"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
5- Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.
8- And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
9- But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint, that ye must not preform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that they performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.
1. Ere you left your room this morning, Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ, our Savior, Did you sue for loving favor As a shield today?
Chorus
Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray.
2. When you heart was filled with anger, Did you think to pray?
Did you plead for grace, my brother, That you might forgive another Who had crossed your way?
Chorus
Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray.
3. When sore trials came upon you, Did you think to pray?
When your soul was full of sorrow, Balm of Gilead did you borrow At the gates of day?
Chorus
Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray.
1- Set a goal to pray together as a family each night.
Scripture
5- Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.
8- And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
9- But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint, that ye must not preform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that they performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.
Hymn
Did You Think to Pray? - Hymn #1401. Ere you left your room this morning, Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ, our Savior, Did you sue for loving favor As a shield today?
Chorus
Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray.
2. When you heart was filled with anger, Did you think to pray?
Did you plead for grace, my brother, That you might forgive another Who had crossed your way?
Chorus
Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray.
3. When sore trials came upon you, Did you think to pray?
When your soul was full of sorrow, Balm of Gilead did you borrow At the gates of day?
Chorus
Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray.
Lesson
1. Hold up the shaker of pepper and explain that the pepper represents temptations and trials. Shake some pepper onto the water in the dish. Ask, “What is one of the best things we can do when we are tempted or struggling with challenges?” (Allow family members to respond)
2. Read D&C 10:5 as a family.
a. Hold up a bar of soap and explain that the soap represents prayer. Have someone rub his/her finger on the soap bar and then touch the finger on the surface of the water in the dish (the pepper will spring to the sides of the dish).
b. Encourage your family to underline or highlight this verse in their scriptures. You may also want to read 2 Nephi 32:8 and remind them that Satan tries to encourage us not to pray.
3. President Brigham Young once said, “Prayer keeps a man from sin, and sin keeps a man from prayer.”
4. President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "behold your little ones. Pray with them. Pray for them and bless them... You can do nothing better for your children than to have them taking their turn in the family prayer, expressing gratitude for their blessings."
4. President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "behold your little ones. Pray with them. Pray for them and bless them... You can do nothing better for your children than to have them taking their turn in the family prayer, expressing gratitude for their blessings."
5. You may wish to share a personal experience when prayer has provided strength in time of trial or temptation. Or you may want to share the following story: The Lifeline of Prayer. Share with the children the story of the bomb that did not explode.
Testify that our Heavenly Father hears our prayers and will help us in times of
temptation and trial.
Activity
1- Set a goal to pray together as a family each night.
2- Have your children color the page with the child praying.
A frozen banana is the backbone of a good smoothie. I never toss out over-ripe bananas -- I just peel them and store them in a bag in the freezer.
- Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup nonfat yogurt
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup blueberries, washed
- Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serves 1.
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