Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Family Home Evening

This is something that's been very regular at our house and we love it. There's something really special  about having that quiet time (although sometimes Ella tends to bring in her beloved animal figurines and tries to play in parallel with one of us giving the lesson, but I digress...), so there's something really special about reading scriptures together, trying to understand how they apply to our lives, and breaking it all down in terms that our four and a half year old can understand... It's great to get each other's insights too. Ella amazes us with hers.

So I treasure FHE every week as it brings us closer to each other and to the Lord. Can't say enough of how grateful I am for this inspired program/commandment. As with every commandment that we strive to keep, we are promised and always showered with blessings of all kinds. One other thing we've started (Hrishi especially) is to read from the lives of our leaders. Now we're reading about Pres. Monson's life. Truly amazing! Just hope and pray that we can instill these things in Ella's life for many many years to come, for many many generations to come, forever. I know that learning about the gospel and practising those teachings daily are the only worthwhile endeavors that will bring TRUE and EVERLASTING HAPPINESS. Last night's lesson was about Jesus, who stands at the door and knocks and about miracles. We read the story of the Jairus's daugther and the stilling of the tempest. It was neat, really neat.

As a treat we enjoyed white oreo cookies with chocolate soy milk. Yummy!
I captured the most recent in this random collage...

3 comments:

  1. Cris, noi lunea care a trecut am vorbit despre Noe si arca lui; poze etc. Si cand am terminat am "acted out" toata povestea, i-am pus pe copii intr-o "barca" cu o gramada de animalute etc. :-) Le-a placut mult, le place cand punem povestea in practica; iar ca si treat am avut zuchinni bread. :-)
    Imi place marturia ta despre FHE! Imi place cat de puternici si dedicati sunteti!
    Ar fi minunat sa continuam sa schimbam idei despre FHE. Pupici!

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  2. Super, Stanca! Object lessons are the best, nu-i asa? Eu nu am intotdeauna pregatite activitati, folosesc mai mult Gospel kit art si coloring pages sau crafts. Temele urmatoare sunt despre scripturi si botez, Duhul Sfant. Sigur, mi-ar place mult sa schimbam idei! :)

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  3. Ce frumoase poze. Sa imi trimit pe picasa ca sa vad mai bine. Ella e tare frumoasa.

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