For the Strength of Youth Family Home Evening - Standards Review!

The For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet

is one of the most important resources

you can have in your home.

The values taught will strengthen not only the youth,

but adults as well.

Tonight's Family Home Evening Lesson

is a REVIEW of these important standards.

Opening Prayer:

Opening Song:

"Do What Is Right"

Scripture:

Message from the First Presidency

(Found on pages 2-3 of the For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet.)

Our beloved young men and women,

we have great confidence in

YOU!

You are choice spirits who have come forth in this day

when responsibilities and opportunities, as well as the

temptations, are the greatest.

You are at the beginning of your journey through mortal life.

Your Heavenly Father wants your life to be joyful and to

lead you back into His presence.

The decisions you make now will determine much

of what will follow during your life and

throughout eternity.

Because the Lord loves you, He has given you commandments

and the words of prophets to guide you on your journey.

Some of the most important guidelines for your life are found

in this pamphlet.

We testify that these principles are true.

We promise that as you keep these standards and live

by the truths in the scriptures,

You will be able to do your life's work

with greater wisdom and skill and bear trials with

greater courage.

You will have the help of the Holy Ghost.

You will feel good about yourself and will be a

positive influence in the lives of others.

You will be worthy to go to the temple to

receive holy ordinances.

These blessings

and many more

can be yours.

We pray for each of you.

May you keep your minds and bodies clean

from the sins of the world

so you can do the great work that lies before you.

We pray that you will be worthy

to carry on the responsibilities

of building the kingdom of God and preparing the

world for the Second Coming of the Savior.

The First Presidency

Activity:

The Distributions Center has the

For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet

FOR FREE!

They also have a condensed card for wallets.

That's FREE too!

Give everyone in your family a copy of their own.

Each of the values in the pamphlet has a summary.

For the Strength of Youth

Mix and Match

You will have 18 Topic or Value Cards

and 18 Summary Cards.

Lay all of the topic cards on the table.

Read each of the summary cards as a family and place it

next to the matching value.

This will give you the opportunity to discuss and review

each of the values found in the pamphlet.

Read the letter from the First Presidency after the activity.

Challenge family members to

live by these standards.

Have them think about the music they have on their ipods.

Is it appropriate?

Do they need to remove any of the inappropriate songs.

What about the movies you have in your home.

Are the messages uplifting?

If not . . . NOW would be a great time to get rid of them.

Here's the PDF:

For the Strength of Youth FHE Review Packet PDF

Closing Prayer:

Don't Forget to add to your FHE Journal!

I added a copy of the

For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet

to ours.

"Good Night!"  I almost forgot the TREAT!

Pumpkin Pie Bars

Here's the Recipe

Ingredients:

1 (29-ounce) Can Pumpkin

1 cup Milk

1 cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Nutmeg

1/2 tsp. Ginger

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 Yellow Cake Mix

3/4 cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans

3/4 cup Butter or Margarine, Melted

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl, use a spoon to mix together the pumpkin,

milk, sugar, eggs, spices, and salt.

Spread mixture into a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch glass pan.

Pat yellow cake mix over the bottom layer.

Spread nuts over dry mix.

Cover dry mix with melted butter.

Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until golden brown on top.

Makes 18-20 servings.

Have a Great Night!