Family Home Evening Ideas
August

HYMN HUNT

Divide the group into two teams.  Give a hymnal to each group.  The first team to find the answer to the question raises their hymnal into the air (with their finger in the book, marking the place).

1.  What is the purpose of the hymnal?  (See the statement in it by the First Presidency, preface.)
2.  How would you lead/conduct “Called to Serve”?  (Locate the hymn number in the alphabetical title index, read the time signature at the beginning of the hymn, then turn to “How to Use the Hymnbook” and find the correct beat pattern.)
3.  Name two songs about missionary work.  (See the topical index under “Missionary.”)
4.  Look up the scripture references given for “The Spirit of God.”  (See the lower right-hand corner of the hymn page.)
5.  Name three hymns by the same composer.  (See the composer/author index.)
6.  About when was “Prayer of Thanksgiving” written?  (See the lower left-hand corner of the hymn page.)
7.  Hum the introduction for “I am a Child of God.”  (Follow the brackets at the beginning and end of the song.)

“BARF” BARS

1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 ½ cup peanut butter
4 cups corn flakes
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil.  Take off heat and add peanut butter and cereal.  Spread in buttered cake pan.  Put chips on top.  Melt and spread like frosting.

FOLLOW THE PROPHET

Activity: Blindman’s Bluff Game
Have one person blindfolded and have the other people give him directions to get to a certain spot in the room.  Have one person give the right directions and the other people give the wrong directions.  When the person finally reaches the correct spot, discuss how important it is that we follow the prophet in this day and age when so many people are deceiving us and telling us incorrect information.  The prophet speaks for God and tells us what things we need to do.  He will not lead us astray!

Show a picture of Joseph F. Smith
While serving as a counselor in the First Presidency, President Joseph F. Smith taught, “If [the President of the Church] should become unfaithful, God would remove him out of his place.  I testify in the name of Israel’s God that he will not suffer the head of the Church, whom he has chosen to stand at the head, to transgress his laws and appostatize; the moment he should take a course that would in time lead to it, God would take him away.  Why?  Because to suffer a wicked man to occupy that position would be to allow, as it were, the fountain to become corrupted, which is something He will never permit.”

WHO IS IT?

Everyone takes a sheet of paper and at the top of it draws the head of either a person, animal, or bird.  Then the sheet must be folded so as the drawn head can’t be seen, except for a little part of the neck.  Then this drawing is passed to the person on the right.  Now every person has a new sheet with the picture he/she hasn’t seen yet.  He/she draws a body then folds the paper and again passes it to the player on the right.  Continue until the lower extremities are drawn.  Unfold the picture and be surprised at the new “animal” you’ve created.