Need an FHE idea?

Al and I have been wanting to do an FHE on President Monson the last two weeks. I found this lesson online today that has pictures, quotes, and lots of stories about his life along with a couple activities (better for older kids). Thought I would pass it along in case anyone else wants to use it!!

Thomas S. Monson FHE

Enjoy!

(I have searched and searched for a Pres. Monson coloring page but can't find a thing. If anyone stumbles on one, let me know!!)

Sharing an AWESOME idea!!

This idea is just too great to not pass on to everyone out there.

Last month a gal in my ward organized a Book of Mormon exchange. She chose 37 topics/stories from the BoM and had women in the ward sign up for one of the topics. Then, our job was to summarize the story on a 1/2 sheet of paper (including the scripture references), have it laminated and include some kind of visual representation of the story. We made 37 copies of our story/visual aid packet and turned them in to her.

Last night a few of us got together to put the packets together. I am giddy with excitement over the awesome things I came away with. This is much, much easier and less time consuming than the Family Home Evening packets I have done in the past. The BoM stories can be used for FHE or family scripture time or even in lessons.

People used a variety of resources: some made homemade items, others were store purchased, some elaborate and some very simple. In any case, I cannot wait to use this resource with my family. I also love that she chose some lesser known stories so our kids can get to know ALL the stories in the BoM. Here are a few pictures I took to give you a better idea:

The entire haul (minus the two packets I could not pry from M's hands)

Pictures of a few of my favorite packets:

Ammon:The brass plates (my friend and her husband cut out and routed all the wood and even put metal rings in it and ancient writing on each one - a lot of work and so awesome):The people of Ammon (this included a baggie with a plastic indian, plastic sword and dirt to "bury" the sword in):

Anyway, I just wanted to share this idea so others can give it a try in their wards. This was EASY to put together (maybe 2 hours of my time total) and inexpensive. If you'd like a list of topics, leave a comment or shoot me an email. This could easily be adapted for Bible stories too and I'm hoping we do another round of packets to do some Bible stories.

Happy Teaching the Gospel!