Family Home Evening for 2 Corinthians 1-7

 Read 2 Corinthians 6:17-18

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Activity 

Show your children the following pictures and ask them to identify which one is different from the others, in each group.

Lesson

In the first 5 groups, it was very easy to spot the different one. In the next 4 groups it was a little more difficult, the next group it was a lot harder, and by the last one, it was only a teeny, tiny, little difference. In the scripture, at the beginning of the lesson, Heavenly Father said that he wants us to “come out from among them, and be ye separate.” This does not mean that God wants us to put ourselves above others and believe that we are better than anyone else. Just like you were able to look at the pictures above and spot the difference, people will look at you and know that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, by the way you act, the things you say, and what you do. 

Here is a story that President James E Faust told in October 2005 General Conference that demonstrates this principle:

I recently recalled a historic meeting in Jerusalem about 17 years ago. It was regarding the lease for the land on which the Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies was later built. Before this lease could be signed, President Ezra Taft Benson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, then president of Brigham Young University, agreed with the Israeli government on behalf of the Church and the university not to proselyte in Israel. You might wonder why we agreed not to proselyte. We were required to do so in order to get the building permit to build that magnificent building which stands in the historic city of Jerusalem. To our knowledge the Church and BYU have scrupulously and honorably kept that nonproselyting commitment. After the lease had been signed, one of our friends insightfully remarked, “Oh, we know that you are not going to proselyte, but what are you going to do about the light that is in their eyes?” He was referring to our students who were studying in Israel.

What was that light in their eyes which was so obvious to our friend? The Lord Himself gives the answer: “And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings.” Where did that light come from? Again the Lord gives the answer: “I am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” The Lord is the true light, “and the Spirit enlighteneth every man through the world, that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit.” This light shows in our countenances as well as in our eyes.

Discuss

How brightly would you say that the Light of Jesus Christ shines in you? Are you like the last group of pictures where it is super hard to see, or are you like the first 5 groups of pictures where it is super easy to see? If it is not as bright, what things can you do to help it get brighter? If it does help you stand out in a crowd, then how can you continue to keep that light?

Watch

Click on the video below to see how we did this lesson