Missionary Work
This Sunday, 3/29/09, is FAST SUNDAY and President Allen has designated a special fast for MISSIONARY WORK.
Here are some links for FHE ideas on Missionary Work.
- A Happy Harvest Including a dot-to-dot picture to color and to lace.
- Be A Friend Ideas and a spinning game (Friendship). Can use with Primary 3, lesson 25.
- Let Your Light Shine Sharing Time and Puzzle
- Using the Articles of Faith (story) Share gospel with others.
- Primary 3, lesson 25: I Can Be a Missionary Includes a pattern of a missionary girl and boy.
- Primary 2, lesson 11: I Can Tell Others about Jesus Christ Including the scripture stories of: the sons of Mosiah and Ammon teaching King Lamoni.
- Missionaries Publish Peace Finger Puppets of: Alma; Ammon; Aaron; Omner; Himni; Abinadi
- fhe4children I Can Be A Missionary Now; I Hope They Call Me On A Misson; I Can Be a Missionary Now; I Hope They Call Me On A Mission; What Missionaries Do...; Every Member A Missionary
Missionary Family Home Evening
Jonah & the Whale (preschool-schoolage)
Lesson: Read the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale from the children's Old Testament. Ask questions that help your children to understand that Jonah was swallowed up because he did not want to serve a mission/ or was not obedient. You can use this to talk about the importance of missionary work or the importance of obedience.
Missionary-
Talk about what missionaries do
What can your child do to be a missionary
Ways your child can prepare to serve a mission
Obedience-
What are things the Lord has asked us to do
How can we be obedient
Activity: Missionary Activity- make cookies for non member friends, deliver them as a family. Write your families testimonies in a Book of Mormon to give to the full-time Missionaries. For Preschoolers, let them cut/paste a picture of Jonah and the whale.
Treat: Goldfish Crackers or blue jello made with goldfish crackers.
Belonging to a Family (preschool age children)
Lesson: Show pictures of various families, yours included. Help your child to understand that families are made up of all sorts of people but usually include a Mommy & a Daddy. Talk about the roles that each members of your family play. Ask questions to help your child to understand that each family member is needed, that the family would not be whole without each individual. For older children you may use this opportunity to talk about children being sealed eternally with their parents.
Activity: Make paper chains, each chain representing a member of the family. Close the chain so it makes a full circle- which illustrates that the family would not be whole with out each member.
Treat: Sugar cookie cut outs of children (or gingerbread men). With young children you can let each child decorate their own person.
For the Strength of Youth (preteen- adult children)
Lesson: Read the pamphlet as a family, discussing what the standards are. List each righteous behavior the pamphlet outlines, talk as a family about why the standards are important. Make goals as a family to make the changes necessary so that you are living by the standards the Lord has set. (For Young Women- this counts as a Personal Progress value experience: Choice & Accountability #2)
Follow the Prophet (all ages)
Song: Follow the Prophet, Primary Song Book, Page 120
To help each child remember the prophets in the song, and what each one did, have a "Follow the Prophets" parade. One child is designated as the "prophet." Tape a nametag on their shirt and have them walk around the room holding up a picture/object that represents the prophet. Take turns being the prophet and have the rest of the family follow the person who is prophet while you sing their verse.
Where available, pictures were selected from the Gospel Art Kit, available on lds.org
Adam = Gospel Art Picture 101 or flower
Enoch = Gospel Art Picture 120 or city
Noah = Gospel Art Picture 103 or ark
Abraham = Gospel Art Picture 105 or ram
Moses = Gospel Art Picture 107 or 10 commandments
Samuel = Gospel Art Picture 111 or ear
Jonah = whale
Daniel = Gospel Art Picture 117 or lion
Scripture:
Younger Children:
D&C 1:4 "And the voice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have chosen."
Scripture Story, "Watchmen on the Tower", Friend, August 2001, 39
Older Children:
D&C 21:4-7 "Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all the words and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all holiness before me; For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith. For by doing these the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and his name's glory. For thus saith the Lord God: Him have I inspired to move the cause of Zion in mighty power for good, and his diligence I know, and his prayers I have heard."
Read the scripture references listed with the Primary Song "Follow the Prophet" for each of the prophets listed in the song. Discuss what they accomplished during their lifetime and what we can learn from their lives.
Activity:
Activity #1, for children who can read:
Print off a copy of page 38 "Things I can Do to Follow the Apostles" from the August 2001 Friend Magazine for each member of your family. From the same issue, print pages 24-25 "Feat of Prophets". Read through the teachings, experiences, or revelations from prophets ancient and modern. Read each quote and talk about them. On your "things I can do to follow the prophet, list things you can do individually or as a family to follow the prophet.
Activity #2, for young children:
Print off pages 18-19 "Prophets Teach and Warn" from the August 2001 Friend Magazine. As preparation for FHE read through the story about King Benjamin on page 18 and identify the five things he told his people. Also, collect crayons, markers or colored pencils in the colors indicated on the bottom right of page 18 so you can color in the poster on page 19. While you help your children color in the poster, talk to them about who King Benjamin was, and what he taught his people.
Treat: Jacob's Dessert aka Chocolate and Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats.
JACOB'S DESSERT
1 cup sugar
1 cup Karo syrup
1 cup peanut butter
~3 cups rice crispies
1 cup each, butterscotch and chocolate chips
Heat and stir one cup sugar and one cup Karo until just boiling.
Remove from heat and add one cup peanut butter. Stir until peanut
butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over rice crispies to
desired consistency (start with 3 cups and add more if you need it.)
Smash into buttered 9x13 pan.
Melt one cup butterscotch chips and one cup milk chocolate chips together. Stir together until smooth and spread over the top of the rice crispies.
RC Note: When our test cook made this recipe she used 6 cups of rice crispies and said she could have easily used more. We suggest you start with 6 and add more if you'd like.
Another name for this recipe is "Peanut Butter Balls." The difference - instead of smashing the mixture into a 9x13 pan, you shape the mixture into balls. Once balls have set up, dip them in the chocolate topping - if you wish.
Recipe from Sharon, Bridgerland Park 1st Ward, Logan, Utah, USA.
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