March 2-8, 2020 This started out as a study just for me; I wasn’t originally planning on starting a blog post around it, but it was a really powerful lesson from my Heavenly Father and so I decided to share it. I’ve got a lot going on right now between all my normal stuff and … Continue reading How Can I Overcome Burnout?
The Words of Those Who Slumbered
February 24-March 1, 2020 Opening Song (Book of Mormon Stories is a good option) Opening Prayer Activity: Hand out a piece of paper and pen to each person. Announce that you are all currently on an airplane. The engines have exploded, and you are hurtling to the earth where you will not survive. Everyone has … Continue reading The Words of Those Who Slumbered
A Bible, A Bible
February 24-March 1 2 Nephi 29:3 “And because my words shall hiss forth-many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible.” Two weeks ago, I ran into this for the first time since my mission. We have two good friends who recently moved from … Continue reading A Bible, A Bible
Temple Recommends
February 17-23, 2020 2 Nephi 12:2-3 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, … Continue reading Temple Recommends
Symbols of Christ
February 17-23, 2020 2 Nephi 11:4 “Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world unto man, are the typifying of him.” … Continue reading Symbols of Christ
Overcoming Death and Hell
February 10-16, 2020 The beginnings of different sections are bolded. Please follow the spirit to know if you should remove any sections or add anything specific for your own family. Opening song and prayer Introduce topic: “Today we are going to talk about how Christ made it possible to overcome death and hell.” *Now I … Continue reading Overcoming Death and Hell
Waiting
February 10-16, 2020 2 Nephi 6:7 “...and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.” 2 Nephi 6:13 “...and the people of the Lord shall not be ashamed. For the people of the Lord are they who wait for him; for they still wait for … Continue reading Waiting
Making “Sacrifices”
I recently had a (hopefully) life-changing experience. A week or so ago, I picked up a new show called Poldark. This is going to sound dumb, but you have to understand that I ADORED this show. I’ve been so so sick of watching cheesy, romance films. I wanted to watch or read something more substantial, … Continue reading Making “Sacrifices”
Happiness in the Gospel
February 3-9, 2020 The beginning of different sections are bolded. Feel free to take out different sections depending on the age of your children. Opening song Opening prayer Introduce topic: “Today, we are going to learn about how living the gospel can make us happy.” It doesn’t have to be that exactly; it just helps … Continue reading Happiness in the Gospel
The Other Side of the Tree of Life
We've all seen depictions of the Tree of Life, but if we pay close attention to scriptures that follow the original retelling, we can learn more about this significant vision.
Autumn Dickson 