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May 26 - May 31

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...

March 24-29

• 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. ✨

March 17-22

• 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...

March 10-15

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

March 3-8

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.

February 24-March 1

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 â€Å“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 â€Å“soul,” â€Å“souls,” and...

February 17-22

• 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 â€Å“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 â€Å“bring souls unto [Jesus Christ]”? (D&C 15:4–6) pictures