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Family Activities for the Sabbath
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"Ward Welcomers" |
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Designate yourselves at the unofficial Ward Welcomers and create welcome packets to give to new families who move into your ward. Stuff packets with a ward phone number list, city maps, community information (such as a list of grocery stores or libraries), a directory of ward auxiliary members, potential babysitters, a Church meeting schedule, a sign that says “Welcome to Our Ward,” and a bunch of treats. Then you can take time as a family to deliver the packets to new families whenever they move into your ward. Be sure to keep lists updated as time passes.
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Gospel Doctrine
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New Testament
Lesson 1 |
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"That Ye Might Believe That Jesus is the Christ"
Occasionally, a few in the Church let the justified caveat about the Bible--"as far as it is translated correctly" (A of F 1:8)--diminish their exultation over the New Testament. Inaccuracy of some translating must not, however, diminish our appreciation for the powerful testimony and ample historicity of the New Testament.
Latter-day Saints gladly share in the Holy Bible with all Christians. Since, alas, the Old Testament is so very, very little read in Christendom, what we end up sharing with other Christians, practically speaking, are the four Gospels and the precious epistles of the New Testament. Even so, these pages are a treasure trove testifying of Jesus.
On occasion, the pages of the New Testament come especially alive for me. A year ago, in the midst of certain Pauline pages, it was as if the cultures and centuries that stood between Paul and me were melted away by the warmth of the Spirit. Paul's words flowed into my mind unimpeded, and I understood as never before. They seemed to fall upon my ear and soul, not printed words being processed by my brain, but communication, friend to friend. It was an experience lasting perhaps no more than twenty minutes, but it was one I shall never forget.
Far more than many have perceived, we learn in the New Testament how Jesus and the Old Testament prophets were interactive associates:
"For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me." (John 5:46; see also Deut. 18:15.)
"By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ...
"Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt." (Heb. 11:24, 26.)
Still other scriptures confirm the interactiveness: "For this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us." (Jacob 4:4.)
The New Testament is unique in that it, and it alone, gives us so many events, episodes, and useful chronologies of Jesus' earthly ministry. Though Jesus made multiple appearances later as the resurrected Savior, there was only one birth at Bethlehem. There was only one boyhood in Nazareth about which the Prophet Joseph provided an encapsulating insight:
Read more here >
To view the Gospel Doctrine Lessons from Ted L. Gibbons go here >
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Primary
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January Sharing Time |
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"Faith Will Flower"
This sharing time will help the children develop faith in Jesus Christ.
Read more here >
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Other Links You're Sure to Enjoy!
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Time Out Tours
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www.LDS.Travel
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