Havertz Scripture Study

Monday (Aug 18) – Samuel → Video (topic TBD) Tuesday (Aug 19) – Aliza → Doctrine & Covenants 89:10–17, drawing/looking at pictures of healthy things and discussing why the Lord wants us to care for our bodies. Wednesday (Aug 20) – Lily → Doctrine & Covenants 90:24, “All things shall work together for [your] good,” with a reflection on personal experiences and faith while waiting on blessings. Thursday (Aug 21) – Emmalee → Doctrine & Covenants 89 (introduction), temple song or picture to show our bodies are like temples, plus acting out healthy habits. Friday (Aug 22) – Melissa → Doctrine & Covenants 89, pondering “What are you prompted to do to better care for your body?” Saturday (Aug 23) – Matthew → Doctrine & Covenants 89:4, 18–21 & Elder Stevenson’s counsel, role-playing how to respond to temptations with alcohol/drugs, focusing on blessings of obedience.

Monday, August 4 — Samuel: Video Tuesday, August 5 — Aliza: Still Small Voice Activity — Remove Distractions to Feel the Spirit Wednesday, August 6 — Lily: I Can Be a Light to Others (Doctrine & Covenants 86:11) Thursday, August 7 — Emmalee: Recognizing the Holy Ghost’s Voice (Doctrine & Covenants 85:6) Friday, August 8 — Melissa: Standing in Holy Places — List of Holy Places, Thoughts, and Actions Saturday, August 9 — Matthew: Facing Challenges in the Latter Days (Doctrine & Covenants 87:6–8)

Monday, July 7 – Samuel: Heavenly Father wants me to return to live with Him forever. → Read or watch “Chapter 26: The Three Kingdoms of Heaven” (Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 97–103, or Gospel Library video) Tuesday, July 8 – Aliza: Doctrine and Covenants 76:62 → Invite your children to draw pictures of themselves with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in the celestial kingdom (see this week’s activity page) Wednesday, July 9 – Lily: “I Am a Child of God” (Children’s Songbook, 2–3) → Sing together and point to yourselves when singing “I.” Then switch to “you are” and point to others Thursday, July 10 – Emmalee: Doctrine and Covenants 76:15–19 → Discuss what Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were doing during the vision and share inspiration moments Friday, July 11 – Melissa: Doctrine and Covenants 76:50–70, 92–95; Moses 1:39 → Reflect on God’s help in becoming like Him and how this vision shapes our daily lives Saturday, July 12 – Matthew: Jesus Christ is my Savior → Role-play and searc...

📖  Family Scripture Schedule: Week of June 24–29, 2025 Monday, June 23 – Samuel Topic: Kids church video 🎥 Kick off the week with an uplifting kids’ gospel video! A fun and simple way to invite the Spirit. Tuesday, June 24 – Aliza Topic: Doctrine and Covenants 69:1 — “True and faithful” friends help me follow Jesus Christ 👭 Discuss why the Lord sent someone “true and faithful” with Oliver Cowdery. What does it mean to have loyal, Christ-centered friendships? Wednesday, June 25 – Lily Topic: I can be baptized when I am eight years old 💧 Read Doctrine and Covenants 68:27. Talk about why baptism is important and what Jesus wants children to learn and do as they grow in the gospel. Thursday, June 26 – Emmalee Topic: How the Doctrine and Covenants was printed 📘 Discover the story behind how Joseph Smith’s revelations were published. Share your favorite verses and what they’ve taught you about Jesus Christ. Friday, June 27 – Melissa Topic: I can help center my home on Jesus Christ ?...

Monday, June 16 – Samuel: Forgiving Others (Cartoon) — Use a short, meaningful cartoon that shows someone choosing to forgive. After watching, talk about what forgiveness means and why Jesus wants us to forgive others. Ask: How do we feel when we forgive someone? How does the Savior help us forgive, even when it’s hard? Tuesday, June 17 – Aliza: I can follow Jesus with my heart and mind (D&C 64:34) — As you read to your children from Doctrine and Covenants 64:34⁠, point to your heart and head when you say “heart” and “mind,” and invite the children to do it with you. Talk about how giving our hearts means we love the Savior, and giving our minds means we think about Him and try to follow His ways. Ask: How can we give both our desires and thoughts to Jesus? Wednesday, June 18 – Lily: The Lord knows who I am and loves me (D&C 66:4) — Help your children understand that William E. McLellin had five questions for the Lord, and Joseph Smith received answers even though he didn’t kno...

Monday, June 9 – Samuel: Planning session 🗓️🧠 Tuesday, June 10 – Aliza: Exploring statements about the Savior from D&C 60–62, matching them with Gospel Art Book images, and discussing how He makes Himself known today ✨ Wednesday, June 11 – Lily: Teaching about reverence using D&C 63:64 and discussing sacred things with personal connections 💖 Thursday, June 12 – Emmalee: Reflecting on signs and faith with the story of Elsa Johnson and D&C 63:7–12 🕊️ Friday, June 13 – Melissa: Learning that I can share my love and testimony of Jesus Christ, using D&C 60:2 and Matthew 25:14–30 to explore the “talent” of testimony 🎁 Saturday, June 14 – Matthew: Learning that Jesus Christ wants me to share His gospel, with D&C 62:3, 9 and singing “I Want to Be a Missionary Now” 🎶

📖  Family Scripture Schedule  (Week of June 2–7, 2025) Monday, June 2 – Samuel: Topic: “Worthiness Is Not Flawlessness” – video by Bradley R. Wilcox 🎥 A powerful reminder that striving to do good, even with imperfections, is part of our spiritual journey. Samuel can explore how the Savior’s grace supports us as we try, fall short, and keep trying again. Tuesday, June 3 – Aliza: Topic: D&C 59:18 + “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” – noticing things in nature 🌿🎶 While going for a walk or looking at pictures of nature, Aliza can help the family focus on things that “please the eye and gladden the heart.” This connects beautifully with the hymn and helps everyone recognize God’s love in His creations. Wednesday, June 4 – Lily: Topic: D&C 58:26–28 – stop motion video with Beanie baby toys 🎬🧸 Lily’s creative take using a stop motion video with her Beanie Babies will illustrate what it means to be “anxiously engaged in a good cause.” A fun and hands-on way to dive into scri...

Monday, May 26 – Samuel Topic: The Law of Consecration 📺 Watch a video about the Law of Consecration and discuss what it means to give our time, talents, and resources to the Lord. Tuesday, May 27 – Aliza Topic: I can be honest 📖 Read Doctrine and Covenants 51:9 and share stories of children facing decisions about honesty. Use pictures, sock puppets, or paper dolls to bring the stories to life. Discuss how the Lord blesses us when we choose to be honest.  Wednesday, May 28 – Lily Topic: I can be honest 📖 Read Doctrine and Covenants 51:9 , then play a game together. Afterward, discuss how the game would have been different if someone had cheated. Why is it important to “deal honestly” with each other?  Thursday, May 29 – Emmalee Topic: I receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands 📖 Read Doctrine and Covenants 52:10 , 53:3 , and 55:1 . Look at a picture of a child being confirmed and describe what is happening. Ask the children to clap their hands when the...

• Monday, March 25 – Samuel: Watch Last Supper video or Hiram Page video 🎥 • Tuesday, March 26 – Aliza: D&C 27:15 🛡️ • Wednesday, March 27 – Lily: Sing This Little Light of Mine 🎶 (Favorite Hymn Night!) • Thursday, March 28 – Emmalee: Sing Gethsemane 🎵 and read D&C 27:1-2 • Friday, March 29 – Melissa: Armor of God – D&C 27:15-18 ⚔️ • Saturday, March 30 – Matthew: The prophet receives revelation for the Church; I can receive revelation for my life. • Activity: Play “Follow the Leader” with multiple leaders to illustrate confusion. • Learn about Hiram Page (see Doctrine and Covenants Stories, pp. 56–57, the corresponding Gospel Library video, or the D&C 28 section heading). • Discuss how Heavenly Father corrected early Church confusion and how He leads the Church today (D&C 28:2). • Share testimony that the prophet is called by the Lord to lead His Church today. ✨

• Monday, March 17 – Samuel: D&C Stories 46-47 • Tuesday, March 18 – Aliza: After reading Doctrine and Covenants 25:12, you could tell each other about your favorite hymn or Church song—your “song of the heart”—and sing them together. Share with each other why you love these songs. • Wednesday, March 19 – Lily: What does Doctrine and Covenants 24:8 teach us about patience? “Marshmallow patience.” • Thursday, March 20 – Emmalee: To understand what it means to “cleave unto the covenants” (Doctrine and Covenants 25:13), your children could take turns holding on to something as tightly as they can. • Friday, March 21 – Melissa: The Savior can lift me “up out of [my] afflictions.” Look for words in Doctrine and Covenants 24 that you feel would have been strengthening and encouraging to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery during their trials. • Saturday, March 22 – Matthew: “Continue in the spirit of meekness.” What does the phrase “the spirit of meekness” mean to you? Search section 25 for...

Monday, March 10 – Samuel: The Church is Restored (video) • Tuesday, March 11 – Aliza: Ephesians 2:19-22 • Wednesday, March 12 – Lily: Talk about baptism (Show a picture of a child being baptized and compare it with Doctrine and Covenants 20:41, 71–74) • Thursday, March 13 – Emmalee: Talk about her baptism (Doctrine and Covenants 20:41, 71–74) • Friday, March 14 – Melissa: Doctrine and Covenants 21:4-9 (What is the Lord asking you to do through the current President of the Church? How has the Lord fulfilled His promises as you have followed His counsel?) • Saturday, March 15 – Matthew: Sacrament

Monday, March 3 – Samuel: Video (Gethsemane?) • Tuesday, March 4 – Aliza: Take turns holding a copy of the Book of Mormon and sharing what you love about it. Discuss Martin Harris’s sacrifice (D&C Stories, 33) and D&C 19:38. Think of something to sacrifice for God. • Wednesday, March 5 – Lily: Find and sing songs from Hymns or the Children’s Songbook that express feelings about Jesus Christ. • Thursday, March 6 – Emmalee: Act out phrases from D&C 19:23 while reading the verse multiple times. Discuss ways to learn of Christ and listen to His words. • Friday, March 7 – Melissa: Discuss the difficulty of Christ’s suffering for our sins and His willingness to obey God (D&C 19:18–19, 24; Mosiah 3:7). What difficult things does God ask us to do? How can we find courage to obey? • Saturday, March 8 – Matthew: Find and sing songs from Hymns or the Children’s Songbook that express feelings about Jesus Christ.

Monday, Feb 26 – Samuel: Video • Tuesday, Feb 27 – Aliza: To emphasize that all people are of great worth to Heavenly Father, your children could look at the picture at the end of this outline while you read Doctrine and Covenants 18:10–13. Singing together a song like “Every Star Is Different” (Children’s Songbook, 142–43) could help reinforce this point. • Wednesday, Feb 28 – Lily: Your children might enjoy a game where they try to identify voices of different people, such as family members, friends, or Church leaders. How do we recognize each other’s voices? How do we recognize the Lord’s voice? You could read together Doctrine and Covenants 18:34–36 to discuss this question. You could also share with each other how you have heard the Lord’s voice in the scriptures. • Thursday, Feb 29 – Emmalee: As you and your children read Doctrine and Covenants 18:10–13, consider substituting each other’s names in place of the words “soul,” “souls,” and...

• Monday, Feb 19 – Samuel: Videos • Tuesday, Feb 20 – Matthew: JSH 1:66–75 & D&C 17 (witnesses) • Wednesday, Feb 21 – Lily: Discussion on the keys mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 13 • Thursday, Feb 22 – Emmalee: What is “of the most worth”? (D&C 15:4, 16:4, 15:6, 16:6) • Friday, Feb 23 – Melissa: Ordinances give me access to God’s power (JSH 1:66–75, plus other references) • Saturday, Feb 24 – Aliza: What does it mean to “bring souls unto [Jesus Christ]”? (D&C 15:4–6) pictures

Monday, (Feb 12) – Samuel: Video 🎥 • Tuesday, (Feb 13) – Aliza: “All who have good desires” (D&C 11:27) ✨ • Wednesday, (Feb 14) – Lily: Recognizing the Spirit (D&C 11:13) 💡 • Thursday, (Feb 15) – Emmalee: Helping children remember to pray (D&C 10:5) 🙏 Painting rocks • Friday, (Feb 16) – Melissa: Obtaining God’s word and receiving His Spirit (D&C 11:21) 📖 • Saturday, (Feb 17) – Matthew: Sharing the gospel like Hyrum Smith (D&C 11:21, 26) 🌱

Monday, Feb 5 – Samuel: Days of Harmony video • Tuesday, Feb 6 – Aliza: “Fear not, little flock” (D&C 6:34); discuss how the Savior watches over us like a shepherd. • Wednesday, Feb 7 – Lily: How does the Holy Ghost speak to us? (D&C 6:15–16, 22–23; 8:2; 9:7–9) • Thursday, Feb 8 – Emmalee: D&C 6; 8–9 – Heavenly Father speaks to me through the Holy Ghost. • Friday, Feb 9 – Melissa: Sing/play a song about courage in Christ (e.g., “Dare to Do Right” or “Let Us All Press On”) and discuss D&C 6:34. • Saturday, Feb 10 – Matthew: D&C 7:10-11

Monday, January 27: Samuel - Video overview • Tuesday, January 28: Aliza - Role play what to do when you’re tempted (D&C 3:5-10, D&C 5:21-22) • Wednesday, January 29: Lily - D&C 3:1-16 - I can trust God • Thursday, January 30: Emmalee - Draw pictures of D&C 4:2 • Friday, January 31: Melissa - Witnesses (D&C 5:1-7, 11, 16, 23-24) • Saturday, February 1: Matthew - D&C 4 - Serve with all your heart, might, mind, and strength

Monday, January 20 (Samuel): A video of Angel Moroni Tuesday, January 21 (Aliza): Doctrine and Covenants 2 The Lord sent Elijah to turn my heart to my ancestors. Wednesday, January 22 (Lily): Joseph Smith—History 1:27–33 God has a work for me to do. Thursday, January 23 (Emmalee): Doctrine and Covenants 2 Learning about my ancestors can bring me joy. Children can become excited about and feel the joy of family history. To help them, you could share stories or pictures of your ancestors. Talk with your children about what life was like for their ancestors when they were children. Friday, January 24 (Melissa): Joseph Smith—History 1:48–60 God will prepare me to work in His kingdom. Saturday, January 25 (Matthew): Joseph Smith—History 1:34–47 By restoring His gospel, the Savior fulfilled ancient prophecies.

 Friday, January 17: Melissa - JSH 1:10-13: God can answer my questions through scriptures  Saturday, January 18: Matthew - JSH 1:5-25: How can I receive answers to my prayers?