“We have a family home evening program once a week [Monday night] across the Church in which parents sit down with their children. They study the scriptures. They talk about family problems. They plan family activities and things of that kind. I don’t hesitate to say if every family in the world practiced that one thing, you’d see a very great difference in the solidarity of the families of the world." --President Hinckley

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Ancestors

Honor the day that an ancestor(s) joined the Church, making it possible for your family to have the gospel. Make it a yearly tradition! Help your children learn the stories of their ancestors and the sacrifices they made for the gospel.

Scripture:

Game: Make a family tree puzzle - no need to be an artist, just draw a large tree with enough branches for as many generations back as you want to go. Write the starting name at the bottom of the tree (your name, your spouse's - depending on what side of the family the ancestor you are honoring came from.) Write your parents', grandparents', great-grandparents' (you get the picture) names on slips of paper and let your children place them in the correct spot.

General Conference Talk: Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis considers June 2, 1940, to be a very important day in the history of his family. On this day his father was baptized into this Church. He tells the story of the courage it took for his father to join the Church.

Treat Ideas:
  • old family recipe, or special family recipe
  • recipe from the country where your ancestors are from (search the internet!)
Song Ideas:
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