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Various YW handouts

I've created these over the years for lessons I've taught drawing from the quotes, scriptures and stories shared in the manuals. A few are from mutual activities (the one about kids was for an evening we put on for the Jr. Primary Children to teach t...

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Family Unity Poem

This is a poem that my good friend found on sugardoodle.net and she loved it, but asked me to reformat it for ease of printing. Since I am a font addict :) I had fun changing the fonts and just overall giving it a fun look. Since it is already done ...

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Families are central to Heavenly Father’s plan.

Mom, why do we have to pull these old weeds, anyway?” Vanessa whined, pushing back the hair from her sweaty forehead. “Weeds, weeds, weeds! It’s such a waste of time. They’ll just grow again next week, and I’ll have to pull them up all over again.” She stabbed the trowel into the dark brown soil for emphasis. Her mother smiled at eleven-year-old Vanessa’s impatience. “I wish that the garden plants would grow but not the weeds,” Vanessa said. “Wouldn’t that be easy?” “It would be easy,” Mom agreed, “but where’s the challenge? What could we learn from that?” “What do we learn now, except how to get bug bites, sunburn, and blisters?” “Actually you’ve learned a great deal. For example, you know that things must happen in proper order.

My family will serve others

My family has always been my greatest teacher. I was born in Sevilla, Spain; then my family moved to Paraguay and later to Uruguay. Because we moved around, I often had to say good-bye to my friends. Read more »

I am thankful for my family. I will serve them.

Miguel Cortez is filled with love for his family and for everyone he meets. He not only loves people, but he loves the gospel and wants to do what is right. Read more »

“The Family: A Proclamation to the World” teaches my family the importance of work

“Work goes faster if we work together,” said Vanessa Kaiser (10) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Read more »

Family Home Evening Blog

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FHE Blog~ Lessons for families, Singles Wards and FHE groups

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“The Family: A Proclamation to the World” teaches my family how to be happy

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right (Eph. 6:1). Read more »

“The Family: A Proclamation to the World” teaches the importance of marriage

One of the most [thrilling] moments of your life—when you were filled with anticipation, excitement, and gratitude—you are not able to remember. Read more »

Adam and Eve were the first family

The heavens and the earth were created by Jesus Christ under the direction of Heavenly Father. Everywhere you look you can see all that They created for you. The sun, stars, seas, animals, trees, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and all else show that you have a Heavenly Father and a Savior who love you (see Moses 6:63). Read more »

The family is ordained of God and is central to His plan

Father plopped a stack of books on the table and announced, “Tonight for family home evening we are going to write our testimonies in a Book of Mormon. Practice first on a piece of paper. Then, using your best penmanship, write your testimony on the inside cover, and sign your name. Read more »

Strengthen Home and Family

Wendy O. shared this lesson handout from her Relief Society lesson from Mary N. ...

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Ways to Be A Peacemaker - B

Nikki Brown shared her cute handout for A Young Woman as Peacemaker in her Home in YW manual 2. This was used with lesson 8 for a lesson made by combining of lessons 8 and 9. ...

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Ways to Improve Communication in the Family - B

Nikki Brown shared her cute handout for Improving Communication Skills Lesson 8 in YW manual 2. This was used with lesson 9 for a lesson made by combining of lessons 8 and 9. ...

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