Family Home Evening for Exodus 18-20

 Activity

Cut out the following strips of paper. Use the “Honoring God” and “Loving Others” strips to become column headings. Then, take turns reading the 10 Commandments strips. Have your children place the strips under the appropriate column heading. Maybe you could choose one or two commandments a day. Discuss how obeying each commandment can bless your family, and see if you and your children can think of ways the Savior obeyed that commandment. For example, Jesus honored His Father and mother by always giving Heavenly Father the glory and telling John to take care of His mother, when He knew He was going to die. It helps our family when we honor our parents, because it helps Mom and Dad feel less stressed, which makes our home more peaceful.

Honoring God

Loving Others

1 ​Thou shalt have ​​​no​ other ​​​gods​ before me.

​​​2 ​Thou shalt ​​​not​ make unto thee any ​​​graven​ ​​​image​, or any likeness ​of any thing​ that ​is​ in heaven above, or that ​is​ in the earth beneath, or that ​is​ in the water under the earth: ​Thou shalt not ​​​bow​ down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the ​​Lord​​ thy God ​am​ a ​​​jealous​ God, ​​​visiting​ the ​​​iniquity​ of the ​​​fathers​ upon the ​​​children​ unto the third and fourth ​generation​ of them that ​​​hate​ me; ​And shewing ​​​mercy​ unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my ​​​commandments​.

3​​​ ​Thou shalt not take the ​​​name​ of the ​​Lord​​ thy God in ​​​vain​; for the ​​Lord​​ will not hold him ​​​guiltless​ that ​​​taketh​ his name in vain.

4 ​Remember the ​​​sabbath​ day, to keep it ​​​holy​. ​​​​Six​ days shalt thou ​​​labour​, and do all thy work: ​But the seventh day ​is​ the sabbath of the ​​Lord​​ thy God: ​in it​ thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ​​​stranger​ that ​is​ within thy gates:

5 ​​​​Honour​ thy ​​​father​ and thy ​​​mother​: that thy ​​​days​ may be ​​​long​ upon the ​​​land​ which the ​​Lord​​ thy God giveth thee.

​​​6 ​Thou shalt not ​​​kill​.

​​​7 ​Thou shalt not commit ​​​adultery​.

​​​8 ​Thou shalt not ​​​steal​.

​​​9 ​Thou shalt not bear ​​​false witness​ against thy ​​​neighbor​.

​​​10 ​Thou shalt not ​​​covet​ thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s ​​​wife​, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that ​is​ thy neighbor’s.

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