November Editable Newsletter

Many are asking for the November newsletter so here it is!

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December Editable Newsletter

I wanted to get this out early since I wasn't able to get November's out (sorry!)

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{Sharing Time} “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” came from God to help my family.

I love how in the outline it says,
Show the children pictures of the Ten Commandments and the scriptures. Ask, “Where did these come from?” Explain that they came from God through His prophets to help us know what to do. Show the children a copy of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” and explain that it came from God through His latter-day prophets to help our families.

Materials you'll need:

Printouts

(includes phrases and large pictures from below)

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Scissors

Tape/magnets/sticky tack

Scriptures

Picture of Moses and the Ten Commandments

You will line up the pictures on the board on one side in no particular order and then the phrases on the other side of the board in no particular order. Each class will come up and share what their phrase is about and then using chalk, draw a line to match their phrase to their picture. (Example below)

Explain what is in the outline by showing the picture with Moses and the scriptures
Hand out each of these phrases (included in printouts), or get your own phrases, to the classes. (Pictures are for your reference to match with) Have each class read and discuss what their phrases mean, and then have them come up and find the picture that matches their phrases. Talk/ask questions about each of the phrases.

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(INCLUDES PHRASES AND PICTURES)

 "...marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children."

"All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose."

"In the Premortal Realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life."

"The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally."

Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live.

"Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities."

"Fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners."





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October Editable Monthly Newsletter

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{Sharing Time} We believe in being honest

"Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving." President James E. Faust


As promised for this week, I've got a brand new game all about honesty. Let's go fishing! I just love how in the outline there's a story about fishing and that's the idea for the game.

Includes:
-9 fish with scenarios/questions
-2 fisherboy/girl 
-1 navyboy to tell a story about President Monson and being honest
- blank sheet of circle to create own questions/scenarios
- instructions and 2 stories all about honesty

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{Sharing Time} I show my gratitude by offering thanks for all my blessings

Materials Needed:
Ace Bandages or white material cut into strips
Sticker dots
Picture of the Ten Lepers









Begin by sharing the story of the ten lepers in Luke or use this video about Ten Lepers (Go download it here).


After the video/story, ask the kids what lesson did the Savior want us to learn from this parable. Gratitude...

Lepers would cover their sores with bandages and a lot of the time their bandages would cover their whole bodies.  Today we are going to think of ways that we can be grateful for the blessings that we have and we have a visitor to help us. (invite a bishopric member, member from the Elders' or Relief Society)
Begin with no bandages, and start saying things that kids can say negative. And for each, put a sticker dot (for easy reference number the stickers so you know what is what) onto your volunteer
" I hate my homework"
"Why can't I have a phone"
"I hate my sister"

Now we have all these negative sayings, how can we turn them around and make them positive? (cover each sticker dot as the kids say something that we are blessed with for each negative thing with the bandages.

We are learning from our homework.
You can play more with friends instead of on a phone.
I have a family who loves me even though we may not agree.

Etc.....


Explain that when we show our gratitude we are showing to Heavenly Father that we are grateful for even the smallest things that we are given. At the end of the story of the lepers, only the one that went back to say thank you was healed from leprosy. The other 9 became lepers again. Why do you think that is?

Another idea:

An idea from last year's Sharing Time is this game, is 12 things that we have to be grateful for. You can put a few into bags and separate the Primary and have each group write how we can show our gratitude for each.

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Primary Program Invitation

This was a wonderful request from Susan F. and I just love it so much that I wanted to share!!
These are both EDITABLE Word docs so you can type up what you need, enjoy and good luck on your program!!

Several ladies have asked so... the font used on the white part is Playfair Display.

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September Editable Newsletter

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August Editable Newsletter

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July Sharing Time WK 2

I am  very excited for this week's Sharing Time. In our ward we have a little girl who comes with her grandparents and is in the 7-8 class and baptism is talked about a lot because all of them are getting/have been baptized. Naturally she is scared to death because of the description of what happens by the kids. I mean come on getting held under water in a warm "tub" would scare any 7 year old who didn't know what was happening. So... with this being said I am doing this lesson just for her and I'm sure a nice review of the importance of baptism will help the other kids too, but it's really for all for Avery!

(This is all included in the download below!)

Materials Needed:

Printouts

A Punch Box  I'll take pictures of mine but warning it will not look like Sheena's!

Tacks/Tape/Magnets

Squirt bottle with water

This is much like Jeopardy but without the topics or the points --- okay so nothing like Jeopardy--- the kids come up and pick a  turned over question about baptism/confirmation then answer/punch out the coordinating number to the question to get the answer and a small treat (our Primary rarely does treats so I think it'll be a nice change to get a treat this week of  Dum-Dum suckers)

I think I will pick the order of questions so that it flows and so I don't answer one of the questions while discussing the answer. For the graphics included, I'm going to include an extra treat with that answer and see if they can tell me something else about the picture (sacrament and Jesus being baptized)

Get a volunteer who is under 8 and "baptize" them by squirting them/sprinkling water. Then ask is that right? (No.) Are we missing some things? Today we will be learning all about baptism. 

Have a child come up and pick your number 1 (or do it random) from the board. Read/have them read the question and see if the child knows the answer, then let them punch out the number, get their treat and the answer, discuss if wanted.

When the kids choose the:

Who baptizes- Young men who are Priests can baptize but they can't give the gift of the Holy Ghost.

How are we baptized- The Priesthood holder takes our right hand by the wrist and raises his right hand to make a square, he then says a prayer, we hold our nose and we are dipped under for just a second or two while 2 witnesses make sure we are completely under the water.  Why are we baptized by immersion? (it is a symbol of death and resurrection, just like Christ died and was resurrected so will we)

Why do we need to baptized. In John 3:5, Jesus says that we can't enter into the kingdom of God without being baptized. What is the kingdom of God? (after we die, we can live with God again)

Promises do we make - These promises are called covenants, we covenant with Heavenly Father that 1) take upon ourselves the name of Christ, 2) keep the commandments, 3) Serve the Lord. And in return Heavenly Father makes promises to us.

.How do we renew- Through partaking of the sacrament we renew our covenants

(Picture (extra) ---  sacrament--- the bread represents the body of Christ, the water, the blood of Christ.)

How do we receive the Holy Ghost - The gift of the Holy Ghost is given to us by the laying on of hands. Men holding the Melchizedek Priesthood (not a priest) will lay their hands on your hand (just like in a blessing) and give you the gift of the Holy Ghost. The baptism is only complete when we have been confirmed, we are then a new member of the Church.

Whose example- Jesus Christ, it is through Christ that we are forgiven of our sins and live with God again. Jesus spent His life teaching us how we should try to live. Jesus was perfect and because He was perfect He didn't have to be baptized but He was baptized as an example for us to follow.

(Picture (extra)--- Jesus being baptized---- Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River)

After you have finished the punch box, go back and ask what was missing when I "baptized" .....

1) I didn't have the priesthood.

2) ..... wasn't baptized by immersion

3)..... isn't 8 yet!

By being baptized, we show God that we are willing to be obedient to His commandments.

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(includes the answers to the 10 questions, the pictures for the "extras" the lesson and instructions from above, numbers 1-10, and the 10 questions)

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July Sharing Time WK 1

The one year birthday of Etsy is this Friday and to celebrate, we're going to have a day full of sales!! These will be announced on Facebook only. I will be sharing what each of the sales will be tomorrow (Thursday) so you'll know which ones you want. 

Lesson:

While Christ was on the Earth, He established His Church, He called and ordained the 12 Apostles and gave them the priesthood to act in Christ's name and build His Church. After Christ was crucified and resurrected, the Apostles tried hard to keep the Church as Jesus taught them, but they were killed. Soon the full truth of the gospel left the Earth, this is called the Dark Ages, however there were many truths that stayed and other churches were formed. It wasn't until the year 1820, when Joseph Smith's prayer was answered and the fullness of the gospel was restored.

When his family lived in Palmyra, NY, many different religions came and taught the people, Joseph Smith studied each religion and looked for answers to his questions in the scriptures. While reading in the book of James, he came across a scripture that said that if you have a question, ask the Lord and that's just what Joseph did. He went into the grove of trees by his home, it was there that he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He was told that the churches were wrong and to not join any of them. Through several years, he received visits from other heavenly messengers and learned that he was to restore the fullness of the gospel back to the earth.

Joseph Smith was the first prophet and President of the Church, he translated the Book of Mormon, built the first temple in the latter days and received most of the revelations given the the Doctrine & Covenants.

Play a matching game using different items to represent what happened during the restoration of the Church. Explain how the Church is Christ's Church and not Joseph Smith's. It is the same Church that Jesus Himself organized and the same that He continues to lead.

Here's a matching game to play about the Restoration and Joseph Smith. Also included is an explanation of why the name of the Church is the way it is. For Senior Primary, prepare questions about the Restoration that can be found in the scriptures or that are just interesting to know when they get a match.
Purchase also includes (6) cut-outs to retell the story of Joseph Smith and the First Vision

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June Sharing Time WK 3

I have loved studying for this month's theme, I've learned so much about temples from reading scriptures and talks it's just amazing what we have been blessed with in these beautiful houses of the Lord.

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July Editable Newsletter

I'm going to get ahead for July this time! HA! Thank you all for your support!

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June Sharing Time WK 2

This week is my week to teach and I seriously can't wait to teach this lesson!

You'll need:

Mailing box

Items to "ship"

Picture of a temple(s)

Lesson:

Temples are sacred places.

  What does sacred mean? Temples are special places where everything is a reminder of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and teaches us of why we are here on the Earth.

 What are some things that we know that happens in temples? 

In temples we make promises to Heavenly Father, in temples we do work for the dead, like baptisms. We can be married in the temple. What happens when we are married in the temple? (we are sealed for eternity- we can be with our families even after we die) In the temple, we wear white clothing to remind us to be clean and pure and to choose the right, we are also very reverent and when we talk we speak in whispers. It is in the temple that we can feel peace and feel closer to Heavenly Father.

Show the kids the mailing box. This box when sent in the mail is tossed around and banged and maybe lands on the floor a few times before getting to it's final stop. Put items into the box and toss it around to the teachers so items fall out. Ask the kids "what does this box need so the stuff doesn't fall out?" (Tape)

What will the tape do? (Seals the box) Seal the box up and toss a couple times.

This is much like our families.... we come to Earth and to learn and grow in families to get to our final stop to live with Heavenly Father again. But if we aren't sealed just like the box, to our families, we won't be able to live with our families for eternity.

When we are sealed to our families even after we die, our families will still be together, through the sealing power that a special priesthood holder has.

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June Editable Newsletter

I apologize for the lateness of the newsletter, the month of May flew by with yardwork and home improvement and now it's officially summer!

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May Sharing Time WK 4

In the manual, it says to compare President Monson to King Benjamin, I LOVE this. Seriously what an amazing comparison! For those interested, here's a coupon code for the King Benjamin Cut-outs, when you have purchased send me a message and I'll send you a cut-out for President Monson.

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May Sharing Time WK 3

I can't wait for this week! As soon as I had seen the theme for this week, I immediately was taken to Elder Packer's talk about spiritual crocodiles, read the talk HERE.

All you need for this lesson are the printouts and sticky darts/nerf gun. My Primary kids are going to LOVE this even those older boys!

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Mother's Day Sharing Time

I apologize for the lack of posts this week, my best friend got married!! So for the this last week, I've been at her side as maid of honor. It was a beautiful wedding and sealing, but I'm glad that I'm done and can have more time with my boys.
For this week, our ward is doing WK 1 and WK 2 combined (last week) and this week we are doing a Mother's Day Sharing time so here's what we're doing :)

Mom's have lots of jobs and wear many hats. Play with 7 different hats that moms where and then make a card for moms.

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May Sharing Time WK 1

Materials Needed:
-Printouts
-Bingo Markers (candy, beans, plastic chips, etc)
-Small prizes/stickers

Lesson:
What is a prophet?

A prophet is a man called by God to speak on His behalf here on earth. He is a special witness of Christ and testifies of Jesus Christ and teaches His gospel. He receives direction and revelation from Jesus Christ for us.
A prophet can be young or old, a doctor or a teacher, rich or poor, the most important is that he is called by God.

Since the restoration of the gospel, we have had 16 prophets from Joseph Smith to Thomas S. Monson.
We can also find prophets in the scriptures: King Benjamin, Noah, Adam, Nephi

Using the names, cut them out and see if the kids can match up the names to the prophet (key included in the download), then keeping the big poster on the board, take off the names and "draw" out the names to see if the kids can remember who was who and try and get a bingo. You can make it more fun by adding in the teachers and do teams, teachers vs kids.

I came across a fun bingo game with the latter-day prophets that I thought would be fun but I wanted to make the "reference" card big to be able to fit onto the board in front so I enlarged the prophets art from lds.about.com and made it BIG (27 x 30 inches!!)

You can go HERE to download the bingo cards to handout to the kids.

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April Sharing Time WK 4

Below is included in download:

(this is just a portion from the lesson)

Heavenly Father has given us families to help us to be happy and prepare us for 

eternal life with Him. In our families we learn important values and principles of the

 gospel, and it's important to have an environment of love. Your families are the 

first and most important to learn to love. But sometimes that can be hard ...

Pass out the hearts to groups of kids, maybe have groups be all not nice things or groups mixed or however you'd like.  Explain that the red heart, means STOP, have their group share something that may not be very nice. The green heart, means GO, these are things that we can do to show love to our families.

For WK 2 of this month, I took a house I made and a family, and I think if we used it again this week it'll go over really well because they've already seen it. So, this is just an extension version with the house.

To make the house "stand" on it's own, using two pieces of cardstock, I folded small  (about 1 inch) part and glued those the back of the house, then folded again (about 2 inches) to give it something to "sit" on, then I folded one more time (in the "middle" of what's left) glued the two pieces together. Here's a couple pictures of the back and the front.

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