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Scripture
Mosiah 4:14
14- And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the mast of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.
14- And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the mast of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.
Hymn
1. I love mother*; she loves me.
We love daddy*, yes sirree;
He loves us, and so you see,
We are a happy family.
We love daddy*, yes sirree;
He loves us, and so you see,
We are a happy family.
2. I love sister*; she loves me.
We love brother*, yes sirree;
He loves us, and so you see,
We are a happy family.
We love brother*, yes sirree;
He loves us, and so you see,
We are a happy family.
Notes:
Lesson
Show picture of Mary and Jesus as a child: (Found below)
First emphasize to them that Jesus was once a child like them and although he was perfect he probably liked to run and play like they do and even faced many of the same temptations that they face, so Heavenly Father blessed him with a family (Mary and Joseph) to love, teach, and take care of him.
Show picture from your wedding and ask:
Do you know how many years ago we got married?
Do you know what temple this was?
Do you know why we got married in the temple?
Very briefly talk of how you loved each other so much that you wanted to make sure your family could be together forever. Even though none of them were born yet, you knew you wanted them to be a part of your forever family someday.
Show current family picture:
Talk about how happy you were when you found out that each one of them was coming to join your family and how grateful you are that you have a forever family.
Ask (while still showing picture):
Do you think that Heavenly Father wants us to be grumpy and mean to each other?
Of course not. Heavenly Father wants our homes to be places where we feel love and can grow and learn together, but in order to make this happen we all have to work to do our part.
Explain how sad it makes you (and Heavenly Father) when people are fighting or arguing with each other and that together everyone can work to make your home a happier place.
Role Play:
Tell them that we are going to practice finding positive solutions to frustrating experiences
we may face. There’s no exactly right way to do it, but the point is that you do not yell,
disobey, tear down, or say mean things. We want to do the thing that will best help our home to be a happy, peaceful place.
Take turns picking a slip listed with a negative situation and find a happy solution to the problem.
Reinforce this experience during the week, by trying to intercept people as they’re beginning to get frustrated and point out the different choices they face at that moment. Remind them of this activity.
These scenarios were intentionally made to be thought provoking, since they are situations that would justifiably be frustrating experiences for the child. The point of this experience is to get them to find other ways to deal with their frustrations than yelling, disobeying, hitting, or saying mean things. Solutions can be talking calmly about the problem, finding creative solutions to remedy
the situation, or just taking a deep breath and trying to do what’s right for the best of the family. (For example, with the mitten stealing scenario, the person could calmly talk to their mom without whining and tell the situation, then they could put socks on their hands to play outside for now, then when the sister returns, the child, the sister, and the mom can have a calm discussion about the problem maybe working out a way for them to share the mittens.)
Print and cut. Place slips in basket or bowl for people to draw out of.
Activity
1- Give a "Heart Attack" to someone you love. Cut and laminate as the heart will be passed from person to person throughout the week.
2- Play May I Bite?
Frozen Flower Pops
2- Play May I Bite?
Treat
When your kids are wilting on a hot day, these fruity flowers will perk them right up.
- Ingredients
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- Fresh pineapple
- Watermelon
- Green apple
- Instructions
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- Make the petals by cutting notches in a 1/2-inch-thick fresh pineapple ring, then place a watermelon ball in the center.
- For a leaf, skewer a slice of green apple, then push the skewer stem into the pineapple. Place the flower on a wax-paper-covered tray, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for about 1 hour.
- Make the petals by cutting notches in a 1/2-inch-thick fresh pineapple ring, then place a watermelon ball in the center.
