Dinner Discussions 2008 Week 26

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty six in the manual. The Primary lessons are one week behind due to the special lesson they had for Easter. You may want to review the sharing time theme, which is about missionary work with your family as well. Additionally you can talk about the heritage of the Pioneers. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams he learned about loving his whole family. The lesson focused on extended family, such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. The children learned that John the Baptist and Elizabeth were related to … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions 2008 Week 23

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty-two for the Primary lessons. All of the other lessons are a week ahead and are based on lesson twenty-three. The fourth of July is coming up and if you live in the U.S. you may want to talk a little bit about that. You can also review the First Presidency message with your children. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned that he could do many things. The children talked about all the things that they have learned to do since they were babies. They talked about … Continue reading

LDS Week in Review: February 4th-9th

We’ve had a lot going on in LDS this week. If you weren’t able to join us, you can catch up by reading this summary and following the links. We began the week, as was fitting, by talking about President Hinckley. Tristi blogged about a website where you can go and sign up to participate in a Book of Mormon reading tribute to President Hinckley. At last count, over 28,000 people have chosen to commemorate the passing of that dear man by studying the scriptures as he asked us to do. Miriam then told us of the selection of Thomas … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 40

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson forty in your manuals. The Junior Primary is a week behind. You may want to begin focusing on things to be grateful in your dinner discussions as well. Remember to keep the discussions positive and upbeat. If you have a child in nursery, he learned about music. The lesson shared the story of the David playing music for King Saul, the Jaredites singing music in the barges, and the pioneers singing music on the exodus west. The children sang songs together. You may wan to focus on music at home this week. … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 25

This week’s discussions are based on lesson twenty-five in the manual for Senior Primary and up. The Nursery and Junior Primary lessons are based on lesson twenty-four. You may need to adjust according to your ward’s schedule. Remember to keep the discussions upbeat and positive. You may want to have your children take turns asking questions. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about caring for his brothers and sisters. The children learned the story of Hyrum helping Joseph when his leg was hurt. The children also learned about Miriam watching over Moses in the bulrushes … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 18

This week’s discussion is based on lesson seventeen for the Nursery and CTR children. For the senior Primary children and all adults the discussions are based on lesson eighteen. You will need to adjust the discussions to match the lessons discussed by your ward. Remember to have fun with these discussions. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned to be thankful for his hands. The lesson discussed the many things that hands can do. The lesson also told the story of Jesus blessing the children, so you may want to review it with your children. You … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions Week 46

This week the dinner discussions are based on lesson forty-six. The Primary manuals have finished up the lessons for the year, although they do have a Christmas lesson planned, which will likely be taught on Christmas Eve. You may want to check with your children’s teacher or ask your children to share something that they learned in Primary. My four-year-old forgets as soon as I pick her up. You may also want to extend the discussion to cover what you talked about in family home evening or scripture study as well. The twelve and thirteen year old Sunday school did … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions Week 45

This week the dinner discussion topics are based on lesson forty-five from the manuals. You may need to adjust the topics if your ward is on a slightly different schedule. It is important to use the discussions to reinforce the lessons they are learning in church. It is also important to have the discussions be a positive experience for every member of your family. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he had no lesson planned for this week. They may have used the topic from last week, which is “We Can All Help at Church.” Next week … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions Week 44

The dinner discussion topics are pulled from lesson forty-four in the manuals. You may need to adjust according to your ward’s schedule. Remember to keep the discussions positive and as fun as possible. This is a time reinforce the principles they have learned, and you should do it in positive way. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams she learned about how she can help at church. The children learned about Nephi building the boat and how he needed his family’s help to complete the task. The children learned about the different people who help at church (the … Continue reading

Dinner Discussions Week 43

This week the dinner discussions are based on lesson 43 from the manuals. Dinner discussions are meant to reinforce the gospel principles that your children learn at home in a positive manner. It is important to make the discussions as positive as possible, so that they will be effective. You may need to adjust the lessons according to your ward’s schedule. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams she learned that we have a living prophet today. They learned the story of Samuel and Eli. They also discussed the ways that we are blessed when we follow the … Continue reading