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These Family Home Evening correspond to the 2011 Primary Monthly Themes.

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October Theme:

Prayer is reverent communication between God and me.

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him

ask of God, that giveth to all men

liberally, and abraideth not; and it

shall be given him.”

(James 1:5)

A Child’s Prayer

Children’s Songbook, 12

Prayer

Read James 1:5 Discuss the meaning of this scripture.

What is prayer? Who are we talking to when we pray?

Why do we have prayer?

Why does Heavenly Father want us to pray?

When should we pray?

What are the different parts of a prayer?

 Open the prayer: Dear Heavenly Father

 Show gratitude: What things can you say you are

thankful for?

 Talk to Heavenly Father: Tell Heavenly Father about

your life. How can you have personal communication

with Heavenly Father in your prayer?

 Ask for blessings: What are good things to ask for in

your prayers?

 Close in the name of Jesus Christ: Why do we say, “in

the name of Jesus Christ” at the end of the prayer?

What is proper behavior during a prayer?

What do we do with our bodies, arms, hands, heads?

What things should we NOT do during a prayer?

Why are family prayers important?

What is the difference between family and personal

prayer? Why do we need both?

How can you make your prayers more meaningful?

Practice saying prayers correctly. Younger children can color this picture.

 Point to Christ’s eyes. What is Christ doing

with his eyes? Can you close your eyes?

 Is Christ bowing His head? Bow your head.

 Is Christ being reverent?

 Is Christ kneeling? Can you kneel?

Banana Splits

Get vanilla ice cream, chocolate sause, sprinkles, bananas and other toppings.

Put one scoop of vanilla ice cream in a bowl. The vanilla represents a prayer. Prayers can be plain , repetitive and not very meaningful. However, if you add gratitude (chocolate sause), personal communication (”sprinkles” of things that happened throughout your day), blessings (bananas: blessings are the fruit that make our lives better) and close in the name of Jesus Christ (the cherry on top of the banana split) then you have a much more meaningful dessert and prayer.