This last week was an interesting one, since all of the manuals had finished up. This means that the teachers chose the lesson topic. Additionally it was a fifth Sunday so each bishop chose the lesson for the Relief Society Priesthood lessons. You may simply want to talk to your family and ask them what their lessons were about. You may consider talking a little bit about the Book of Mormon, since we will begin studying it in Sunday School next week. You can talk about the translation of the Book of Mormon and share stories of how the Book … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson 44 in the manuals. The Junior Primary and Nursery classes are a week behind. You may want to incorporate the importance of giving and helping others as well as the true meaning of Christmas into your discussion. You can also create a good deed jar that you contribute to each day. You can each write down one nice thing you did for somebody each day and put it in the jar. If you have a child in Nursery he learned that we have a prophet on the earth today. He learned the … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson 41in the manual for Senior Primary and older. The Junior Primary lessons are based on lesson 40. You may need to adjust your schedule according to your ward’s individual schedule. The sharing time theme for the month is gratitude. You may want to choose a song or scripture to memorize as a family this month as well. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about the Sacrament. The children learned the story of the Last Supper and of when Jesus visited the Nephites. The children learned about being … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson thirty-six in the manuals, the Junior Primary is an exception to this and these lessons are based on lesson thirty-five. The Primary program should be drawing near and so you may want to review parts at the dinner table as well. You could expand this discussion to include the topics of your Sacrament meeting. If you have a child in Sunbeams or Nursery he learned about being kind to animals. The children learned about Adam naming the animals. They also learned about Noah and the Ark, and rescuing the animals from the … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty-four for the Senior Primary and Sunday School lessons. The Junior Primary lessons are based on lesson twenty-three in the manuals. You may need to adjust the lessons according to the schedule of your ward. It is important to keep these discussions upbeat and positive. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about belonging to a family. The lesson told the story of the Nativity and that Jesus had a family on the earth. The children also learned that King Benjamin taught families to care for each other … Continue reading →

This week the dinner discussions are based on lesson sixteen in the Sunday School manuals, and lesson fifteen in the Nursery and CTR manuals. You may want to adjust your discussions according to the schedule that your ward is following. Remember that this is a time to reinforce the principles discussed at church. In order to be most effective you should keep the discussion upbeat and positive. If you have a child in Nursery he learned about the importance of the Sabbath day. They learned that the Lord took a day of rest after creating the earth. You may want … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson fifteen for Senior Primary and up. Nursery and Junior Primary lessons are based week fourteen. Remember to keep a positive attitude while reviewing the lessons. This should never be a time when you talk to a specific child about specific trials. If you have a child in Nursery he learned about Adam and Eve. The lesson talked about the creation, and Adam and Eve’s role in the creation. The children learned that they were created in the image of Heavenly Father. You may want to talk about how you are grateful for … Continue reading →