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This year we are putting together a binder filled with a year supply of family home evenings. It will be based upon the Gospel Principles manual and will include games, music, treat recipes, and even a family home evening chart and felt story board. Join us each week as we prepare the lessons and share ideas.
Thought: Mormonad, “Time Flies, New Era, June 1997 Lesson: “Chapter 41: The Postmortal Spirit World,” Gospel Principles, (2009) Story: Tell a story about someone in your lives that has past on or go visit the grave site of someone you love. Activity: You are Eternal …
Thought: Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Light of a New Day”, Friend, Jan. 2008 Lesson: “Chapter 42: The Gathering of the House of Israel,” Gospel Principles, (2009) Story: Friend, Jan. 1999 The Good Shepherd Activity: The Wheat is ready to Harvest Activity. To illustrate how we …
Thought: Britney Rule, “Hosanna!”, Friend January 2007 page 7 Lesson: “Chapter 43: Signs of the Second Coming,” Gospel Principles, (2009) Story: The Second Coming, Friend December 2002 or Felt Board Story: Dec. 1999 Jesus Christ will Come Again Activity: Sydney S. Reynolds, Sharing Time: “When He …
Thought: Mormonad, “Got Oil?”, New Era May 2001 Lesson: “Chapter 44: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ,” Gospel Principles, (2009) Story: “Chapter 46: The Ten Virgins”, Friend Jan. 2003 Activity: Susan L. Warner, Sharing Time: I Believe that Jesus Will Come Again, Friend Sept. 1995 …
Thought: Articles of Faith 1:10 “10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth …
Thought: “You are Eternal” Friend, March 1986 Lesson: “Chapter 46: The Final Judgment,” Gospel Principles, (2009) Story: Magnet Board Plan of Salvation Activity Judy Edwards, “Sharing Time: The Plan of Salvation Offers Me Peace”, Friend, March1994, 14 Print this out and lay it on top of …
Thought: New Era Poster, September 2005 Lesson: “Chapter 47: Exaltation,” Gospel Principles, (2009) Story: The Race Thomas S. Monson, “Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: The Race,” Friend, Jun 2004, 2 or Activity: Play the “Ha” game, for instructions click here. The last one to laugh wins the game. So …
Tonight for FHE, we simply told a short story from the Friend magazine (for little friends), called “A Song for Grandma.” We took the pictures and cut them up, told the story, had the little ones put the pictures in sequential order, taught them a …