for Families

Quotes from the Lord's Word:

  Looking for Good in Others  (a PDF version for printing)
Looking for Good in Others (HTML version)

Family Talks:

"Being a True Friend and Neighbor" by the Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss
"David and Jonathan's Friendship" by the Rev. Cairns Henderson
"Kate and Sally: A Story About Friendship and Judgment" by the Rev. David Simons
"You Are the Man!" by the Rev. Hugo Odhner

Projects and Activities for Families:

Family Activities Overview

• Friendship of Charity 
• David and Jonathan's Friendship
• Being Friendly to What Is Good 
• Judging Others
• David and Nathan the Prophet
• Judging or Examining Ourselves
• Love of Self versus Love of the Neighbor 

Family Activities Overview (HTML)
Family Activities Overview (PDF)

Worship and Instruction in the Home

Prayers and Blessings:

Prayers for Children on Being Kind to Other People (PDF)
Prayers for Teens on Friendship and Judgment (PDF)
Prayers on Dealing with Other People with True Charity (PDF)

Learning by Heart:  Recitations from the Lord's Word (PDF) 

Songs:

   David and Jonathan by Lori Odhner(PDF)
   May We Learn, O Lord of Life (PDF)
   For the Beauty of the Earth (PDF)
   He Has Shown You by Lori Odhner (PDF)
   I Was Hungry (PDF)
   The Lord in His Righteousness, Judges the People (PDF)
        Audio File: Measured Back to You by Karen Childs Elder
   Song Lyrics for Measured Back to You by Karen Childs Elder (PDF)
 Measured Back to You, audio file of a song by Karen Childs Elder (MP3)

See preschool, elementary, and teens for more projects and Sunday School materials

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