit "buildings"
Build a tower out of mini muffins and icing
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Missionary Work
Family Home Evening Lesson
Missionary work
Opening Song: “I hope they call me on a Mission” ( Children’s Song Book #169 )
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: This lesson based on Doctrine and Covenants 4
Lesson: Mommy
God said to Joseph Smith in the Doctrine and Covenants that missionary work is a marvellous work. He also says that people are waiting to hear the word of God. We can all be missionaries by sharing the gospel with our friends. When we are 19 (or 21 for girls) we can serve missions for the church and be missionaries for 2 years. God says he loves those who are his missionaries. His missionaries need faith, hope, charity and love. WE can try to have these things in our lives to prepare us to be missionaries.
Activity:
Make little missionary badges out of black card. Write on Elder or Sister ______ in white crayon/pencil with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on it. Pin?stick on to child for the duration of FHE.
Practice knocking on door and sharing the gospel/ pretending to be missionaries.
Missionary Activity- make cookies for non member friends, deliver them as a family.
Write your families testimonies in a Book of Mormon to give to the full-time Missionaries. Ideas from Mormon Chic
Relate Missionary work to being a fisher of men. Make a fish and magnet game and make a small pole and string with magnet as the fishing pole.
Closing Song: “I want to be a Missionary Now” ( Children’s Song Book #168 )
Closing Prayer: Daddy
Treat:
Bake a treat for friends or neighbors
Make a 3 ingredient/easy to make dish and teach child about learning easy to cook food to help when they are on their mission some day.
Missionary work
Opening Song: “I hope they call me on a Mission” ( Children’s Song Book #169 )
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: This lesson based on Doctrine and Covenants 4
Lesson: Mommy
God said to Joseph Smith in the Doctrine and Covenants that missionary work is a marvellous work. He also says that people are waiting to hear the word of God. We can all be missionaries by sharing the gospel with our friends. When we are 19 (or 21 for girls) we can serve missions for the church and be missionaries for 2 years. God says he loves those who are his missionaries. His missionaries need faith, hope, charity and love. WE can try to have these things in our lives to prepare us to be missionaries.
Activity:
Make little missionary badges out of black card. Write on Elder or Sister ______ in white crayon/pencil with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on it. Pin?stick on to child for the duration of FHE.
Practice knocking on door and sharing the gospel/ pretending to be missionaries.
Missionary Activity- make cookies for non member friends, deliver them as a family.
Write your families testimonies in a Book of Mormon to give to the full-time Missionaries. Ideas from Mormon Chic
Relate Missionary work to being a fisher of men. Make a fish and magnet game and make a small pole and string with magnet as the fishing pole.
Closing Song: “I want to be a Missionary Now” ( Children’s Song Book #168 )
Closing Prayer: Daddy
Treat:
Bake a treat for friends or neighbors
Make a 3 ingredient/easy to make dish and teach child about learning easy to cook food to help when they are on their mission some day.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Sermon on the Mount
Family Home Evening Lesson
Sermon on the Mount
Opening Song: “Choose the Right Way” ( Children’s Song Book #160 )
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: This lesson based on Matthew 5
Lesson: Daddy
Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights, then he began his ministry. One of the first things he taught was called the Sermon on the Mount. (Show Gosple Art Picture Kit #212 ) - He and the apostles went up a mountain and this is what Jesus taught - To be humble, be sad with those who are sad - and give them a hug or help them, look for good things and read the scriptures, forgive others and don't fight, be kind, and have a good heart. Then he said You are a light and you have to be an example to others - share what you know to be true and don't hide it. We follow Jesus and we have to be good and show others.
Activity:
Print out key words from the sermon on the mount - Kind, Forgive, Good, Meek, etc and have child stand on a "mountain" (couch,pile of pillows - what ever you build) and have them hold the paper and say I will be..... Kind... etc if you have Childrens Song you could play "I am trying to be like Jesus" in the background.
Give each person a candle, light one candle and then light the next candle by having them touch - pass on the flame to each candle and say this is an example how we pass goodness on to eachother. *only for children you can trust with fire* (our children have done this and loved it , but they are old enough to know not to touch)
Closing Song: “Love is Spoken Here” ( Children’s Song Book #190 )
Closing Prayer: Mommy
Treat:
Heart shaped candy
Make Pancakes/cookies/cake/jello in heart shape
Serve type of food from Biblical times - flat bread, olives, fruit
Serve NO FOOD as Jesus fasted 40 days (hee hee ... is that too mean??)
Jello Hearts
Use half the amount of water suggested on the packet. Set Jello in a flat dish. When set use heart cookie cutter to cut shapes out.
Sermon on the Mount
Opening Song: “Choose the Right Way” ( Children’s Song Book #160 )
Opening Prayer: Child
Scripture: This lesson based on Matthew 5
Lesson: Daddy
Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights, then he began his ministry. One of the first things he taught was called the Sermon on the Mount. (Show Gosple Art Picture Kit #212 ) - He and the apostles went up a mountain and this is what Jesus taught - To be humble, be sad with those who are sad - and give them a hug or help them, look for good things and read the scriptures, forgive others and don't fight, be kind, and have a good heart. Then he said You are a light and you have to be an example to others - share what you know to be true and don't hide it. We follow Jesus and we have to be good and show others.
Activity:
Print out key words from the sermon on the mount - Kind, Forgive, Good, Meek, etc and have child stand on a "mountain" (couch,pile of pillows - what ever you build) and have them hold the paper and say I will be..... Kind... etc if you have Childrens Song you could play "I am trying to be like Jesus" in the background.
Give each person a candle, light one candle and then light the next candle by having them touch - pass on the flame to each candle and say this is an example how we pass goodness on to eachother. *only for children you can trust with fire* (our children have done this and loved it , but they are old enough to know not to touch)
Closing Song: “Love is Spoken Here” ( Children’s Song Book #190 )
Closing Prayer: Mommy
Treat:
Heart shaped candy
Make Pancakes/cookies/cake/jello in heart shape
Serve type of food from Biblical times - flat bread, olives, fruit
Serve NO FOOD as Jesus fasted 40 days (hee hee ... is that too mean??)
Jello HeartsUse half the amount of water suggested on the packet. Set Jello in a flat dish. When set use heart cookie cutter to cut shapes out.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
The Brass Plates Teach us about Geneology and Record Keeping
Family Home Evening Lesson
The Brass Plates Teach us about Geneology and Record Keeping
Opening Song: “Book of Mormon Stories” ( Children’s Song Book #118 )
Opening Prayer: Child
Lesson: Mommy
Scripture: This lesson based on 1 Nephi 3-6
Lesson.
Lehi tells his sons to go back to Jerusalem to get the Plates of Brass. The Brass Plates had their Family History in it. This is a list of all their relatives like grandparents and great grandparents. Lehi didn’t want his people to forget their history. Nephi gets the plates from Laban ( you may tell child if you feel it is appropriate how he does this) and brings them to his father. Lehi searches the plates - The books of Moses – they are like scripture to him – they tell of Adam and Eve, A record of the Jews, and their geneology. They knew it was wisdom from God that they should have these plates to help them preserve their language
Activity
This story teaches us two things. That our family history is important and that we should keep records – write things down for our future relatives.
Apple Family Tree
Teddy Bear Tree <
Wire Photo Tree *If you are crafty*
Give a journal/notebook to each child – ideas include:
Draw/write the best things that happened during the week
Find out about a Color Journal Here Each night they choose a “color” of their day and they do a scribble/drawing
Short Term Journals - write about experiences of a certain time in your life - A Summer Journal, A holiday Journal about somewhere you are going, Trip to Grandparents etc
Use quotes from Elder Eyrings Talk “O Remember, Remember” Nov conference 2007 and glue into front of the journals (good treat for you parents)
"Did God send a message that was just for me? Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children? I will do that. And then I will find a way to preserve that memory for the day that I, and those that I love, will need to remember how much God loves us and how much we need Him"
Our family uses regular school notebooks for our children’s journal. We use 5 mins of our FHE for them to draw their favourite things that happened during the week, and we right the words underneath. This is a great introduction to Journal Keeping and it only needs to be done weekly and it can be used to “lengthen” out FHE.
Closing Song: “Family History” ( Children’s Song Book #94 )
Closing Prayer: Mommy
Treat
If you use the apple chart have apple type desserts
- Apple pie, Apple Crumble, Toffee apples
Healthy treat - Apples/Fruit cut into pieces or dried Apple
Edible Paint on Bread – write on bread for a fun journal/ family history example using milk and food coloring
The Brass Plates Teach us about Geneology and Record Keeping
Opening Song: “Book of Mormon Stories” ( Children’s Song Book #118 )
Opening Prayer: Child
Lesson: Mommy
Scripture: This lesson based on 1 Nephi 3-6
Lesson.
Lehi tells his sons to go back to Jerusalem to get the Plates of Brass. The Brass Plates had their Family History in it. This is a list of all their relatives like grandparents and great grandparents. Lehi didn’t want his people to forget their history. Nephi gets the plates from Laban ( you may tell child if you feel it is appropriate how he does this) and brings them to his father. Lehi searches the plates - The books of Moses – they are like scripture to him – they tell of Adam and Eve, A record of the Jews, and their geneology. They knew it was wisdom from God that they should have these plates to help them preserve their language
Activity
This story teaches us two things. That our family history is important and that we should keep records – write things down for our future relatives.
Apple Family Tree
Teddy Bear Tree <
Wire Photo Tree *If you are crafty*
Give a journal/notebook to each child – ideas include:
Draw/write the best things that happened during the week
Find out about a Color Journal Here Each night they choose a “color” of their day and they do a scribble/drawing
Short Term Journals - write about experiences of a certain time in your life - A Summer Journal, A holiday Journal about somewhere you are going, Trip to Grandparents etc
Use quotes from Elder Eyrings Talk “O Remember, Remember” Nov conference 2007 and glue into front of the journals (good treat for you parents)
"Did God send a message that was just for me? Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children? I will do that. And then I will find a way to preserve that memory for the day that I, and those that I love, will need to remember how much God loves us and how much we need Him"
Our family uses regular school notebooks for our children’s journal. We use 5 mins of our FHE for them to draw their favourite things that happened during the week, and we right the words underneath. This is a great introduction to Journal Keeping and it only needs to be done weekly and it can be used to “lengthen” out FHE.
Closing Song: “Family History” ( Children’s Song Book #94 )
Closing Prayer: Mommy
Treat
If you use the apple chart have apple type desserts
- Apple pie, Apple Crumble, Toffee apples
Healthy treat - Apples/Fruit cut into pieces or dried Apple
Edible Paint on Bread – write on bread for a fun journal/ family history example using milk and food coloring
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