Families Are Forever

My babies- 

Purposely dress alike because "we're best friends and that's what best friends do".

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This year in Primary (a Sunday School for children under 12), the theme for the children is Families Are Forever.  Last Sunday, my two youngest, and the rest of the Primary presented to the congregation what they have learned so far this year.  The kids have different speaking parts and sing songs they have learned.  It's always really cute.

My favorite song this year is The Family is of God by Matthew Neeley.

This song teaches the importance of not only families but also the role each family member plays:

1. Our Father has a family. It’s me!

It’s you, all others too: we are His children.

He sent each one of us to earth, through birth,

To live and learn here in fam’lies.

2. A father’s place is to preside, provide,

To love and teach the gospel to his children.

A father leads in fam’ly prayer to share

Their love for Father in Heaven.

3. A mother’s purpose is to care, prepare,

To nurture and to strengthen all her children.

She teaches children to obey, to pray,

To love and serve in the fam’ly.

4. I’ll love and serve my family and be

A good example to each fam’ly member.

And when I am a mom or dad, so glad,

I’ll help my fam’ly remember:

[Chorus]

God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be—

This is how He shares His love, for the fam’ly is of God.

I can't sing it or even listen to it without the sweet Spirit testifying of it's truthfulness.

I am so grateful "God gave us families" to be each other's best friend and to help each other to learn and grow.

Primary and Family Home Evening

Clint and I serve as Primary teacher's in our Church.  The Primary is what we call the children's Sunday school.  We get to teach the 9/10 year olds together every Sunday.

We also have an awesome music leader who sometimes lets the kids dress-up the teachers.

Poor Clint. . . better him than me!  Hahahaha

The theme for Primary this month is "Participating in Wholesome Activities Will Strengthen My Family".

One such activity is Family Home Evening or FHE for short.  There is no right or wrong way to do FHE.  My family takes turns, and each family member rotates through being in charge, sharing a scripture, leading us in song, saying an opening prayer, teaching a lesson, directing us in a game, showing off a talent or achievement, and providing refreshments.

Modern-day prophets have promised us great blessings if we have regular weekly FHE's.

Some blessings include:

more love at home

obedience to parents will increase

your children will develop faith and gain power to offset evil influences and temptations (which there are plenty of in today's society)

increased personal worth

source

 Last night for FHE we read and discussed "A Good Day After All", from the Sept 2014 Friend magazine, about having a good attitude.  #6 showed off her new backpack that is all packed and ready for her first day of school today.  Then we moved out all the furniture for a little competitive game of indoor volleyball.  And let's not forget the treats- chocolate chocolate pudding pie (#5 likes her some chocolate).

We love FHE at our house!