FHE: Merry Smith's-mas

I jest with the title...

NO, we do not worship Joseph Smith!  BUT, we do like to talk about him, especially when FHE perfectly falls on his birthday!  (December 23). We watched this movie about Joseph Smith's life.  There were a couple of parts that were too scary for our 5 and 3 year old. (our 3-year-old started to cry... :( ) But I think it would be a great tradition when they're a bit older, maybe.

We talked a bit about Joseph Smith after as well, and asked them questions about the movie.  I think it was mostly over their head.

Maybe in the future, just show the kids snippets (like the sacred grove) until their older.

FHE: Joseph Smith

Since Joseph Smith's birthday is December 23, we always like to talk about him right before Christmas.  My husband loves church history and particularly Joseph Smith and knows a lot about him.  We started off asking the kids to guess who his 3 or 4 stories were about.  I think the sacred grove story was a dead give-away.  Good thing it was last.

We had cupcakes for a treat, sang happy birthday and everyone got to blow out a candle on our own.  The kids always love blowing out candles :)