Family Home Evening forJudges 2-4, 6-8, and 13-16

 Read Judges 2:10

10 ​And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which ​​​knew not​ the ​​Lord​​, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

Discuss

How are we going to make sure that our future generations don’t forget the Lord?

Activity

Create a time capsule of the things that you know about Jesus Christ. You could include pictures of Jesus with captions on the back, slips of paper with things that your children know about Jesus on them. You could also include a Book of Mormon. Decorate a shoebox with your children to keep your time capsule in, put the date on it, and set an opening date, or several opening dates for the time capsule, so that your future generations (or even the current generation) won’t forget about Jesus, in the future.

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Family Home Evening for Joshua 1-8; 23-24

 Read Joshua 4:3,6-9

3 ​And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, ​​​twelve​ ​​​stones​, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

​​​6 ​That this may be a sign among you, ​that​ when your ​​​children​ ask ​their fathers​ in time to come, saying, What ​mean​ ye by these stones?

​​​7 ​Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ​​​ark​ of the covenant of the ​​Lord​​; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a ​​​memorial​ unto the children of Israel for ever.

​​​8 ​And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of ​​Jordan, as the ​​Lord​​ spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

​​​9 ​And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

Discuss

When the Israelites needed to pass over the Jordan River to be safe, it was harvest time, so the river was overflowing with lots of water. Much like when Heavenly Father parted the Red Sea for Moses and the Israelites, He also parted the Jordan River for Joshua and the Israelites. The first people to cross were the Priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant (remember this special item that was in the most sacred part of the tabernacle?). The Lord asked Joshua to place stones where each of the men’s feet stood. There were 12 stones, because there was a priest to represent each of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Activity

Get a small rock, for each person in your family. Write or draw a picture of something the Lord has done for you. Display the rocks as a reminder of these things.

Read Joshua 6:2-5

2 ​And the ​​Lord​​ said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, ​and​ the mighty men of valour.

​​​3 ​And ye shall ​​​compass​ the city, all ​ye​ men of war, ​and​ go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

​​​4 ​And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, ​​and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

​​​5 ​And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long ​blast​ with the ram’s horn, ​and​ when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

Activity 

You could have a lot of fun acting out the Lord’s instructions to the Israelites at Jericho. You could build a mini model of Jericho out of blocks and surround it with a wall. Afterwards, discuss what the Lord might want us to learn from this story.

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Family Home Evening for Deuteronomy 6-8; 15; 18; 29-30; 34

 Read 

Deuteronomy 6:13, 16; 8:3

13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

Discuss

These scriptures helped Jesus in a very important moment in His life.

Read or summarize Matthew 4:1-11 to see how. Be sure to help your children to understand that Satan did not take Jesus to the places in these scriptures. It was the Holy Ghost that did so.

1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Discuss 

What scriptures have helped you in times of need? Parents, share with your children, and children, share with your parents. We had fun asking extended family for input. It lead to a great, whole family discussion.

Below, there is a list of some of the scriptures our family members came up with. Click the picture below to see our video.

• Helaman 5:12 

• D&C 121-123 

• Mosiah 15:10-11 

• 1 Nephi 21:16 

• 2 Nephi 2:24 

• D&C 111:11 

• D&C 38:7-9 

• Matthew 11:28-30 

• D&C 82:10

• D&C 6:34-37 

• Jeremiah 29: 11-14 

• Isaiah 49:14-18 

• Mosiah 27:36-37 (Story of the sons of Mosiah)

• Alma 37:36 

• Alma 37:17 

• Moroni 7:41 

• Genesis 28:15-16 

• Jeremiah 18:3-6 

• Genesis 45:4-5, 8 

• Genesis 50:20 

• Alma 30: 9 

• D&C 128: 22 

• The book of Esther.  

• Alma 8:14-15 

• Articles of Faith

Family Home Evening for Numbers 11-14; 20-24

 Read or Summarize the following scripture references

Numbers 21:4-9

4 ​​¶ ​And they journeyed from mount ​​​Hor​ by the way of the ​​​Red sea​, to ​​​compass​ the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

​​​5 ​And the people ​​​spake​ against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for ​there is​ no bread, neither ​is there any​ water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

​​​6 ​And the ​​Lord​​ sent ​​​fiery​ ​​​serpents​ among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

​​​7 ​​¶ ​Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have ​​​sinned​, for we have spoken against the ​​Lord​​, and against thee; pray unto the ​​Lord​​, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses ​​​prayed​ for the people.

​​​8 ​And the ​​Lord​​ said unto Moses, ​​​Make​ thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall ​​​live​.

​​​9 ​And Moses made a ​​​serpent​ of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

1Nephi 17:40-41

40 ​And he loveth those who will have him to be their God. Behold, he loved our ​​​fathers​, and he ​​​covenanted​ with them, yea, even Abraham, ​​​Isaac​, and ​​​Jacob​; and he remembered the covenants which he had made; wherefore, he did bring them out of the land of ​​​Egypt​.

​​​41 ​And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod; for they ​​​hardened​ their hearts, even as ye have; and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity. He sent ​​fiery flying ​​​serpents​ among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way that they might be ​​​healed​; and the labor which they had to perform was to look; and because of the ​​​simpleness​ of the way, or the easiness of it, there were many who perished.

Alma 33:18-22

18 ​But behold, this is not all; these are not the only ones who have spoken concerning the Son of God.

​​​19 ​Behold, he was spoken of by ​​​Moses​; yea, and behold a ​​​type​ was ​​​raised​ up in the wilderness, that whosoever would look upon it might live. And many did look and live.

​​​20 ​But few understood the meaning of those things, and this because of the hardness of their hearts. But there were many who were so hardened that they would not look, therefore they perished. Now the reason they would not look is because they did not believe that it would ​​​heal​ them.

​​​21 ​O my brethren, if ye could be healed by merely casting about your eyes that ye might be healed, would ye not behold quickly, or would ye rather harden your hearts in ​​​unbelief​, and be ​​​slothful​, that ye would not cast about your eyes, that ye might perish?

​​​22 ​If so, wo shall come upon you; but if not so, then cast about your eyes and ​​​begin​ to believe in the Son of God, that he will come to redeem his people, and that he shall suffer and die to ​​​atone​ for their sins; and that he shall ​​​rise​ again from the dead, which shall bring to pass the ​​​resurrection​, that all men shall stand before him, to be ​​​judged​ at the last and judgment day, according to their ​​​works​.

Helaman 8:13-15

13 ​But, behold, ye not only deny my words, but ye also deny all the words which have been spoken by our fathers, and also the words which were spoken by this man, Moses, who had such great power given unto him, yea, the words which he hath spoken concerning the coming of the Messiah.

​​​14 ​Yea, did he not bear record that the Son of God should come? And as he ​​​lifted up​ the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so shall he be lifted up who should come.

​​​15 ​And as many as should look upon that serpent should ​​​live​, even so as many as should look upon the Son of God with faith, having a contrite spirit, might ​​​live​, even unto that life which is eternal.

Discuss 

Have a family discussion about some things that you could do to “look upon the Son of God with faith” (Helaman 8:15).

Challenge

1. Start a habit of reading the Book of Mormon as a family.

1. For the next 30 Days, choose a specific time to read the Book of Mormon. We are going to read it while we are seated at breakfast.

2. Record a moment of gratitude

1. For the next 30 days, record something you are grateful for, for each member of your family. We are going to do this after dinner every night.

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Family Home Evening for Exodus 35-40 and Leviticus 1; 16; 19

Read

As you read Exodus 40:3-15, pause to have your children try to identify the parts of the tabernacle, detailed in these scriptures. 

3 ​And thou shalt put therein the ​​​ark​ of the testimony, and cover the ark with the ​​​veil​.

​​​4 ​And thou shalt bring in the table, and ​​​set​ in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

​​​5 ​And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and ​​​put​ the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

​​​6 ​And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

​​​7 ​And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

​​​8 ​And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the ​​​hanging​ at the court gate.

​​​9 ​And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the ​​​tabernacle​, and all that ​is​ therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

​​​10 ​And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

​​​11 ​And thou shalt anoint the laver and ​​​his foot​, and sanctify it.

​​​12 ​And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the ​​​tabernacle of the congregation​, and wash them with water.

​​​13 ​And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and ​​​anoint​ him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

​​​14 ​And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

​​​15 ​And thou shalt ​​​anoint​ them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the ​​​priest’s​ office: for their ​​​anointing​ ​​shall surely be ​​​an​ ​​​everlasting​ ​​​priesthood​ throughout their ​​​generations​.

​​​16 ​Thus did Moses: according to all that the ​​Lord​​ commanded him, so did he.

To connect this discussion with temple worship in our day, you could review together “Why Latter-day Saints Build Temples”

Click the picture of the tabernacle above to play our tabernacle game and see our summary of “Why Latter-day Saints Build Temples.”