Spencer & Marissa Nichols Family

Those who bring sunshine into our lives of others cannot keep it from themselves, We want too share it with everyone. It may be our Talents, Service to other's, our Love, Testimony, & going out & beyond to Serve. Pay it forward.... 'Go Forth & Serve one to another.'

Remaining Close to the Spirit

"We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary. We know that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ our mistakes can be washed clean, and our mortal body will be restored to its perfect frame." 'For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God' (Moroni 7:16)."There is a perfect manner of communication through the Spirit, 'for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God' (1 Corinthians 2:10)."

Boyd K. Packer, "Prayer and Promptings" Ensign, Nov. 2009, 43–44

Topics: Agency

"Jesus Christ, lives and is inviting you, as He invited His Apostles of old, Peter and Andrew: 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.' "
-Brent H. Nielson

Conference Talk:
For more information on this topic read "A Call to the Rising Generation," by Brent H. Nielson, Ensign, Nov 2009, 95-97.

Thoughts:
Jesus Christ, lives and is inviting you, as He invited His Apostles of old, Peter and Andrew: "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. (Brent H. Nielson, "A Call to the Rising Generation,"Ensign, Nov 2009, 95-97.)

Song:
"Called to Serve," Children's Songbook, p. 174.

Scripture:
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. (Matthew 28:19)

Lesson:
Ask your family what they think makes a person rich, and how they might identify a "rich" person. Have your family silently read D&C 6:1-7 and then discuss the following questions:

• What great "harvest" is the Lord speaking of in these verses? (Missionary work.)
  
• Why is sharing the gospel with others such a "great and marvelous work"?
  

Story:
Kingston, Ontario, a cold and very old city in Eastern Canada, was called "Stony Kingston" by the missionaries. There had been but one convert to the Church in six years there, even though missionaries had been continuously assigned in that city during the entire time. No one baptized in Kingston. Time in Kingston was marked on the calendar like days in prison. A missionary transfer to another place--any place--would be uppermost in thoughts, even in dreams.

Activity:
Play "hot or cold."

Use a bean bag or any household object. Have one child leave the room. The other children can decide where to hide the bean bag. Now, the child returns to the play area and proceeds to find the bean bag. The game is played with clues of "hot" or "cold" that the other children give. Hot means the child is near the object, whereas cold means she is not. When the bean bag is found, another child is asked to leave the room and start the game again.