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A Friend in your Home

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I have written before about the Friend magazine online, and all the great tools that it has, but do you subscribe to the actual magazine? If you have young kids in your home, or young kids that visit your home often, I hope that you do! This magazine is a little jewel that I’ve come to truly appreciate as I am serving as the Primary President. I have frequently used this magazine lately for kids in primary that are unprepared for their talk during opening exercises. This happens a lot. Fortunately though, the Friend goes right along with the theme … Continue reading →

Creating a Healthy Lifestyle for Your Family

Spring has officially come, and it is a great time to help your family focus on caring for themselves in a healthy way. The Word of Wisdom teaches us to care for our bodies. We need to be careful about what we eat and choose to put into our bodies. We also need to care for our bodies through exercise and proper rest. As we do this our family life will be smoother and everyone will be happier. Here are some ideas to help you get your family choosing a healthier lifestyle. 1) Plan a family home evening lesson that … Continue reading →

Incorporate Gospel Teaching Into Your Family’s Daily Life

One of the best things that we can do for our families is to have a gospel centered home. It is important to create opportunities to teach your children the gospel. You should also be ready to discuss any problems or questions that your children may have. It helps them to hear a gospel perspective on the problem. One easy way to create opportunities to teach your children the gospel is to have a theme that you focus on for the month. You can choose your theme by choosing basic topics or you may want to choose a specific conference … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Temples

One important subject to consider for family home evening is that of the temple. It is important to teach your children the sacredness of the temple, and the importance of your children going to the temple someday. It may be difficult to know exactly what is appropriate to discuss as a family. You may want to read this talk “Preparing Our Families for the Temple” by Sister Carol B Thomas. If you have Primary children you may want to talk about the temple, and how it is a special building. You can use this sharing time “Temples in All Times.” … Continue reading →

Find Peace Through Temple Attendance

If you are struggling with a decision or you are just feeling like your life is out of balance, you may want to consider going to the temple. The temple is a place where you can go to seek comfort, personal revelation, and it allows you to serve others. Temple attendance can give you the strength to deal with the difficult times of you life. It is important to make temple trips a priority. You should go to the temple as often as possible. If you are about an hour away from the temple you may want to try for … Continue reading →

General Conference Recap

General Conference was this past weekend. It was wonderful to be able to hear the words of President Monson and the other apostles for so many sessions this weekend. The talks were wonderful and very uplifting. Many spoke poignantly about the troublesome times that we are facing around the world. The ultimate message was one of hope and faith. President Monson spoke about having faith during difficult times. He shared three stories of people who faced enormous trials, but were able to persevere because of the strength of their faith. The line that stood out to me from that talk … Continue reading →

Primary Time: June 2008 Sharing Time Theme

This month the theme for sharing time is “The temple is a blessing for me and my family.” The song is “I Love to See the Temple.” The scripture is “And verily I say unto you, let this house be built unto my name, that I may reveal mine ordinances therein unto my people” (Doctrine and Covenants 124:40). The theme is divided into four principles the first principle focuses on living worthily to be able to attend the temple. The second principle teaches the children that tithing is used to help build the temples. The third principle teaches about the … Continue reading →

Focus on the Temple

It is important to make time to regularly attend the temple. Most people now have a temple within about three hours of their homes now. This helps to eliminate the excuses for not attending the temple. It also seems that something always comes up when it is time to go. It is important to make temple attendance a priority. If you live far away from the temple you may decide to plan an entire day to visit the temple every three or four months. When we lived three hours from a temple, we always went to more than one session. … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review: October 22-28

Tristi offers more insight to the basics of the gospel in Gospel Questions: What If I Want to Leave the Church? She also continues her study of the scriptures in 1 Nephi 11:1-11, 1 Nephi 11:12-23, and 1 Nephi 11:24-36. Miriam offers five suggestions to help bring your family closer together in Protecting Families. She also gives suggestions to cover around the dinner table in Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 39. Miriam reports on her preparedness and issues a new set of challenges in November Preparedness Goals. Family Home Evening: Five Ideas to Help You Spend Time Together focuses on family … Continue reading →

Teaching Your Children About the Temple

The temple is a wonderful place to find peace. It is important to teach your children the importance of the temple. Your children will learn to value the temple from seeing the way that you value the temple. It is important to teach them why the temple is important. Here are five easy ways to teach your children about the temple. 1) Go to the temple regularly. Whenever you go explain to your children where you are going. You should tell them that you dress nicely to attend the temple to show Heavenly Father your respect. You can talk about … Continue reading →