Before they bow their heads, your children should understand how and why we talk to God. With the projects in Teaching Children to Pray, your young people will not only learn about prayer - they will be challenged and motivated to a dynamic prayer life. Each book includes more than 25 ...
I don’t know about you but nothing I do as a parent can be more effective than to teach my children how to love the Lord. To love God through giving, serving, worshiping and one of the most important, prayer. Prayer is a fundamental aspect of being a Christ follower. It is our c...
1. Model prayer.Children “catch” what they see and hear. So pray the different kinds of prayer as they relate to your lesson, and kids will learn what to say. This is probably one of the best ways to teach about prayer. 2.Teach children how to address God in prayer.Explain that w...
Moroni 2:2The words of Christ, which he spake unto hisdisciples. Ye shallcallon the Father in my name, in mighty prayer; and after ye have done this ye shall havepowerthat to him upon whom ye shall lay yourhands,yeshall give the Holy Ghost; and in my name shall ye give it. Behol...
Study:What do these texts display about how even divine action might be integrally related to factors such as faith and prayer? Apply:Noah preached in his day only to save 7 other people in the end. There were people that Jesus could not work with miracles with. How should this comfort ...
To help your children learn what it means to be honest, you could read togetherDoctrine and Covenants 51:9and share stories of children who face decisions about being honest. You could use pictures, sock puppets, or paper dolls to make the stories more interesting. How does the Lord bless ...
I have often felt frustrated and worried about raising my children in the Gospel. I want them to have the same kind of meaningful conversion experience that I had. We have recently adopted a habit in our family prayer that I hope will help in that effort
You might provide some journal prompts, like “What happened this week that you would like your grandchildren to know about?” or “How did you see the Lord’s hand in your life this week?” Young children could draw pictures of their experiences, or you could record them telling their st...
I knew mine by heart:What's the one thing about Writing for Children you wish you knew when you first began? Ironically, my tried-and-true responsealsoanswers the #1 QuestionI askmyselfwhen writing my own stories and/or reading the stories of ...
John Daniel’s “A Prayer among Friends” reflection by Melissa Madenski 162 Maya Angelou’s “Alone” reflection by Nina Ashur 164 Stephen Dunn’s “The Sacred” reflection by Dan Mindich 166 James A. Autry’s “On Firing A Salesman” reflection by Brian Dixon 168 Robert Herrick’s “To...