Life Lessons We Can Learn from the First Vision

The theme of our sacrament meeting on Sunday was all about the Restoration, so in continuing with the things we learned yesterday we decided to have our family home evening lesson tonight about the First Vision. 

My kids are all old enough that they know the story of Joseph Smith's experiences very well, so we decided that instead of reviewing what happened, that we would discuss some of the life lessons that we can learn from the First Vision.   It turned out to be a powerful and enlightening discussion that engaged the whole family,  so I thought I'd share some of our insights here, mostly just so that we don't forget them.  


Life Lessons We Can Learn from the First Vision

1.  That God hears and answers our prayers.

2.  Discouragement and negativity come from Satan. 

3.  That God's power is stronger than Satan's. 

4.  That we will never be tempted or tried beyond that which we are able to bear. 

5.  God will always be with us, especially in our darkest moments. 

6.  That we don't need to be well-educated or wealthy to make a difference in the world. 

7.  God loves us and knows us by name.       

 

Lehi and Nephi File Folders

These file folder scenes are awesome!  I have no idea where the fun artwork came from, but these are the perfect thing for teaching your family the stories of Nephi and Lehi!  Just mount the scenes inside of a file folder, laminate the folders and the figures, then use sticky back Velcro to attach everything.   (NOTE:  Some of the  figures  are repeated, as they are meant to be used on more than one flannel board scene at a time.) 

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Lehi and Nephi File Folders

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It has been brought to my attention that some of my older lessons have been moved into the Scribd archives, which means that you have to pay a fee to download them.  The fee is nominal ($5 to download as many lessons as you want in 24-hours), but if you'd like me to send one or two of them to you as an email file let me know.  Unfortunately, due to my slow internet connection (30+ minutes to upload each lesson), I would not be able to email more than one or two lessons to you, but I'd be happy to do it if you let me know.  


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Take an Easter Walk with Jesus

“Take an Easter Walk with Jesus”—walk outside, and find and place the following items in a bag while you talk more about Jesus’ atonement.  We do this early in the day as a prelude to an Easter  family home evening.  

A BRANCH—a week before his crucifixion, as Christ entered the city, the people waved branches from palm trees

SOMETHING PRICKLY—his “crown” was made of thorns

A PIECE OF WOOD—for it was out of wood his cross was made

SOMETHING NO LONGER ALIVE—for the Savior truly died

WHITE LINEN (may need to find this at home) —Christ was wrapped in white linen before being placed in the tomb

A STONE –it was a huge stone at the opening of the tomb that the angel removed

SOMETHING LIVING—to remind us that Christ surely lives.  He died and was resurrected. 

 Some of the beautiful sights we saw along the way that gave us the opportunity about the beauty of God's creations. 

Here is one of my kids' collections from the walk. 

My kids really wanted our dog, Rocky, to be the living thing they found as part of the walk. 

Easter Coloring Book: with Scenes from Jesus' Earthly Life

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This is a printable Easter coloring book featuring scenes of Jesus Christ's life on earth. The story of Easter is told simply at a young child's level, with a coloring page to accompany the text.

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EASTER COLORING BOOK WITH SCENES FROM CHRIST'S LIFE: 



This is just a random visual aid that I had, that could be used for retelling the Easter story or for a quiet activity to keep in a church bag. 

EASTER TOMB VISUAL AID




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Self-Control Mobile

Okay, okay...so it isn't Monday anymore, but since I had all my kids home from school yesterday, early Tuesday is all I could do.  :)

This is a mobile to hang in your house of this wonderful quote about developing our characters.  It's a powerful quote and would go perfectly with a FHE lesson on self-control, developing habits, or character development.   Or it would make a great basis for a family home evening itself, as you talk about each aspect of the quote. 

“Thoughts become words, words become actions. Actions become habits. Habits become character.”

Coming soon....some fun Easter stuff. 

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