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Thanksgiving FHE Idea
06 months ago
With Thanksgiving later this week, today’s Family Home Evening is a great opportunity to talk about being thankful. Because I don’t think gratitude is a topic that can be talked about too much. I mean, who has ever said, “Man, that person is way too grateful for what they have”? I know it’s never been said about me.
FHE Theme: Thanksgiving
Scripture: Alma 26:37
Songs: ”Thank Thee for Everything” and “I Am Glad for Many Things” Children’s Songbook
Activity: Get a piece of paper and something to write with for each member of your family. Have everyone trace one of their hands on the paper. Then have them write one thing they’re grateful for in each finger (and the thumb). Read the scripture Alma 26:37, and then as a family discuss each thing that was listed. Don’t just have each family member read their list, but have them say why they’re grateful for each thing, and how they would feel if they didn’t have whatever it is they’re thankful for. (And then, if you want, you can turn your handprint lists into turkeys and display them somewhere important- like your refrigerator door.)
Game: After discussing everyone’s list, have each family member take a turn acting out, without speaking, one of the things they are grateful for (like the game Charades). Don’t let the other family members see their list before guessing. Hopefully everyone paid attention to each other’s lists and can guess.
You can end the lesson by watching this great video from The Mormon Channel:
Getting in the Habit of Gratitude FHE Idea
08 months ago
Being grateful can be hard when you want more in life. A lot of people in the world are struggling these days because of the economy, financial hardship, and personal loss. Sometimes it seems that these things completely overshadow all the good things we have in life, so it’s good to remind your family to look for things to be grateful for. If you get in the habit of being grateful it will become easier to see the good in our lives and not just the bad.
FHE Theme: Getting in the Habit of Gratitude
Scripture: D&C 78:19 and D&C 56:7
Songs: ”I Thank Thee Dear Father” Children’s Songbook and “Count Your Blessings” LDS Hymnbook
Story/activity: Instead of focusing on something huge, teach your family to be grateful for the everyday little things that will help us build a habit of gratitude so that the huge things that happen won’t overshadow all the things there are to be grateful for.
There’s an idea in the 2010 January Friend where you go on a “thankful hunt”. Divide your family into teams and give them a piece of paper with the words “see”, “hear”, “smell”, “touch”, and” taste” on it. Have the teams hunt for things they can write on the paper – things that they can see that they are thankful for, things that they can hear that they are thankful for, and so on. After the teams have had a few minutes to write their answers, share the lists with the whole family.
You can read a story (that goes along with the “thankful hunt”) told by President Monson in the 2010 January Friend. It’s a great example of someone who found things to be grateful for every day.
This is a great video to watch with your family too. It’s really short and to the point, and gives examples of things around us to notice and be grateful for:
And if you’d like an extra activity to add to your Family Home Evening, try Green Jello with Carrot’s “Thankful” printable file folder game. It’s a simple matching game depicting the everyday items your children can be grateful for.
And, as always, don’t forget to end your FHE with a prayer of thanksgiving and some treats!
Need an Oasis of Calm in Your Day?
0All around us is beauty if we only have eyes to see it. God created this amazing world for us to be uplifted and inspired by. So we created a Pinterest board that is a little oasis of calm you can retreat to whenever you want to be reminded of God’s love for you, as evidenced through His creations. Turn on yourLDSradio.com for the soundtrack, and lose yourself for a little while!
Click here to see our Pinterest board There Is Beauty All Around.
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Leap Year: 4 Uplifting Ways to Use Your Extra Day
01 year ago
by Marion Stewart
in goals
Every now and then, don’t you just wish you had an extra day of the week? Maybe between Tuesday and Wednesday—a day no one knows about where you can tackle reorganizing the basement, get some genealogy done without interruption, or visit a distant relative. But Tuesday is over and here comes Wednesday, normal as usual, with laundry, work responsibilities, and shoveling the driveway all over again.
Well, I just looked at the calendar and realized we do have an extra day this year—it’s Leap Year!
An Attitude of Gratitude
01 year ago
by Cami Checketts
in gratitude
yourLDSneighborhood News for Friday, 30 December, 2011
Grateful for the Glass
by Cami Checketts
I had been looking down, dealing with the drudgery of sick kids, dirty house, and an intense desire for chocolate (that I was unwisely trying to repress). I realized, for the hundredth time, that focusing on the Savior and turning to him can help me with all my problems, big or small, since he truly is interested in every aspect of our lives. I also realized that I need to be grateful for what I’ve got.
How do you focus on your glass being half-full–and just being grateful for the glass? Leave a comment.
Gratitude is the Key
01 year ago
by Linda Garner
in gratitude
yourLDSneighborhood News for Wednesday, 23 November, 2011
Gratitude Unlocks the Fullness of Life
by Linda Garner
What will I let go of this autumn? Some of my baggage is old and familiar. Shall I be done with it at last? Is it time to move on? Can I let it go, like softly falling leaves, and allow it to gather at my feet, where I can sweep it up and carry it out?
We welcome your comments.
Tithing = Gratitude
01 year ago
For so many years we have been reminded what tithing really is, so here is the real question: Are we just paying our tithing? Or are we repaying the Lord for his bounteous blessings?
Read more by J. Tolman at LDS Women of God.
We’d love your comments.
Give Gratitude for Shepherds, and Strengthen the Flock
11 year ago
by Cindy Beck
in Thanksgiving
yourLDSneighborhood News for Friday, 18 November, 2011
Gratitude for the Shepherd of the Flock
by Cindy Beck
We try to remember to show gratitude to parents, friends, and colleagues. However, as Latter-day Saints do we remember to thank our ward leaders—particularly our bishop?
We welcome your comments.
Motherhood – A Divine Desire
21 year ago
yourLDSneighborhood News for Wednesday, 12 October, 2011
I Will Stand Still For You
by Lisa Love
It was my last year at girl’s camp. We were on the long descent down from Mt. Ben Lomond, near Ogden, Utah. The mountain is so steep in some parts and so dense in foliage that those who forged the trail many, many years ago, created switch backs to make it more hiker friendly.
Sometimes switch backs can be very tedious and the temptation to just forge your own trail straight up the mountain between the switchbacks is very strong. On this particular day, a group of our girls wanted to get down the mountain faster than normal, so they just started going straight down. You know where this is going…they got lost and almost fell off an unseen cliff. (more…)
