Yes, I am still on I Nephi 1:1. Remember some one asked what our favorite Book of Mormon verses for parenting were? That was at the end of July. So I am going through the foot notes on the word "taught" in that verse. Today it took me here.
Mosiah 1:5 "I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct."
I see here the power of and parental example in righteousness of personal and family scripture study.
This week we are focusing on the character principle of "priorities," in homeschool. Do our priorities preserve his word to our children?
How are we doing in preserving his word to our children through both our personal and family scripture study?
Do we preserve his words to our families by aligning our lives with the truth found therein?
Are we a stumbling block for our children by not teaching them?
Are words and judgements of our leaders a stumbling block to our children?
Do our children know we sincerely pray for and sustain our leaders?
Showing posts with label Scriptures in a Child's Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scriptures in a Child's Heart. Show all posts
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Scriptures in a Child's Heart
Why read the actual scriptures to little children? I like to teach children scripture stories right out of the scriptures, not paraphrased but in the rich language and imagery of the scriptures. I am somewhat, old school and feel that Primary aged children should have their own copy of scriptures, even before they can read. Yes, even Sunbeams! This used to be mentioned in the Primary manuals! I also feel that they can learn to mark passages for easy locating and memorize verses as young as three. Here you will find lists of many stories found in the scriptures. There are more there, to be sure, but here are enough to use each school day. The Highlights of the Old Testament, Highlights of the New Testament, and Highlights of the Book of Mormon (Part 1) lists were compiled by Penny Garner and is available here, compliments of Penny Gardner. Highlights of the Book of Mormon (Part 2) and Highlights of the Doctrine and Covenants were compiled for Moor House. There are enough stories listed here to have a story each day of the school year!"
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