The Sabbath Day

by Miriam Caldwell | More from this Blogger

05 May 2007 12:12 PM

We have been commanded to set aside the Sabbath day as a day of rest. It is a day to worship the Lord and remember all the things that He has given to us. It is a day to take the time to be together with your family. It is a day to contemplate and consider the many aspects of the gospel.

Are there some Sundays when you start the day more tired than you began it? Do you struggle with the ways to help your children keep the Sabbath Day holy? Do you feel like you spend the entire day going from meeting to meeting?

It is important that we each take the necessary steps to truly keep the Sabbath day holy. This means avoiding scheduling church planning meetings such as presidency or committee meetings. It is also important that you strive to keep the day as peaceful as possible.

You can spend time studying the gospel. You can play games as a family. You can create a peaceful mood by turning on spiritual music during the day. If your children struggle with being bored, you may want to find appropriate activities for your children to do. You could get an assortment of Sunday appropriate movies, and other activities.

While it is a day of rest, it is important that you do not waste the day in just lazing about. Take time to reflect on the gospel. Spend time with your family. Try to find a special activity that will help your children look forward to Sundays. If you create special, easy Sunday traditions this can help make Sunday a day that your family will look forward to.

As you strive to prepare yourself for the Sabbath day, you can create a day of peaceful rest. You can also make it a day that your whole family will look forward to. It is important to make this one day special and dedicate it to the Lord.

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Miriam is a SAHM mom of three children. She has a daughter who is seven, and two sons, four and two. She loves being a parent and spending time with her children.

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