"What would you do if Jesus were here?" Instead of asking our children what they would do, invite the Savior in your family prayer. Get a picture of the Savior praying and have it near when it's prayer time. The Savior is "the light and life of the world" and has set the perfect example. Let your children see it!
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Trying to be Like Jesus
"What would you do if Jesus were here?" Instead of asking our children what they would do, invite the Savior in your family prayer. Get a picture of the Savior praying and have it near when it's prayer time. The Savior is "the light and life of the world" and has set the perfect example. Let your children see it!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A Family That Prays Together
We've all seen the pictures of families kneeling in a circle in prayer, where all the children's arms are folded, eyes closed, and heads bowed. Yeah right! When does this happen in our homes? Arms are poking each other, heads are pointed at the ceiling while their eyes are rolled in the back of their heads. Prayer time can be a difficult time for children...and the parents who want to tape their arms together.
I'm not promising that this will transform your children, but I do promise that it brings the spirit into my heart towards my children. In family prayer, pray for each individual. I am probably preaching to the choir, but it helps in so many ways. It helps me to think about the members in my family and what their needs are, it lets them know that I love them and want to be a part of their lives, and it teaches them to think about and pray for others.
The Presidency Message in the March Ensign is given by Pres. Thomas S. Monson and is focused on praying as families. He says,
"As father hears his tiny son pray unto God that his dad will do the right things and be obedient to the Lord’s bidding, do you think that such a father would find it difficult to honor the prayer of his precious son? As a teenage daughter hears her sweet mother plead unto the Lord that her daughter will be inspired in the selection of her companions, that she will prepare herself for a temple marriage, don’t you believe that such a daughter will seek to honor this humble, pleading petition of her mother, whom she so dearly loves? When father, mother, and each of the children earnestly pray that the fine sons in the family will live worthily that they may, in due time, receive a call to serve as ambassadors of the Lord in the mission fields of the Church, don’t we begin to see how such sons grow to young manhood with an overwhelming desire to serve as missionaries?"
It also never hurts to pray that they will be reverent during the prayer and ask for the presence of the spirit or to pray that the kids will eat their food at meal time prayer. The possibilities are limitless.
I'm not promising that this will transform your children, but I do promise that it brings the spirit into my heart towards my children. In family prayer, pray for each individual. I am probably preaching to the choir, but it helps in so many ways. It helps me to think about the members in my family and what their needs are, it lets them know that I love them and want to be a part of their lives, and it teaches them to think about and pray for others.
The Presidency Message in the March Ensign is given by Pres. Thomas S. Monson and is focused on praying as families. He says,
"As father hears his tiny son pray unto God that his dad will do the right things and be obedient to the Lord’s bidding, do you think that such a father would find it difficult to honor the prayer of his precious son? As a teenage daughter hears her sweet mother plead unto the Lord that her daughter will be inspired in the selection of her companions, that she will prepare herself for a temple marriage, don’t you believe that such a daughter will seek to honor this humble, pleading petition of her mother, whom she so dearly loves? When father, mother, and each of the children earnestly pray that the fine sons in the family will live worthily that they may, in due time, receive a call to serve as ambassadors of the Lord in the mission fields of the Church, don’t we begin to see how such sons grow to young manhood with an overwhelming desire to serve as missionaries?"
It also never hurts to pray that they will be reverent during the prayer and ask for the presence of the spirit or to pray that the kids will eat their food at meal time prayer. The possibilities are limitless.
Friday, March 13, 2009
The Friend
The Friend Magazine is always full of ideas, and if you don't get The Friend you can print the activities online. I came across this one and loved it.
This is great because it could be a small lesson on prayer, an FHE activity, a General Conference activity, or something to keep them occupied in Sacrament Meeting. Click here to print it off.
It's definetly worth while to browse through the old issues of The Friend to find more activities. Click here to look around.
This is great because it could be a small lesson on prayer, an FHE activity, a General Conference activity, or something to keep them occupied in Sacrament Meeting. Click here to print it off.It's definetly worth while to browse through the old issues of The Friend to find more activities. Click here to look around.
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