April 2008 Conference Packet

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Emergency Preparedness

I got this idea from a talk today:

Teach your child to memorize his full name, home phone number, address, parents' full names, Grandma's phone number, etc.

How To Gain and Share Your Testimony

Andrew saw one of his friends go up and bear her testimony in Sacrament meeting yesterday and asked if he could have a turn....

Review "Testimony" in the True to the Faith reference book: http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e1fa5f74db46c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=0cbd991a83d20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1&contentLocale=0

Andrew is 3, so we're going to keep things simple:

• Show the picture of Joseph Smith's First Vision: http://www.lds.org/hf/art/print/picture/0,16989,4218-1-4-115,00.html
• Let him identify each person in the picture.
• Ask simple questions such as: Does Jesus love you? Does Heavenly Father love you? Are you a child of God?
• Share our testimony with him.
• Let him practice sharing his testimony with the family.

Any ideas would be very helpful. Thanks!

Talking Points for Sharing the Gospel

Review Elder M. Russell Ballard's recent conference talk: http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=9bb42bce258f5110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1

Have your children think of some simple statements that they can say when others ask them about the church and write them down.

As a couple, or with your older children, make a one page statement that can be given to others as suggested by Elder Ballard.

Here is a link to the Articles of Faith: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/a_of_f/1