Tag Archives: FHE

Family Home Evening: Harmony at Home

Family home evening is a great time to gather as a family. It is also a good opportunity to address issues that may be facing your family. You can use family home evening as a time to build family unity, and to make family rules that everyone can live with. This can be a great time to help improve the harmony in your home. This week the lesson is going to focus on family harmony. As a family you can discuss the different things you can do as a family to help everyone feel loved and accepted. If there are … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: School Goals and Schedules

The beginning of the school year is a great time to sit down as a family to make goals and organize the family for the upcoming school year. This week’s family home evening topic is going to focus on the importance of doing well in school, as well as organizing your family at home. In some ways this is more of a family council with scriptures and stories added. You will know what works best for your family. Be sure to keep in mind the ages of your children as you plan what activities work best for them. If children … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: “Service to Others”

The next topic in the “For Strength of Youth” manual is “Service to Others.” This is great topic to discuss in family home evening. You can talk about serving each other in the family, as well as serving others in the community. Open the lesson by reading John 13:35. As a family discuss how our actions show who we truly are. Then as a family read the section “Service to Others.” Discuss this with your family. You may want to list ways to serve in the home, and ways that your children may be able to serve outside of the … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: “Physical Health”

The next section in the “For the Strength of Youth” manual is “Physical Health.” This is a great topic to cover in family home evening. You can talk about the Word of Wisdom as well as good exercise, sleep and eating habits. You can begin the lesson by reading Doctrine and Covenants 89: 18-20. Discuss the different blessings promised with your family. Ask your family what the benefits of having these blessings might be. Read the section “Physical Health” as a family. You may also want to read the Word of Wisdom, which is found in Doctrine and Covenants 89. … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Tithes and Offerings

The next topic in the “For the Strength of Youth” manual is “Tithes and Offerings.” This is a great topic to spend a family home evening discussing. This principle is a good one to review from time to time because it is important to remember why we pay our tithing. The section also covers the law of the fast. You can open the lesson by reading Malachi 3:10. You may want to discuss what it means by the types of blessings you receive. These blessings are not necessarily monetary, but are definitely spiritual blessings. As a family read the “Tithes … Continue reading →

Focus on Fasting

As another fast Sunday approaches it is time to think of the reasons that we fast. We know that every able member of the church has been commanded to fast the first Sunday of each month, and to donate a fast offering equal to the amount of the meals skipped. This money goes directly to helping the poor. Unless there is a looming crisis I often find it difficult to have a specific topic to fast on. Yet fasting without a purpose in mind is simply going hungry. In his talk “The Blessings of a Proper Fast” Elder Carl B … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Sabbath Day Observance

The next topic in the “For the Strength of Youth” manual is “Sabbath Day Observance.” This is a wonderful topic to review with your family. It is also a great opportunity to create a positive Sabbath day experience. Open the lesson by reading Exodus 20:8. Then as a family discuss the importance of keeping the Sabbath day holy. Read the section “Sabbath Day Observance” from the “For the Strength of Youth” manual. You should stress that we keep the Sabbath to honor the Lord. You may want to talk about the different activities, which are appropriate for the Sabbath day. … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Pioneers

Since it is July 24 or Pioneer Day, it is ideal to have a family home evening honoring our pioneer heritage. The example of the pioneers speaks to all us. We can all learn from what they have done. Many converts or new members are pioneers in their own right. It is important to remember this as you prepare this lesson. As a family you can have a picnic or go for a hike to remind yourselves of some of the conditions that the pioneers went through. You can open the lesson by telling your children that you are going … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Honesty

The next topic in the “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet is “Honesty.” This is a great family home evening topic to cover. It is one topic that is always good to review with your family. Little children often need concrete examples of lying and telling the truth. As they grasp this concept it really comes to life for them. You can open family home evening by reading Exodus 20:15-16. This scripture shares the two commandments involving honesty. You can ask your children what you think they mean, and have them give examples of both keeping them and breaking them. … Continue reading →

A Review of “The Best of Fun for Family Night”

If you feel like you just cannot come up with another idea for family home evening then you should check out “The Best of Fun for Family Night” by Max H. Molgard and Alan K. Burgess. This is a great resource that is available to supplement your family home evening lessons. The book includes thirty-four lessons on a wide variety of topics. The lessons revolve around an activity or a game. In a few lessons there are several activities and in others there is just one. It depends on the length of the game. The games are then tied back … Continue reading →