I think I’ve finally realized now how my Mom must have felt when I was growing up and she put dinner on the table in front of us only to hear groaning, complaining, and moaning. My Mom worked hard during my childhood, working full-time outside the home, and also cooking many meals for us as kids. I don’t remember eating out a lot, and I don’t remember many nights where we had to fend for ourselves. There was always a dinner of some kind, and we almost always ate together as a family. Recently, my 2 and 5 year olds … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based lesson twenty-eight in the manuals. The Primary is one lesson behind. You may need to adjust the discussions if your ward is behind a week due to Stake Conference. Be sure to make these discussions a positive and uplifting experience for everyone. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about the importance of praying together as a family. The children learned the story of Jesus praying with the Nephites in the Book of Mormon. They also talked about the blessings that come with having family prayer. You may want to … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty seven in the manuals. The Primary lessons are one week behind due to the Easter lesson. This week is Pioneer day, and you may want to share some family pioneer stories, or talk about the example that the pioneers set for us. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams he learned that families can be together forever. The lesson talked about the temple, and the blessings that happen when your family is sealed together. The children learned that the temple is a sacred place, and the importance of living … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty six in the manual. The Primary lessons are one week behind due to the special lesson they had for Easter. You may want to review the sharing time theme, which is about missionary work with your family as well. Additionally you can talk about the heritage of the Pioneers. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams he learned about loving his whole family. The lesson focused on extended family, such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. The children learned that John the Baptist and Elizabeth were related to … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty-five in the manuals. The Primary lessons are a week behind because of the special Easter lesson. You may need to adjust your schedule to match the schedule that your ward is on. Additionally you may want to spend time reviewing other gospel topics you feel are important or spend time talking about the pioneers. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about the importance of family, especially brothers and sisters. He learned how Hyrum helped Joseph Smith when he had leg surgery when he was a young … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty-two for the Primary lessons. All of the other lessons are a week ahead and are based on lesson twenty-three. The fourth of July is coming up and if you live in the U.S. you may want to talk a little bit about that. You can also review the First Presidency message with your children. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned that he could do many things. The children talked about all the things that they have learned to do since they were babies. They talked about … Continue reading →

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson twenty-two in the manual for the youth and adults. The Primary lessons are a week behind and based on lesson twenty-one. You can extend your dinner discussions to talk more extensively about your family home evening lesson or to plan for the summer trips. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned about feelings the lesson focused on the ways that people feel in different situations. It also talked about the appropriate way to show and express those feelings. The lesson reviewed the story of the Prodigal son with … Continue reading →