Tag Archives: Family Unity

Family Home Evening Solutions

It is important to have family home evening every week. This is a time to spend with your family and to teach your children about the gospel, and about life. It is a time that should really be positive and not negative. There may be times when family home evening becomes frustrating because of the behavior of children in your family. It can be frustrating to have a lesson for a toddler who just won’t sit still. You may fill as though your work is not worth anything. You may also feel as though he is distracting the other family … Continue reading →

General Conference: “Strengthen Home and Family”

In her talk, “Strengthen Home and Family” Sister Mary N Cook speaks specifically to the youth of the church. She does point out that her message does apply to all members however. She challenges the youth to find ways to strengthen their homes. She recognizes that some youth will be the only members in their families. She points out that it is even more important to be a good example and try to bring the family together this is the case. She goes on to remind the youth of a talk that President Hinckley gave earlier this year. He counseled … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Five Ideas to Help You Spend Time Together

When you have family home evening, you may be struggling with what to do with your time. The term family home evening implies more time spent together than just a twenty-minute lesson. (Although if that is all that you family can do, then that is all that your family can do.) If you are scrambling to find more to do with your family during family night here are five ideas. 1) One thing you may want to consider adding to your family home evenings is music time. This could mean different things to different families, but initially you may want … Continue reading →

Protecting Families

It is important to take the time to protect your family. This can take on several different meaning depending on the type of protecting you may think your family needs. One of the most important ways to protect your family is help the members to stay close to each other. This is essential in building a strong family unit, and in providing support for each family member as he may face his struggles throughout his life. The family is the basic unit of the church, and as parents we have a strong responsibility to protect our families. Here are five … Continue reading →

Being of One Heart and One Mind at Home

My visiting teachers visited yesterday. As we sat and discussed the lesson I was trying to feed my youngest. I may not have seemed as though I was paying much attention, but something they talked about really affected the way that I viewed my current situation. They talked about the importance of being of one heart and mind when it comes to your family at home. It really does make a difference to have a home that is peaceful and promotes love and acceptance. As parents we can do so much to create a supportive home environment. We should strive … Continue reading →

Building Family Unity

Do you feel like your family is always pulling you in a hundred different directions? Do you spend real time together more than once a week? Are you worried that your kids will grow up and become strangers? It is important to take steps now so that you have lasting family unity. Here are a few ideas to help you build family unity. 1) Plan a vacation where you will all hang out together. You may want to rent a cabin and spend time hiking together. Or you can simply go camping at the nearest national forest. This will give … Continue reading →

Family

Family is a very important part of the LDS religion. We believe that families can be together forever. We also believe that it is important to have a family. LDS families tend to be slightly larger than average families, though this is not true in every case. We are instructed to have as many children as we can care for properly. Of course this number will differ for each individual. My husband and I currently have three children, and I would like a fourth one eventually. I am amazed at the love that I feel for each of my children. … Continue reading →

Family Reunions Important

Summer is coming up and if you’re like me that includes family reunions. This summer I am in charge of my husband’s family reunion. So I’ve decided to write a series of blogs on family reunions. These blogs will include organizing a family reunion, tips on having a successful family reunion, fun group games, things to do, and how to finance a family reunion. Family reunions are important. It used to be that most families lived within a few miles of each other. Children would grow up and marry someone who lived within the same town. Or parents would give … Continue reading →

Are You Connecting With Your Family?

Lately I have been feeling overwhelmed with the amount of things that I have to accomplish. It is not that it is an overwhelming number of things, but rather that I seldom have an entire day that I spend at home. There is something to be said for having the chance to gather your children around you, and spending the entire day together as a family. It is easy to have your children become so involved with everything that is offered to them (sports, dance, and school activities), that we neglect to spend time together as a family creating the … Continue reading →