Family Home Evening Ideas

This issue contains articles and activities that could be used for family home evening. The following are some examples.

“Nine Principles for a Successful Marriage and Family,” page 24: Read the article to learn more about nine fundamental principles from the family proclamation. Consider selecting two or three of these and discussing with your family how to apply them. You could also ask family members for ideas on creating a gospel-centered home. Conclude by singing “Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth” (Hymns, no. 298).

“Asking for Help through Prayer,” page 58: Consider reading as a family the principles of prayer drawn from Elder Cornish’s conference talk. Invite family members to share some personal experiences they have had with prayer, or watch together the Mormon Messages video “Prayer” (mormonmessages.org). You could also read Alma 37:37 or Doctrine and Covenants 10:5 to learn when and why we should pray. Invite family members to evaluate their personal prayers and to think of ways to improve.

“Finding the Way to Personal Revelation,” page 62: You may want to invite a family member to tell about a time when he or she received personal revelation regarding a question or challenge. Consider asking family members to report on one of the three aspects of receiving personal revelation described in the article. After discussing how your family can prepare to receive personal revelation, you could sing the Primary song “Search, Ponder, and Pray” (Children’s Songbook, 109).

Spotlighting the Articles of Faith

As our daughter’s eighth birthday drew near and we pondered how to best prepare her for baptism, the Articles of Faith came to mind. We decided that each week for family home evening, our family would spotlight one article of faith by memorizing it, discussing it, and then praying to gain a testimony of the principles it taught. As the end of the 13 weeks approached, we developed a game to challenge and reinforce our family’s understanding of all the Articles of Faith. It has been a great benefit to our entire family.

Jason and Rebecca Lund, Utah, USA

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