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Family Home Evening Materials

Theme: 10th Article of Faith

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5 tips for successful Family Home Evenings

1. Pray. Pray about the needs of your family as you consider topics for home evenings, and pray as you prepare. 3. Involvement. Involve everyone in the family; help little children take part.

2. Prioritize. Make Family Home Evening a priority; learn to say no to other activities. 4. Commitment. Be committed and be consistent. Set a designated time and stick to it. Holding Family Home Evening on a weekly basis takes dedication and planning on the part of all family members. 5. Relax and enjoy it. The most important thing your children will remember is the spirit they feel in your family home evenings and activities. Be sure the atmosphere is one of love, understanding, and enjoyment.

Thought: Each one of us can build up Zion in our own lives by being pure in heart. Each one of us can extend the borders of Zion by gathering our friends and neighbors into the fold of Israel.
(Bruce R. McConkie, Come: Let Israel Build Zion, Ensign, May 1977, 115)

10th Article of Faith

Purpose: To help family members better understand the Tenth Article of Faith. Song: When He Comes Again, Childrens Songbook, p. 82

Scripture: We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
(Articles of Faith: 1:10)

When Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, many things changed. The earth changed. Instead of being a beautiful garden, the earth had deserts that were hot and dry. it had weeds and thorns growing among the flowers and trees. Some of the animals began fighting and killing. Write the names of as many weeds as you can think of: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Write the names of some flowers or plants that have sharp thorns: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Write the names of some animals who fight or hunt other animals for food: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ When Jesus Christ comes again to reign on the earth, the earth will be renewed. Renew means to make new. The earth will be made as it was when Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden.
(Ann Laemmlen and Jackie Owen, Articles of Faith Learning Book, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990], p. 1312.)

Lesson:

Story:
The Kingdom of God or Nothing
(Written by President McKay at Ogden, Utah)

Just above the pulpit in the meeting-house where as a boy I attended Sunday services, there hung for many years a large photograph of the late President John Taylor, and under it, in what I thought were gold letters, this phrase: The Kingdom of God or Nothing. The sentiment impressed me as a mere child years before I understood its real significance. I seemed to realize at that early date that there is no other Church or organization that approaches the perfection or possesses the divinity that characterizes the Church of Jesus Christ. As a child I felt this intuitively; in youth, I became thoroughly convinced of it; and today I treasure it as a firm conviction of my soul. I desire to testify to another thing: The Lord is not only guiding his Church, but overruling the destiny of nations preparatory to the preaching of the gospel "to every nation, kindred, tongue and people." Dreadful as are the perilous conditions in war-torn countries today, we may rest assured that out of it all will come better opportunities for the honest men and women of the world to hear the "Glad tidings of great joy" as heralded again in this the last and greatest of all dispensations. Out of the darkness, now brooding over the nations, made more gloomy and terrible by the thunderings and tempests of war and bloodshed will come the dawn of that long expected day, when "peace and good will" will reign over all the earth. Upon Latter-day Saints rests the responsibility of preaching the true gospel of peace to mankind. O may we be equal to this responsibility!
(David O. McKay and Clare Middlemiss, Cherished Experiences from the Writings of President David O. McKay)

Activity:

Here are the names of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Rewrite them in alphabetical order in the blanks at the right. 1. Dan A__________ 2. Simeon B__________ 3. Asher D__________ 4. Judah E__________ 5. Naphtali G__________ 6. Reuben I__________ 7. Zebulun J__________ 8. Benjamin M__________ 9. Issachar N__________ 10. Ephraim R__________ 11. Manasseh S__________ 12. Gad Z__________
(Ann Laemmlen and Jackie Owen, Articles of Faith Learning Book, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990], p. 134.)

Extras:

Draw a picture of how beautiful you think the earth might be when it receives its paradisiacal glory.

Toffee Torte

Refreshment

1 package devils food cake mix 1 16-ounce carton frozen whipped topping, thawed 7 English toffee bars (such as Heath or Skor), crushed Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Prepare and bake the cake according to package directions. Cool on a wire rack. (If time permits, the cakes can be frozen for easier handling.) Carefully cut each layer horizontally to make 2 layers. Place whipped topping in a bowl and fold in 6 of the crushed candy bars. Place one layer of the cake on a serving plate and spread with topping mixture. Repeat with remaining three layers. Frost the sides and top with topping mixture. Sprinkle the remaining crushed candy bar on top of the cake. Makes 12 to 14 servings.
(Lion House Weddings, [Salt Lake City: Eagle Gate, 2003] p. 100.)

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