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Great Ideas for FHE
Try this one tonight!
"I Will Choose the Right"
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Song:
"Choose the Right Way," Children's Songbook, p. 160.
Gospel Standard:
II will choose the right. I know I can repent when I make a mistake. (Faith in God guidebooks, backcover)
Quote:
"Heavenly Father will help you choose the right. You are a child of God, and He wants you to return to live with Him again. Remember, you can pray to Heavenly Father anytime, anywhere, and He will bless you with courage to choose the right."
(Margaret S. Lifferth, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency)
Lesson:
Ask the family if they have ever seen a growth chart (if you have one show it). Sometimes families like to keep a record of how their children are growing. (Ask a child to demonstrate the procedure with you.) They stand the child against a chart that is taped to the wall, place a book or ruler horizontally on the child's head, and mark where the ruler touches the chart. They list the date they measured the child. By doing this periodically, they create a record of growth.
Just as we grow physically, we can also grow spiritually. Every time we choose the right, our faith in Jesus Christ gets bigger and stronger.
Mark a piece of paper into 1-inch segments. As you tell the following story, have family members mark Nephi's spiritual growth on the paper with a crayon or marker.
Nephi prayed to know the truth. The Lord softened his heart and he believed. He did not rebel when his family had to leave Jerusalem
Nephi returned to the city and obtained the brass plates. He did not give up, even though his brothers attacked him and Laban tried to kill him.
Nephi believed the Lord could show him the vision of the tree of life. The Lord gave him that vision and helped him understand it.
When Nephi's bow broke, instead of complaining he made a new bow and arrow and asked his father where he should go to find good.
Though he was not a shipbuilder, Nephi followed the Lord's directions in building tools and a ship to take his family to the promised land.
Ask: what would it be like if we could measure our spiritual growth as we do our physical growth? One way to do this is to write down your experiences of choosing the right. As you get older and read those accounts, you will find that you have been spiritually maturing.
(Christena C. Nelson, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1998], p. 47.)
Refreshment:
Chocolate Crackle Cookies
¼ cup shortening, melted
¼ cup cocoa
½ cup oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup walnuts, chopped
½ cup chocolate chips (optional)
½ to 1 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening, cocoa, oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well mixed. Add flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix well, then add walnuts and chocolate chips, if desired. (Dough will be very sticky and almost runny.) Refrigerate dough for 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Drop and gently roll dough by tablespoonfuls in a powdered sugar, being careful not to overhandle dough. Place on a greased or wax paper- covered cookie sheet. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. The cookie dough may be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days; baked cookies will store for at least 2 weeks, if well covered and refrigerated. These cookies freeze beautifully. Makes approximately 5 dozen cookies.
(Lion House Classics, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 2004] p. 10.)
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