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Scripture Quotes Game for FHE

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The September 2011 Friend magazine had this cute story about a family that played “Scripture Quotes,” and I thought it would make a great Family Home Evening lesson/game for our family. The gist of the game is that someone thinks of a quotation of something that someone said in the scriptures and everyone else must guess who said it. Examples: “Let my people go” (Moses) and “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him” (Heavenly Father to Joseph Smith). Of course, it gives one ample opportunity to discuss the stories themselves.

I gave it some thought and decided it might be wise to forestall any cries of “I can’t think of anything” (including from myself) by setting it up the following way. I divided our family into two teams with a parent on each team. Each team had some time to themselves to browse a children’s scripture stories book for quotes to use and wrote them on a piece of paper.

Fortunately, I had this book (Scripture Stories 31120, published in 1980) that had plenty of speech quotations in it (though they weren’t always word perfect quotes); unfortunately, the newer children’s scripture picture books from Church Distribution do not have any quotations in them. I suppose you could use the newer books to remind yourself of a story with speech in it, and then go to the scriptures to find a quotation.

This inconvenience reminds me that while reading the children’s scripture picture books have their place, eventually we need to work toward reading directly from the scriptures to our children and with our children.

Anyway, for those who would appreciate it, I posted the list of quotes we used in our game last night.

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~~Matia Bryson

 

Scripture Quotes

  1. “Peace, be still”
  2. “Behold, he is feeding thy horses”
  3. “Because of thy faith thou hast seen that I shall take upon me flesh and blood”
  4. “Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.”
  5. “I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
  6. “What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times”
  7. “Thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head”
  8. “Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?”
  9. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
  10. “Sun, stand thou still”
  11. “Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”
  12. “I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Answers:

  1. Jesus (Mark 4:39)
  2. King Lamoni’s servants (Alma 18:9)
  3. The Premortal Christ (Ether 3:9)
  4. Goliath (1 Samuel 17:44)
  5. Moses (Exodus 4:10. By the way, it was Enoch that said, “all the people hate me; for I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?” Moses 6:31)
  6. Baalam’s ass or donkey (Numbers 22:28)
  7. Angel in the story of Samson (Judges 13:5)
  8. Martha (Luke 10:40)
  9. Jesus (Luke 23:34)
  10. Joshua (Joshua 10:12)
  11. Angel Gabriel (Luke 1:28)
  12. Cain (Genesis 4:9)
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LDS Remembrances of 9/11

Friday, September 9, 2011

This is a wonderful video of LDS 9/11 survivor Victor Guzman speaking of that day, and also addressing how he dealt with the emotional stresses years later.

President Monson (along with other religious leaders) was given an opportunity to blog at the Washington Post about 9/11. President Monson’s contribution is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/911-destruction-allowed-us-to-spiritually-rebuild/2011/09/08/gIQAbkjKCK_blog.html.

Also, as 9/11 falls on a Sunday this year, there will be a special “Music and the Spoken Word” by the Tabernacle Choir and special guest Tom Brokow. I understand there will be no archiving of the program on the internet so if you want to see this be sure to check out the schedule for one of the airings on Sunday. There are many TV stations nationwide that broadcast “Music and the Spoken Word” and some will do so for the first time for this occasion. More information on the program schedule can be found here: http://www.musicandthespokenword.org/sept11/

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~~Matia Bryson

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One-in-a-Million Primary Children Launched

Thursday, September 1, 2011

I just found this sweet little web page through the Friend magazine online. It commemorates the one million children served in the Primary organization throughout the worldwide Church. It is a child-friendly page — just click on a star on the world map to hear a profile video of a child somewhere in the world. The page is available in several other languages besides English. There is also some background music of children singing “We’re One in a Million.” Maybe we will be learning this song in Primary in 2012? This is a great little place to get your children to visit to learn that the gospel is important to children all over the world.

Click here or the image below to visit the One-In-A-Million Primary Children Page

One-in-a-million LDS Primary children web page graphic

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~~Matia Bryson

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Help for Atonement Object Lesson With Bleach and Food Coloring

Saturday, April 16, 2011

(How to make this object lesson work or “Help! My bleach did not turn the water clear!”)

I am teaching Sharing Time tomorrow, and it is a lesson on the Atonement. The Sharing Time Outline, page 9, suggests:

Testify that one way the Atonement of Jesus Christ saves us is that it saves us from sin. Show the children a clear glass of water and explain that it represents a person who is free from sin. Drop a small amount of food coloring in the water. Point out how the food coloring spreads throughout the water and makes it no longer clean. Explain that when we sin, we become unclean, like this water. Then add a few drops of liquid bleach to make the water clean again. Explain that when we repent, the Atonement cleanses us from sin and we are forgiven.

After hours of experimentation and research on the internet, I finally discovered the secret to making the water turn clear. Add vinegar to the water first. This is the recipe I am using:

2 tablespoons vinegar
1 cup water

Add just 1 drop of food coloring to depict sin.

Add 1 tablespoon of liquid bleach to symbolize the Atonement of Christ. This also makes a good object lesson for repentance.

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Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

Friday, July 9, 2010

This is my new favorite video from MormonMessages. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland says, “May I say to mothers collectively, in the name of the Lord, you are magnificent. You are doing terrifically well. The very fact that you have been given this responsibility is everlasting evidence of the trust your Father in Heaven has in you.”

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~~Matia Bryson

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Why Is It Important To Study The Scriptures?

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Studying the scriptures is important, and everyone would benefit from its practice. As we learned from Nephi’s experience of fetching the brass plates in Jerusalem, without the scriptures nations will perish (1 Nephi 4:13-17). We need scriptures to teach us the commandments. We need scriptures to teach us doctrine (2 Timothy 3: 15, 16). The scriptures help us to have faith in Jesus Christ and be more believing in those things that we should believe. The scriptures help us to be aware of and to repent of our sins. If we did not have the scriptures we would not know how important it is to be baptized and to receive the Holy Ghost. Reading the scriptures can cause us to feel the Holy Ghost testifying that the things we are reading are true. (Luke 24:32, Moroni 10:5) It can strengthen our testimonies. From personal experience I know it can give us comfort when we are experiencing adversity. If we continue to study the scriptures regularly during our entire lives and live its principles to the best of our abilities, we will have eternal life. That is a promise from God. (John 5:39, 2 Nephi 31:20).

Recently I was asked to teach a Relief Society class about studying the scriptures. In preparing for that class I discovered a free e-book about studying the scriptures. The book is Please Pass the Scriptures by John Hilton III and can be downloaded from http://deseretbook.com/free. I must admit that in recent years my scripture study has been only scripture reading and I have not been edified with mere reading as well as I could have been. Now I am enthusiastic about keeping my scripture journal, and I look forward to getting up in the morning and studying my scriptures. I am getting more out of my reading and study of the scriptures.

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2010 General Conference Printables for Children

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Recently the LDS.org site has launched a special page for General Conference activities for children. The general menu page is here: General Conference Activities for Children on LDS.org

Here are some of the activities they list:

Conference Notebook

This is for children that can write, and would work well for youth and adults too. There are several pages with a very nice photo of each member of the First Presidency and Twelve with space to write notes of what they talked about. It also suggests activities for before, during and after conference. 12 pages.

Conference Squares

Pass out a “Conference Squares” sheet to each member of your family and use markers such as beans or candy to mark a square when a speaker mentions the subject in the square. (This is a bingo-like game.) Topics include things like the First Vision, prayer, Heavenly Father, scriptures, baptism, the Word of Wisdom and more. There are seven unique sheets.

Conference Coloring

A “color-by-numbers” page that is an illustration of a pair of missionaries with numbers in each area to color. As you listen to conference and hear certain color-coded topics mentioned, you color those areas on your sheet. 1 page.

There are also links to two online games. One is a “Prophets and Apostles” matching game where you match the pictures of the current First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve members. It would be a good exercise for learning their faces and names. The second game is played in a similar manner but with the pictures of all the previous Presidents of the Church.

*New* General Conference Activities for Children on LDS.org

As always, your comments are welcome below. Click on “Comments” to enter a comment.

~~Matia Bryson

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Learning the Thirteen Articles of Faith

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Trying to help the kids learn their Articles of Faith? The following links takes you to the LDS.org music pages for each Article of Faith. To hear the music press the little “play” arrow icon in the top left column. If you want to hear the words sung too, click the little round space (radio button) next to “Words and Music.”

The First Article of Faith
We believe in God, the Eternal Father – #122a

The Second Article of Faith
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins – #122b

The Third Article of Faith
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ – #123

The Fourth Article of Faith
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: – #124

The Fifth Article of Faith
We believe that a man must be called of God – #125

The Sixth Article of Faith
We believe in the same organization – #126a

The Seventh Article of Faith
We believe in the gift of tongues – #126b

The Eighth Article of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the word of God – #127

The Ninth Article of Faith
We believe all that God has revealed – #128a

The Tenth Article of Faith
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel – #128b

The Eleventh Article of Faith
We claim the priv’lege of worshiping Almighty God – #130

The Twelfth Article of Faith
We believe in being subject to kings – #131

The Thirteenth Article of Faith
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent – #132

Of course, if you just want to see the text for all the articles in one place you can find The Thirteen Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints here.

One of my daughters is eager to learn her Articles of Faith since she learned in Primary today that there will be an ice cream party reward for the children who have learned their Articles. The party will be an activity day in August and for each Article of Faith each child learns they will be rewarded with one ice cream topping of their choice. The teachers are keeping track of each child’s progress in class.

My first thought was “I can’t think of thirteen different ice cream toppings I would want all on one sundae. All I need to be in sundae heaven is hot fudge, whipped cream, a few cherries and salty peanuts. Lots of salty peanuts and lots of hot fudge. In that case I need about five articles worth of peanuts and five articles worth of hot fudge. The whipped cream and the cherries each count for an article. Ok, the thirteen article of faith could be represented by chocolate chips.” So what do you want on your Articles of Faith ice cream sundae?

As always, your comments are welcome below. Click on “Comments” to enter a comment.

~~Matia Bryson

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Praise to the Man

Sunday, June 21, 2009

On June 27th, it will be the 165th anniversary of the martyrdom of the prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. I hope my readers will enjoy this inspirational video. Praise to the Man.

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~~Matia Bryson

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Liahona Magazine Artwork

Sunday, April 5, 2009

I received the following emails from a helpful reader, about Liahona resources:

Did you know that some of the artwork in the English Liahona is different than the artwork in the Friend? Even though many of the items are the same, the Liahona contains things that are not available in the Friend. The original name was Tambuli but lds.org has listed the old magazine under the Liahona Index.

The first one I found was a Missionary board game “I Want to be a Missionary Now” in Nov 1977.
Also, a group of very nice Easter Figures entitled “He is Risen” Liahona, April 1978. And Christmas figures: Liahona, December 1986. The woman scripture figure has more exotic eyes that the Friend original: Liahona, April 1987.

Anyway, I just thought I would let you know as some of these things are nice. It is, however, a bit time consuming to go through each issue to see what is available. Thanks, Cecelia

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Hello Cecelia,

I never realized that the artwork in the English Liahona was different. It makes me wonder if some of the artwork for other languages could be different, also. Thanks for the heads up.

~~Matia

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Hi Matia,

My daughter was a foreign exchange student in Germany twice in the 1990s. She brought home several issues of the Church magazine in German. Most of the pictures seemed to be the same ones that were in some of the English magazines but I did notice a couple of activities for kids in one or two of the magazines. They had the German words imbedded instead of the English. As I could not read German, I did not continue to look.

Several years ago, I got a copy of the English Liahona from Church Distribution by mistake. When I looked at it, I was impressed (a bit of each magazine is included (Ensign, New Era, and Friend). So one time when I was searching for a subject at lds.org under magazines, a hit came up with only the Liahona and no Friend link. I clicked on that link and realized I had not seen that artwork or lesson before even though I was in Primary for 20 years. So one day, I searched on flannel board and got a hit on the “He is Risen” set that is only in the Liahona. I went directly to the Liahona and went through one of the years in the 1980s and saw that these magazines had additional artwork for my lessons if I needed them.

The year that we had the Primary theme “I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints”, I was the Primary Choister and needed some visuals to teach that song. (This was before the January issue came out that contained the visuals I needed.) I searched and found that the Friend had a puzzle that turns into a very simple church with each part representing a different aspect. It has simple shapes and you can just make it yourself on colored paper with a word processor. Recently while looking through one of the Liahona links, I found that the Liahona – several months later – had a shaded, detailed Church that would make great flannel board pieces ( I am going to print them out with lighter shading and then use colored pencil to color them). (I make some for my daughter to use with my grand-daughter).

Also, if you look at the Liahona under

“The Savior’s Love,” Jul 1983, C-5
It contains most of the artwork that is in the Friend article “Continue in My Love” but it is a much better resolution. It is missing one of the “scenes” though. So it seems some of the art was “improved scans” from the Friend in the later issue of the Liahona.
Anyway, if someone can only afford one magazine for their home, the English Liahona would be great.

Best regards, Cecelia

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