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Read D&C 76:40-42. Teach that the gospel is “good news!” Take time to complete the writing on the “Good News Newspaper.” Ask each family member “What would you tell people about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Let each person share their good news.
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Read D&C 73:3. Discuss with your family what the word idle means. Ask your family why they think the Lord doesn’t want us to be idle. Discuss the answers they give. Then play the “Best Efforts Charades Game.” This will give your family ideas of what you can do to not be idle.
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Read D&C 68:3-4. Discuss how we can use our ears to listen to the words of the prophet. Show the “Prophet and Apostles Print” Think of times as a family when we hear the prophets and apostles speak. Finish by creating a “Big Ear Headband” for each child.
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Get an individual picture of each person in your family. Place the picture in a frame or plastic sheet protector. Using a dry erase marker let each person write things about themselves on top of the picture.
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Read D&C 63:44. Discuss things that are sacred. Examples could include temples, our body, the chapel, the Lord’s name, etc. Talk about how we should treat these sacred things with reverence. Complete the “Color By Number Sacred Things Page.”
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Read in the Come Follow Me Manual for Individuals and Families, the introduction on page 96 and D&C 62:3. Have your family show how wide they can open their mouths. Discuss how it is important that we open our mouths wide and share about the gospel. Talk about what blessings come to us and those we teach as we share the gospel. Create the “Wide Mouth Animals” as you finish your discussion.
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Teach your family about the two greatest commandments. Use your index finger on one had as you talk about loving God with all your heart, might, mind, and strength. Then use your index finger on the other hand as you talk about loving your neighbor. Then bring your index fingers together and make a heart shape with your hand.
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As a family make a small batch of chocolate chip cookies. Instead of putting in sugar put in salt but don’t tell your family. Let your family eat the cookies and when they realize the cookies don’t taste good, tell them that you told a little lie. You put salt in instead of sugar but you didn’t think it would matter. Discuss the consequences of lying. Finish the lesson by using the “chocolate chip cookies journaling.”
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Read D&C 49:12-14 and discuss what it means to follow in Christ’s footsteps. Play the “Follow In His Footsteps Game.” Invite each person to set a goal to follow in Christ’s footsteps each day.
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Read D&C 48. Use the “Gift Sort” to teach your children about spiritual gifts. Cut out the images and place them in a bag. Let everyone have a turn picking a card and reading it. Sort them on the the sheet in the category of spiritual gift or physical gift.
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