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.