No family is perfect. Not every situation includes two loving parents and children who always are ready to obey. Realistically, our families might look like something far from that image. However, through the teachings of modern prophets, we know the Lord wouldn’t have it any other way. Through our dedication to His restored gospel, every family, no matter the shape or size, can have eternal blessings.
These blessings don’t come on their own. As the Lord told His early saints, “all things must be done in order” (D&C 28:13). So it is with our families. If we stay close to our Father in Heaven by relying on His Son and keeping His commandments, we with our children, will find peace both in this life and afterwards.
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The lesson for this week is simplified but intentional to focus your thoughts and efforts on the Savior and His birth. We hope you take the time to use the activities provided to incorporate the light of Christ into your lives and into this special season
Scripture Study
Read D&C 27: 15-18 as a family. Then create your own “sword of the spirit” and “shield of faith” by using the drawing guides from the lesson to design and draw your own. You may want to draw the sword and shield for younger children and then let them color the picture.
Go & Do Activity
Choose one family member to be the “prophet” that everyone will follow. Dress them up to look like our current prophet. Then play “Simon Says” as a family, but instead say, “The Prophet Says…” Play as many times as you want. After you finish, read D&C 28:2 and talk about a time when you were blessed by following the prophet.
Hands-On Activity
Read D&C 27:1-2. Discuss the importance of the sacrament. Explain that we need to focus on the Savior during the sacrament. Then, create the Sacrament Book from the lesson. Cut out the pages, then staple them in order. Children can use this to help them remember the Savior during the sacrament.
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For kids ages 1-4 at home and in nursery or sunbeams.
Scripture Study
Heavenly Father loves us so much. Because He loves us, He wants us to be safe and make good choices. In the scriptures, we learn to put on the whole armor of God. Read D&C 27:15 and share how armor keeps us safe. When we put on the armor of God, we do things that will help us make good choices. Making good choices keeps our spirit safe, and when our spirit is safe, we can have the Holy Ghost with us. The scriptures teach us that when we put on the armor of God, we can be happy! Play the Put on the Armor of God game together. When finished, bear testimony of the power of putting on the whole armor of God.
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Joseph’s forgiveness of his brothers did not come after they had paid restitution or offered an apology. He forgave them the moment he realized they had changed from their jealous ways when they offered themselves in place of Benjamin for punishment. How overwhelming it must have been for Joseph to see such love amongst his brothers. His forgiveness came with no strings attached: “be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves” (Genesis 45:5).
In every moment of Joseph’s story, God was with him. From his brothers’ betrayal and serving Potiphar, to a friend of Pharaoh and the savior of his family, at no time was Joseph forgotten by God. Through the good and the bad, he trusted that God knew who he was and had faith that everything would be all right.
Abraham’s posterity was promised many blessings of eternal significance, but that didn’t mean everything would be perfect. His grandsons, Jacob and Esau, fought over who should inherit their father’s birthright. Relatives lied to and tricked each other. The prophet’s very own family was dysfunctional, yet that didn’t stop those who were righteous from striving to follow Jesus Christ.