Family Home Evening Ideas

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

“Returned with Honor,” page 50: After reading the story, you and your family could watch the video “Honesty: You Better Believe It!” at youth.lds.org (available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish). Family members can share what they learned from either the story and video. You could also read in For the Strength of Youth about honesty and integrity (page 19). For an activity, family members could brainstorm situations where their honesty might be tested. Write the situations on slips of paper, put them in a bowl, and have everyone pull out a paper. Taking turns, have everyone read the situation and say what should be done in that situation to be honest.

“The Story Rug,” page 66: In this story, Katy and Nana do things to nurture their relationship. Consider reading the seventh paragraph of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” How does it say that successful marriages and families are established? Pick one of these points, such as compassion, and discuss it as a family. You could invite the family to list ways they can be compassionate to family members and others. You could set goals for the week to show more compassion and discuss how well you met your goals during your next family home evening. You might finish your lesson by singing “Families Can Be Together Forever” (Hymns, no. 300).

In Your Language

The Liahona and other Church materials are available in many languages at languages.lds.org.