FHE

I thought I'd share a few tidbits from my lesson yesterday for FHE (family home evening). If you don't know what FHE is, then may I entroduce with you to what we members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints call Family Home Evening. Typically held on Monday evening, our church members are encouraged to set aside family time. My family studies the scriptures, principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, sing hymns, play games, give service, etc. and usually eat a treat. My husband and I have faithfully reserved Monday night for this purpose for years. It is such a special time for our family. I would encourage anyone to adamantly reserve a designated time to spend together, building your relationships and your testimony of Jesus Christ.   That said...

So I talked to our kids about their potential for greatness, and we sang the song "I Am a Child of God."  Then we talked about how small choices greatly affect outcomes. Changing course of a railroad train or air plane starts very small but has a drastic outcome in destination. Or how slight movement on a gate hinge enables a large gate to move a great radius.
This lead into discussion of what can effect us in our lives to change God or bad. Example, where we "hang out," friends, music, literature, tv, movies,  language, etc. and showed a picture of a "Mormon ad".

We read Alma 37:35 .  

We talked about company slogans, movie quotes and tag lines that we know. We absorb info without really realizing.  

Then we read in the Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 15:27 "And I said unto them that the water which my father saw was filthiness; and so much was his mind swallowed up in other things that he beheld not the filthiness of the water."

We then discussed good things that we could fill our minds with instead of filth of the world. As a guide, I used the January 2016 issue of The Ensign magazine article. "Our Homes, Our Families

Our Best Defense against Pornography

By Kerry Hanson Jensen"

I showed a copy of the For the Strengthening of Youth pamphlet and reviewed/explained it's purpose. 

 https://www.lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth?cid=YS-M-youthstrength&lang=eng

I told a story about the prophet Gordon B. Hinkley. How his family used a wood stove to cook and heat their home. In the spring, his family would spring clean the soot stained walls. They used a cleaner that looked like pink bread dough to rub the walls clean. 

I let my kids play with pink play dough and clean up bits of dough with a larger piece. We likened this to repentance. If we have tainted our thoughts with filth, and even sinned by actions, we can repent and be made clean. 

So my goal is to work harder to study scriptures, learn with my children and teach wholesome knowledge to safeguard against the filth of the world.