Family Home Evening Plan

Plan for Family Home Evening

"...persuading them to look forward unto the Messiah..."  --  Jarom 1:11



Opening Song: Teach Me to Walk in The Light

Opening Prayer: __________________________

Attention activity: What do you see?

Materials: flashlight, dark room, one volunteer, paper, pen.

Begin by having an individual stand facing the opposite wall, in an open area.  Turn off lights, and shine a bright flashlight on the individual in the middle of their back.  Ask them what they see.  Answers may range from, 'my shadow', to 'light and darkness', etc.  Record all answers.  Ask the individual to turn 90 degrees to the right (in reference to CTR), and ask again: what do you see? This time the individual may see a variety of slanted shadows,  different items in the room, other people, etc.  Finally, ask the person to CTR one more time, this time, facing the light head on.  (If the light was shining on their back, it should now be shining on their stomach, and NOT in their eyes).   Ask; what do you see?  Bright light, nothing except the light, etc, may be some of the answers. 

Explain that if we choose to do things that are contrary to what we have learned to be right, we are turning our spirits away from the light-- which means they are filling up with darkness/ dark matter.  'Nature abhors a vacuum', and our spirits are also subject to those foundational laws of matter.  We cannot exist in a vacuum.  Everything we do will make a difference.  Our spirits cannot survive on Dark Light-- they will rebel, and the Holy Ghost will give us warnings to turn back to the light.

Ask for some examples of things that are 'contrary to what we have been taught'.  Answers might include: drugs, porn, watching bad T.V. shows, using bad language, etc. 

Read Jarom 1:5 "...and the people of Nephi had waxed strong in the land.  They observed to keep the law of Moses and the Sabbath day holy unto the Lord.  And they profaned not; neither did they blaspheme..."

When the people of Nephi choose to do these things-- and to do their best with all they had been commanded by the Lord-- they were facing their spirits to the light.  When we face the light, our bodies and souls are able to bask in the light.  To bask means to be exposed to warmth and light.  To bask in the love of our Savior means that as we look to Him, and as we follow in His Footsteps, we allow the Atonement to work within us, and we become filled with his love, which is charity-- the pure love of Christ. 

Our bodies and our spirits can be filled with light, no matter our circumstances, if we choose to Look to the Lord with all our heart, mind, and strength.  The important thing is to look towards the Savior in everything.  When we do that, our spirits fill up with light, which increases our joy, our peace, and even our perspectives of our trials can change as well. 

How can we 'Look towards the Savior'? 


Closing Song: I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus

Closing Prayer: ____________________________