The Savior knows the ADVERSITY that comes to our children and youth. As we teach them to have faith, pray, and make good choices they can overcome TRIALS with courage and obtain HAPPINESS.
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My family can be shipshape! goal chart
Help youth want to be good examples and have a spiritual influence on their families by obeying Heavenly Father's commandments with this fun shipshape goal chart.
Includes Scripture Challenge Card
4 Visuals (Color and Black & White) with instructions
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OBJECTIVE: To help youth want to be good examples and have a spiritual influence on their families by obeying Heavenly Father’s commandments.
ACTIVITY: Tell the story of Heavenly Father commanding Nephi to build a ship (1 Nephi 17).
*1 Nephi 17:15 “Wherefore, I, Nephi, did strive to keep the commandments of the Lord, and I did exhort my brethren to faithfulness and diligence.”
SCRIPTURE CARDS: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
1 Nephi 17:3 “And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did provide means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness.”
TO MAKE Using cardstock, print or copy, color, and cut out the “Ship”-shape Family Goal Chart for each youth.
THOUGHT TREAT: Peanut Butter Banana Boat. Cut a peeled banana in half lengthwise and then cut in half crosswise. Dig out the center and fill with peanut butter. Tell youth that they can keep their life shipshape by following the teachings of Jesus.
SCRIPTURE CARDS: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
1 Nephi 17:3 “And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did provide means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness.”
*SUMMARY
YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. MY FAMILY CAN BE SHIPSHAPE! goal chart. Children and youth can all use a reminder chart to remember and mark off FAMILY HOME EVENING, FAMILY PRAYERS, and FAMILY SCRIPTURE STUDY. The chart illustrates 1 Nephi 17:15 “Wherefore, I Nephi did strive to keep the commandments of the Lord, and I did exhort my brethren to faithfulness and diligence.”
