October 11–17
Doctrine and Covenants 115–120
“His Sacrifice Shall Be More Sacred unto Me Than His Increase”
Ideas for Family Scripture Study and Home Evening
Song:
“I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth,” Children’s Songbook, 150.
Prayer:
Thought/Scripture:
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Doctrine and Covenants 117:1–11.
Your family could compare a “drop” with something more “weighty” (verse 8), like a jug of water. This could lead to a discussion about less important things in our lives that might prevent us from receiving God’s abundant blessings.
Lesson:
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Doctrine and Covenants 119.
You could sing a song such as “I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth” (Children’s Songbook, 150).
What do the song and section 119 teach about why we pay tithing?
Young children could also benefit from an object lesson: you could give them small objects, help them calculate a tenth, and tell them why you pay tithing. (See also True to the Faith, 180–82.)
For more ideas for teaching children, see this week’s outline in Teaching Stripling Warriors Come, Follow Me—For Primary.
Prayer:
Treat:
BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- ingredients needed to make cake; eggs, oil and water
- 2 (3.4 oz) boxes instant vanilla or French vanilla pudding
- 4 cups milk
- 1 tub chocolate frosting
- Make cake mix according to directions and bake in a well-greased 9 x13 pan.
- When cake is finished, while still warm, poke holes all over cake (about 1-inch) intervals using a wooden spoon handle or other similar size object.
- You want the holes to be fairly big so that the pudding has plenty of room to get down in there.
- Be sure to poke right down to the bottom of the cake.
- In a bowl, prepare pudding.
- Whisk together instant pudding mix with 4 cups milk.
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Whisk for about a minute until most of the lumps are gone.
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Pour pudding over cake. Taking care to pour it right into the holes as much as possible.
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Spread it all out and using the back of the spoon, gently push pudding down into the holes.
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Put the cake into the fridge to set and cool (about 2 hours).
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Remove the lid and foil covering from the tub of chocolate frosting.
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Pop it in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds.
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Stir with a spoon.
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It should still be a little thick but pourable – not bubbly hot.
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Pour chocolate frosting on top of pudding.
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Spread frosting evenly over cake starting in the center then spreading it towards the sides.
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Allow to cool on the counter for a few minutes, then put into the fridge to fully cool and set up.
- Doctrine and Covenants 115:4–6.
Would it work for your family to read these verses while watching a sunrise? It might help you discuss what it means to “arise and shine forth” (verse 5). Or you could also discuss what it is like to seek shelter during a storm. How could that experience be like finding “refuge” in the Church? (verse 6). You could then talk about ways your family can help others enjoy the refuge the Church provides.
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