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Morning Meeting - Read/summarize John 1:1-4 and talk about the pre-mortal life and how Jesus created the earth for us. Go through " The Pre-mortal Life " story with pictures or cut outs (the cut out version is pictured below). You can go into as much or as little detail you'd like depending on the age of your child(ren). Family Home Evening: 1) Review the pre-mortal life from our morning meeting with Dad. Ask the kids questions about what they learned and have them answer to "teach" dad. 2) The Creation Story . My mom gave me a copy of this short and sweet creation story. 3) Make Earth Cupcakes OR Puffy Paint Earths. Earth Cupcakes: Make a store bought cake mix (we always substitute buttermilk in place of the water to make them more moist). Dye half the mix blue, the other half green. Pour the blue mix into one zip lock bag and the green mix into another zip lock bag and cut a small hole in the bottom corner. Fill the muffin tins 3/4 the wa...

Free Download:  Come Follow Me Treasure Hunt Morning Meeting - Talk about light. Show the pictures of the bugs, the light house and headlights and talk about why light is important in each example. Summarize John 1:6-9 and talk about how Jesus is the light. Explain that when we follow Him, it keeps us safe and leads us back to heaven. You can print these pictures at the end of the "Come Follow Me" Treasure Hunt link below. Family Home Evening: 1) Have your children tell dad about the light pictures from our morning meeting. 2) "Come Follow Me" Treasure Hunt : Turn all the lights out! Your children will use a flashlight (Jesus) to find different clues around the house, each explaining a way we can follow Him. The clues will lead you to the hidden treasure. The directions and everything you need can be found by clicking the link above. Create a free account to download. Here are a few preview pictures... Getting ready for our treasure hunt!  F...

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Morning Meeting - Read and summarize Luke 2:1-17 (The Nativity Story). Use a  Nativity Flannel Board to tell the story as we read. I couldn't find the exact flannel board I have, so the link is a similar one on Amazon. Family Home Evening: 1) Have the kids re-tell dad about the story of Christ's birth with the flannel board. 2) Watch " The King is Born " from the Living Scriptures Animated Series. I watched this movie and so many others of the animated series growing up. They really helped me remember all the stories from the scriptures! The option is available to stream these DVD's online. Click the link for more info. Another option would be to watch " The Nativity " from LDS.org. 3) Make a Nativity Gingerbread House: I hot glued the stable together using graham crackers and then hot glued the stable onto a cut out cereal box. We used tooth picks and gumdrops (people), fruit leathers (star and head bands), cinnamon squares cereal ...

Morning Meeting - Read and Summarize Matthew 2:1-12 (The Wisemen Visit Jesus). Use the Nativity Flannel Board. Talk about the three gifts the Wisemen brought Jesus. Ask, "Do you think we can give gifts to Jesus? How?" Talk about how helping others and being kind are wonderful gifts we can give to Jesus. Write or draw your ideas on a piece of paper.  My five and three came up with these ideas on their own.  Family Home Evening: 1) Summarize the story in "We are His Hands" from  Elder Uchtdorf's Conference Talk . Show the picture below while telling the story. Talk about how our hands can help other people. Hang this on the fridge as a reminder of the lesson. 2) Gifts to Jesus: Review the story of the Wisemen from this morning and have the kids tell dad about different ways we can give gifts to Jesus. Choose one "gift to Jesus" and do it together as a family tonight. Write it down on one of these Present Cards . We c...

These are different than the typical BBQ pork sandwiches. They have a delicious spice blend with a little kick. My husband loves when I make these and I love that they are easily made in a crock pot. I found this recipe (and photo) from Cooking Classy - one of my favorite cooking websites. Rating: 10/10 Ingredients: 1 1/2 Tbsp salt 1 Tbsp pepper 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 Tbsp paprika 1 tsp cayenne pepper 4 pound boneless pork shoulder roast (aka Boston Butt roast) 2 cups apple juice 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar  2 Tbsp Worcestershire 1/2 Tbsp liquid smoke 1 1/4 cups BBQ sauce Directions: 1) In a small mixing bowl whisk together salt, pepper, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. 2) Place for shoulder in a baking dish and rub entire roast with dry rub mixture, pressing mixture over the roast. Cover roast with plastic wrap and all to rest in the refrigerator at least 2 hours, or overnight. 3) In a medium mixing bowl combing apple juice, apple c...

Our family has really enjoyed the " Come Follow Me " manual this year! We have learned so much (me included) and we've tried harder to be more like the Savior as we've learned about Him. If you want to see these lessons in advance and other ideas to do with young children, please follow me on instagram @newswithnaylors. JULY. Come Follow Me Alma 36-38  (July 20-27) Come Follow Me Alma 32-25  (July 13-20) Bury OUR Weapons (Anti-Nephi-Lehis) JUNE. An Instrument in God's Hand (the story of Ammon) Build Your Faith Jenga (Alma & Amulek) Born Again (with a Butterfly Craft) MAY. May 25-31:  A Puzzle Piece Testimony May 18-24: Steps to Repentanc e & The Forgiveness Bee   May 11-17: Baptismal Covenants "KIT" (Mosiah 18:8-10) May 4 - 10: Abinadi and the Ten Commandments (Mosiah 11-17) APRIL. April 20 - 26:  Strength of the Lord March 30 - April 19:  Mail a Hug (service) March 30 - April 2:...