FHE: Do Good (General Conference 2011, President Eyring)

After viewing the most recent General Conference session last April, I felt impressed that I needed to review the messages that were shared with my children. What better time and place to do that then during Family Home Evening?

This week I am sharing the lessons that we have done . . . → Read More: FHE: Do Good (General Conference 2011, President Eyring)

FHE: The Golden Rule (General Conference 2011, Elder Ballard)

After viewing the most recent General Conference session last April, I felt impressed that I needed to review the messages that were shared with my children. What better time and place to do that then during Family Home Evening?

This week I am sharing the lessons that we have done . . . → Read More: FHE: The Golden Rule (General Conference 2011, Elder Ballard)

FHE: Use your manners. Be polite.

Teaching good manners is a topic that I have been thinking about for awhile.  Reminders like “Use a napkin, not your shirt” and “How can you ask that in a nice, polite way?” and “Use your fork, please” are heard often in our home. So I was very excited to find a FHE . . . → Read More: FHE: Use your manners. Be polite.

FHE: A Happy Home Lesson

This lesson was inspired by this lesson on Reverence I found on Sugardoodle.net, where the idea of a happy and sad chapel was presented. I decided to modify it to apply it to our home.

Lesson Plan

Show the picture of the sad home, and say the following:

This is a . . . → Read More: FHE: A Happy Home Lesson

FHE: Be Grateful

Scripture(s) of the week D&C 98:1 “…rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks;”

D&C 59:7 “Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.”

Mosiah 2:19 “…O how you ought to thank your heavenly King!”

Alma 34:38 “…live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you.”

I . . . → Read More: FHE: Be Grateful

Teaching good habits

“My mother understood the value of teaching her children about standards, values, and doctrine while they were young. While she was grateful to others who taught her children outside the home at either school or church, she recognized that parents are entrusted with the education of their children and, ultimately, parents must ensure that their . . . → Read More: Teaching good habits

FHE: Follow the Prophet

Scripture of the Week“What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.”D&C 1:38

Lesson . . . → Read More: FHE: Follow the Prophet

FHE: Pray Always

Scripture of the Week“…ye must pray always, and not faint.”2 Nephi 32:9

Lesson PlanFollow the lesson plan Prayer from A Year of FHE. This lesson covered exactly what I wanted to cover and teach my children about prayer, so I didn’t have to make any adaptations. The Sweet Bee colored the 4 Parts of Prayer . . . → Read More: FHE: Pray Always

FHE: Quickly I’ll Obey (and a great resource for FHE lessons)

Scripture of the Week“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” Exodus 20:12

“Children , obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

Lesson PlanFollow the lesson plan Honoring Your Parents from A Year of Family Home . . . → Read More: FHE: Quickly I’ll Obey (and a great resource for FHE lessons)

FHE: Hands are for hugging–not hurting

Scripture of the Week“Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;”Psalms 24:3-4

Lesson PlanSing “I Have Two Little Hands” (CS, 272). I have two little hands, folded snugly and tight. They are tiny and weak, yet they . . . → Read More: FHE: Hands are for hugging–not hurting

Nurture

Mothers are primarily responsible for the NURTURE of their children.
The Family: A Proclamation to the World

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