As we head into the Christmas season, and are especially reminded of the Savior's birth and mission here on earth, this scripture from Jesus when he was here on earth becomes especially poignant:
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." - John 16:33
In a talk given in October 2016 at General Conference, called "Overcoming the World," Neil L. Anderson said, "Overcoming the world is not one defining moment in a lifetime, but a lifetime of moments that define an eternity. It can begin as a child learns to pray and reverently sings, 'I'm trying to be like Jesus.' It continues as a person studies the life of the Savior in the New Testament and ponders the power of the Savior's Atonement in the Book of Mormon."
Some ideas for Overcoming the World one moment at a time that can be applies to families or Primary Singing Time:
1) Light the World. Spend each day following the prompts for Light the World and discussing them with your family or friend. On Sunday, you can have children share what they did to light the world.
2) I found this list of Peace in the World vs. Peace in Christ. This could be a nice family home evening activity or Primary activity, to cut up each of the items that are listed, then draw them out and discuss examples of what it means to have, and ways to have, peace in Christ.
3) Twelve Days of Christmas. Focus on a family or someone that could use a bit of good cheer, and celebrate the twelve days of Christmas with them! Someone did this to us when we first moved to a new area when I was seven, and I still remember the excitement and thrill of waiting for the next day of Christmas and what fun present we would be able to open at our door. Some ideas to make this meaningful and inexpensive:
1. Homemade ornaments
2. Each day could be a thoughtful note of one thing you like about the person/each member of the family. If you are doing this as a family, you could have each child in your family pick someone in the other family/single person to compliment
3. Homemade treat
Primaries could plan this together and focus on a family.
4) Twelve Days of Books. This could be combined with the Twelve Days of Christmas above. Think about books that focus on overcoming the world, not necessarily religious, but ones that share the right message and can lead to a good discussion, for example, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." For me personally, I wrote "My Nativity ABCs" and "My Nativity 1-2-3s," for my Primary kids, and it's one that means a lot to me, and that I enjoy sharing with them. It could be fun to ask the children to share other ideas of other words that start with that letter that remind them about Jesus.
To apply to Primary, instead choose the Twelve Songs of Christmas, as each song is itself a bit of a story/book.
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." - John 16:33
In a talk given in October 2016 at General Conference, called "Overcoming the World," Neil L. Anderson said, "Overcoming the world is not one defining moment in a lifetime, but a lifetime of moments that define an eternity. It can begin as a child learns to pray and reverently sings, 'I'm trying to be like Jesus.' It continues as a person studies the life of the Savior in the New Testament and ponders the power of the Savior's Atonement in the Book of Mormon."
Some ideas for Overcoming the World one moment at a time that can be applies to families or Primary Singing Time:
1) Light the World. Spend each day following the prompts for Light the World and discussing them with your family or friend. On Sunday, you can have children share what they did to light the world.
2) I found this list of Peace in the World vs. Peace in Christ. This could be a nice family home evening activity or Primary activity, to cut up each of the items that are listed, then draw them out and discuss examples of what it means to have, and ways to have, peace in Christ.
3) Twelve Days of Christmas. Focus on a family or someone that could use a bit of good cheer, and celebrate the twelve days of Christmas with them! Someone did this to us when we first moved to a new area when I was seven, and I still remember the excitement and thrill of waiting for the next day of Christmas and what fun present we would be able to open at our door. Some ideas to make this meaningful and inexpensive:
1. Homemade ornaments
2. Each day could be a thoughtful note of one thing you like about the person/each member of the family. If you are doing this as a family, you could have each child in your family pick someone in the other family/single person to compliment
3. Homemade treat
Primaries could plan this together and focus on a family.
4) Twelve Days of Books. This could be combined with the Twelve Days of Christmas above. Think about books that focus on overcoming the world, not necessarily religious, but ones that share the right message and can lead to a good discussion, for example, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." For me personally, I wrote "My Nativity ABCs" and "My Nativity 1-2-3s," for my Primary kids, and it's one that means a lot to me, and that I enjoy sharing with them. It could be fun to ask the children to share other ideas of other words that start with that letter that remind them about Jesus.
To apply to Primary, instead choose the Twelve Songs of Christmas, as each song is itself a bit of a story/book.
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