Home Primary: D&C 6:33, Reap what you sow

Opening Hymn: Once there was a Snowman

Prayer:

Lesson: We read the book Seeds and Trees: A children's book about the power of words then read the scripture D&C 6:33 and had a short Q&A making sure the kids understood what it all meant.  Something like: 

What does Reap mean?

What does Sow mean?

Now, when I read it again, try to understand what the scripture means.

What is an example of something we can to do "sow good seeds"?  And what do we reap?  

What is an example of something we can to do "sow bad seeds"?  And what do we reap from that?

What can we do when people give us bad seeds?  What does it mean to throw them into the ocean?  (Forgive.  Don't reciprocate.  Try to be kind anyway.)

Think about the kind of forest you want to grow in your life, do you want to plant good seeds or bad seeds?

Short testimony

Closing Song: Love One Another

Prayer:

FHE: Forgiveness

I just read this story from the March 2014 Friend and we talked about it while the kids ate their treats.  I think it went over pretty well, but I'm still waiting for them to ACT more kindly...

FHE: Charity

We watched this movie from the Mormon Channel called "The Red Coat".  It's a story from Heber J. Grant's childhood.  I didn't realize that, and wished I would have saved this movie for when we talk about Heber J. Grant.

After the movie was over, we talked about it.  "How did it make you feel?"  and talked about ways we could show charity and kindness in our family.

After you watch the movie, thumbnails for other Mormon Channel movies show up.  My son really wanted to watch another, and we did.  I will look more into these for future FHE lessons.  There's a lot of great stuff in there!

FHE: Speak Kindly

Our whole house is super sick, so I did very easy...

In the February Ensign on pg. 7, there is a little grid with either something kind or not kind written in each square.  I read them out loud and asked if it was kind or unkind.  If it was unkind, my 4 year old would color it in.  He felt very important and took his job very seriously.  My 2-year old wasnt paying much attention- mostly because she was feverish and tired...  When we were finished I asked how it makes us and others feel when we speak kindly and asked them if they could see the secret answer in the grid.  (it was a smiley face)

This would be really easy to make your own too.

I also found this great lesson and would like to do it next time we talk about speaking kindly- maybe in a few months.