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Focusing on the Nativity

Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Christ. It is too easy to become caught up in the commercialism of Christmas. As a family it is important to bring the true focus of Christmas to our children. Here are four ideas for your family. One way to do this is to display the nativity in your home. You can talk to your children as you set it up and tell them the story. This is a great way to help young children to learn the story of Christ’s birth. It is also nice to have a nativity … Continue reading →

Focus on the Nativity

If you are looking for last minute ideas on ways to incorporate the Nativity into your Christmas celebration, you should search the church’s website with the words friend and Nativity. The activities range from complicate to simple and are targeted for children’s abilities and interests. This Nativity game is fun and educational as it explains the symbolism behind each of the figures in the Nativity scene. If you act out the Nativity every year, you may want to change it a bit by focusing more on music as you act out the story. The Christmas hymns are a wonderful way … Continue reading →

Primary Time: December 2007 Sharing Time Theme

The Sharing Time theme for December is “Jesus Christ once lived on earth and I have the faith that He will again.” The scripture for the month is Acts 1:11 “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” There is not a specific song associated with the month, although the sharing times do have the children sing Christmas songs and songs about Jesus’ life. The theme is divided into four principles. The first principle focuses on prophets foretelling of the Savior coming to … Continue reading →

Emphasize the Spiritual Events of Easter

Easter is one of the most important holidays. It is when we set aside time to remember and celebrate the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. These events made it possible for us to repent. They opened the way so that we may return to live with our Heavenly Father again. The events that we remember are so important, but it can be too easy to let them be pushed aside. Children often think only of Easter in terms of the candy, Easter egg hunts and presents received. While these activities are fun, they can distract from the true meaning … Continue reading →

Commercialism and Christmas: You Set the Tone

This time of year, we are always presented with a dilemma: how do we celebrate Christmas without getting too caught up the commercialism? Many great blogs have been posted on this very topic here on Families.com, and I link to some of them below, but I couldn’t let the season go past without putting in my two cents. You know I’m not known for being quiet. In my community, I’ve heard commercialism spoken of like some looming monster that we can’t avoid. Often the comments sound helpless, as though we are forced to partake of all the heathen traditions and … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Christmas in the Book of Mormon

One way to discuss the importance of Christ’s mission on the earth, and keep the focus on the season is to have a family home evening on the first Christmas in the Americas. This is an interesting lesson that should keep your children interested. It can also lead to a discussion of the importance of believing in and following Christ. You can open the lesson by telling about the prophecy of Samuel the Lamanite. You can read the prophecy he gave concerning knowing when Christ was born in Helaman 14:1-8. You can then read about how the wicked Nephites were … Continue reading →

Primary Time: December Theme “He Sent His Son.”

This month the theme for sharing time is “He Sent His Son.” This is a great theme for December since it focuses on the Savior’s birth. It will be easy to bring the theme into your home this month. You can easily plan a family home evening based on the lesson. You can extend the topic to talk about what happened in the Book of Mormon when Christ was born. You can talk about the signs that were shown to the people, and how that knowledge. It is important to remember that Christ’s birth affects everyone in the world, and … Continue reading →