"Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities."
-The Family: A Proclamation To The World
Exodus 20:12
12- Honour they father and they mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord they God giveth thee.
Optional ostinato
Quickly I’ll obey.
Quickly I’ll obey. (etc.)
1-Have your children Color this Activity Page.
2- Play Family Reporter. Have children ask questions to each parent from the worksheet and then share the second set of answers about themselves.
Scrumptious Pretzels
Scripture
Exodus 20:12
12- Honour they father and they mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord they God giveth thee.
Hymn
Quickly I'll Obey - Primary Song # 1971. When my mother calls me,
Quickly I’ll obey.
I want to do just what is best
Each and ev’ry day.
Quickly I’ll obey.
I want to do just what is best
Each and ev’ry day.
2. When my father calls me,
Quickly I’ll obey.
I want to do just what is best
Each and ev’ry day.
Quickly I’ll obey.
I want to do just what is best
Each and ev’ry day.
3. Heav’nly Father loves me,
Blesses me each day.
I want to do just what is best
Each and ev’ry day.
Blesses me each day.
I want to do just what is best
Each and ev’ry day.
Quickly I’ll obey.
Quickly I’ll obey. (etc.)
Lesson
1. Show a picture of a baby. It can be a baby from your family or a photo of one of your children as a baby.
• What can the baby do for himself?
• What does the mother do for the baby?
• How does the baby learn to talk?
• How does the baby learn to walk?
2. Explain that someone has to care for the baby. He or she depends on his or her parents for everything. They love the baby, and they spend their days and sometimes their nights watching over him. It is a very hard job, but parents do it because they love their children and want them to be happy.
3. Heavenly Father has commanded parents to teach their children the gospel and other things they need to be happy. That is a special job Heavenly Father gives us.Heavenly Father has commanded children to honor their parents by obeying them, showing them love and gratitude, and respecting them.
4. In 1974, the First Presidency stated: “Honoring your parents by living a good life and by showing them that you love and appreciate them are gifts that last forever. To your earthly mother and father and to your Heavenly Parents, you are their most valuable treasure. Their love and concern for you never ends” (Friend, Dec. 1974, 3). We can trust our parents to want what is best for us. They love us and want us to be happy. One way we can find happiness is by obeying them.
5. Share a story from your own childhood about when you did NOT listen to your parents and the bad consequences which followed. Even when we are small, we can show we love and respect our parents.
There are three easy ways that you can honor your parents...
1. By saying "Thank You" for the things they do for you (like making meals, reading stories, cleaning clothes, driving you places, etc.)
2. By listening and obeying when they ask you to do something (doing things the first time your parents ask you to shows that you love and honor what they are saying).
3. By always speaking to your parents with kindness (we should not yell at our parents, call them names or say rude things to them).
6. Ask your children what they can do to honor their parents.
Bear your testimony about how much you love your children and how you want them to be happy. Explain that this love and concern is the reason for rules and directions you give them.
• What can the baby do for himself?
• What does the mother do for the baby?
• How does the baby learn to talk?
• How does the baby learn to walk?
2. Explain that someone has to care for the baby. He or she depends on his or her parents for everything. They love the baby, and they spend their days and sometimes their nights watching over him. It is a very hard job, but parents do it because they love their children and want them to be happy.
3. Heavenly Father has commanded parents to teach their children the gospel and other things they need to be happy. That is a special job Heavenly Father gives us.Heavenly Father has commanded children to honor their parents by obeying them, showing them love and gratitude, and respecting them.
4. In 1974, the First Presidency stated: “Honoring your parents by living a good life and by showing them that you love and appreciate them are gifts that last forever. To your earthly mother and father and to your Heavenly Parents, you are their most valuable treasure. Their love and concern for you never ends” (Friend, Dec. 1974, 3). We can trust our parents to want what is best for us. They love us and want us to be happy. One way we can find happiness is by obeying them.
5. Share a story from your own childhood about when you did NOT listen to your parents and the bad consequences which followed. Even when we are small, we can show we love and respect our parents.
There are three easy ways that you can honor your parents...
1. By saying "Thank You" for the things they do for you (like making meals, reading stories, cleaning clothes, driving you places, etc.)
2. By listening and obeying when they ask you to do something (doing things the first time your parents ask you to shows that you love and honor what they are saying).
3. By always speaking to your parents with kindness (we should not yell at our parents, call them names or say rude things to them).
6. Ask your children what they can do to honor their parents.
Bear your testimony about how much you love your children and how you want them to be happy. Explain that this love and concern is the reason for rules and directions you give them.
Activity
1-Have your children Color this Activity Page.
Treat
Scrumptious Pretzels
With their fresh-baked aroma, chewy texture, and salted tops, soft pretzels make a satisfying snack for kids and adults alike. This month's recipe lets you whip up a batch that's right on par with any street or fair vendor's. For variety, try one of our flavored pretzels -- cinnamon sugar or pizza.
Ingredients-
- 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
- 1 (1/4-ounce) packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/4 cups unbleached bread flour
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Coarse or kosher salt (optional)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Instructions
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- Pour the lukewarm water into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle on the yeast. Wait 5 minutes, then stir in the brown sugar, the 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Stir the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon for about 100 strokes.
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Gradually stir in enough of the remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, to make a semifirm dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it for 7 to 8 minutes, dusting the surface with flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking.
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and roll it around to coat its entire surface. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set it in a warm place until the dough is nearly doubled in volume, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly grease a large, heavy, shiny (not dark) baking sheet with vegetable shortening.
- Turn the dough out onto a flour-dusted surface and knead for 1 minute. Divide the dough in half, placing half back in the bowl and re-covering it with plastic wrap.
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Divide the other half of the dough into 3 equal pieces. Shape each into a ball and let them rest for 5 minutes on a flour-dusted surface. Then roll each ball under your palms and outstretched fingers until it's about 3 feet long and 1/2 inch thick.
- Heat the oven to 450°. Shape the ropes of dough by making a circle and twisting the ends.
- Fold the ends back over the circle and pinch the dough. After you finish shaping the pretzels, place them on the baking sheet, leaving as much space between them as possible.
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Stir the hot water and sugar together in a small bowl. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the water mixture over the pretzels. Top them with a bit of coarse salt, if desired. (For other topping suggestions, see our tips below.) Set the pretzels aside for 10 minutes.
- Bake the pretzels on the center oven rack until golden brown, about 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the sheet 180 degrees halfway through the baking. Start shaping the other half of the dough into 3 more pretzels.
- Place a sheet of plastic wrap or aluminum foil under a wire rack and transfer the baked pretzels to the rack. Using a pastry brush, apply melted butter liberally over the pretzels; this makes them soft and flavorful. Let the pretzels cool briefly, but enjoy them while they're warm. Makes 6 pretzels.
TASTY TIPS:
For an extra flavorful twist, you can add zip to your pretzels with a variety of toppings. Here are two variations we find particularly appealing.
Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels: As soon as you brush your pretzels with the water mixture (step 8), give them a liberal sprinkling of cinnamon sugar. After baking, brush the pretzels with butter and sprinkle on more cinnamon sugar.
Pizza Pretzels: After brushing with the water mixture (step 8), brush a tablespoon of store-bought sun-dried tomato pesto on each pretzel. Once out of the oven, brush them with melted butter or olive oil and, while they're still warm, shake on Parmesan cheese.
- Pour the lukewarm water into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle on the yeast. Wait 5 minutes, then stir in the brown sugar, the 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Stir the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon for about 100 strokes.
