Family Home Evening for Genesis 6-8

 Read, Summarize, or Role Play 

Genesis 6-8 (Noah's Ark).

Make note of the following things: 

1. What kind of man Noah was

2. What happened to the people who did not follow the prophet

3. What happened to the people who did follow the prophet

Build a boat out of paper or blocks. Watch the video below to see how to fold a paper boat. Then, discuss how following the prophet, today, keeps us safe from the “floods” of bad things in our world today. You may want to go back to the last General Conference to be reminded of what our prophet said. Click here to be directed to the October 2021 General Conference. My list is below. Have each child draw a picture to represent the words or write the words of the prophet on their boat.

 President Nelson Quotes from October 2021 Conference:

• I plead with you today to counter the lure of the world by making time for the Lord in your life—each and every day.

• If you are not also seeking the Lord through daily prayer and gospel study, you leave yourself vulnerable to philosophies that may be intriguing but are not true.

• Make your own spiritual foundation firm and able to stand the test of time by doing those things that allow the Holy Ghost to be with you always.

• Make your Sabbath a delight as you worship Him, partake of the sacrament, and keep His day holy.

• please make time for the Lord in His holy house

• It is imperative that we each have a firm spiritual foundation built upon the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

• The temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple

• Ponder these three truths:

• The Restoration is a process, not an event, and will continue until the Lord comes again

• The ultimate objective of the gathering of Israel is to bring the blessings of the temple to God’s faithful children.

• As we seek how to accomplish that objective more effectively, the Lord reveals more insights. The ongoing Restoration needs ongoing revelation.

• Under the Lord’s direction and in answer to our prayers, recent procedural adjustments have been made. He is the One who wants you to understand with great clarity exactly what you are making covenants to do.

• If you don’t yet love to attend the temple, go more often—not less.

• Contrary to the doubts of some, there really is such a thing as right and wrong. There really is absolute truth—eternal truth.

• I invoke a blessing upon all who are seeking greater light, knowledge, and truth.

Family Home Evening for Moses 7

 Read or Summarize Moses 7:28-31

28 And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people, and he wept; and Enoch bore record of it, saying: How is it that the heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the mountains?

29 And Enoch said unto the Lord: How is it that thou canst weep, seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity?

30 And were it possible that man could number the particles of the earth, yea, millions of earths like this, it would not be a beginning to the number of thy creations; and thy curtains are stretched out still; and yet thou art there, and thy bosom is there; and also thou art just; thou art merciful and kind forever;

31 And thou hast taken Zion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all eternity; and naught but peace, justice, and truth is the habitation of thy throne; and mercy shall go before thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst weep?

Discuss

Explain to your children Enoch's surprise that God weeps. He also marveled at how God is so aware of each of His creations. Explain that each of them are individual sons and daughters of God, a sibling, part of a family, part of a community, part of the world, part of a universe, and part of one of God's many creations, yet He is still aware of them as an individual and loved so much by Him. When they are sad or bad things happen, He cries for them. When they are happy, He rejoices with them, because they are His. 

Activity

In Moses 7:32, we read that God gave us agency. Explain that when God gave us agency, He helped us to know the good and bad consequences of our actions (2Nephi 25-27). We always can make our choices on what we do, but we can't always choose our consequences. Role play choices with your kids, such as, "It is bedtime, but you are in the middle of playing a game. Do you choose to go to bed or stay awake?" If they choose to stay awake, have them role play how they feel in the morning, when it is time to go to school. If they choose to go to bed, have them role play how they feel in the morning when it is time to go to school. Other scenarios could include: when they get mad at a sibling or friend, do they hit or say mean things or talk about how they feel to their friend/get help from a grown up? When they get frustrated at a videogame, do they cry and scream or take a small break to calm down? It's time for bedtime prayers, but they are super tired. Do they say prayer anyways or pretend they are asleep, so they don't have to pray with the family?

Watch

View the video below for our "Discussion" portion of this lesson.

Family Home Evening for Genesis 5; Moses 6

 Tip: The following is just an outline for a brief lesson for small children. Encourage discussion with your children about these gospel topics. We begin each family home evening with a song and prayer. We take turns choosing songs and praying. We have a rotational chart to help us remember who is next in line. Role plays, games, or other activities could also be used to supplement the lessons. Make Family Home Evening meaningful and memorable for your family.

Read

Read the question Adam asked the Lord, in Moses 6:53

53 And our father Adam spake unto the Lord, and said: Why is it that men must repent and be baptized in water?

Then, Read or summarize the Lord's answer in Moses 6:53-62

Watch 

The following video shows our summary. Click the picture below to view it.

FHE for Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5

 Read Genesis 3 and/or Moses 5*

*If you have really small children, like me, you may want to summarize, retell the story, or go to the following link on the Church of Jesus Christ's website: Adam and Eve

I have also summarized it, in my own words in the video below.

Also, read or summarize Moses 5:16-34 (my summary is in the video below). Ask your children what it means to "be your brother's keeper." Tell them that it means to watch over or care for your siblings, family, and friends. 

Activity

Give your children scenarios where they could have opportunities to be their brother's keeper. Have them tell you what they could do to fulfill that role. I have some examples at the end of the video below.

Family Home Evening for Genesis 1-2, Moses 2-3, or Abraham 4-5

 Reading and Activity

To help your children understand the creation, make a mini model of the creation. Read Genesis 1-2, Moses 2-3, or Abraham 4-5. Use colored paper, toy animals, toy fishes, people, etc. to represent the different days of the creation. Then have your children try to recreate it. Point out how many times God saw His creations as good. Also, emphasize that God rested on the 7th day. 

Here is a video of what we did, along with a trivia game at the end.