MY ETERNAL FAMILY
“Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ." ("The Family: a Proclamation to the World," paragraph 7).
JANUARY
Theme: I am a spirit child of Heavenly Father.
Scripture: “All of you are children of the most High" (Psalm 82:6).
Song: “I Lived in Heaven” (CS, 4) OR "The Family is of God" (Friend or Liahona, Oct. 2008)
FEBRUARY
Theme: I came to earth as part of a family.
Scripture: “The family is ordained of God.” ( "Proclamation" paragraph 7)
Song: “How Firm a Foundation” (Hymns, no. 85, verses 1 and 3)
MARCH
Theme: Family members have important responsibilities.
Scripture: “Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God.” (D&C 88:119)
Song: “My Eternal Family” (Pages 10-11 of outline)
APRIL
Theme: Jesus Christ made it possible to live with my Heavenly Father again.
Scripture: “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” ( John 14:6)
Song: Song of your choice about Jesus Christ from the Children's Song Book, Hymns, Friend or Liahona
MAY
Theme: Baptism and confirmation are ordinances that bless my family.
Scripture: “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5)
Song: “Baptism” (CS, 100) OR "I Want to be Baptized" (Friend, July 2005, 45)
JUNE
Theme: Faith, prayer, repentance,and forgiveness strengthen me and my family.
Scripture: "Successful...families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, [and] forgiveness ” ( "Proclamation," paragraph 7)
Song: “Seek the Lord Early” (CS, 108)
JULY
Theme: I will strengthen my family.
Scripture: “And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably”
(Mosiah 4:13)
Song: Song of your choice about Jesus Christ from the Children's Song Book, Hymns, Friend or Liahona
AUGUST
Theme: Temple blessings unite families.
Scripture: “I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound on heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven ” (Matthew 16:19)
Song: “Families Can Be Together Forever” (CS, 188)
SEPTEMBER
Theme: Prophets teach me how to strengthen my family.
Scripture: “What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken,...whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same” (D&C 1:38)
OCTOBER
Theme: "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" teaches me about families.
Scripture: “The family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children ” ("Proclamation," paragraph 1)
NOVEMBER
Theme: My family and I can serve others.
Scripture: “By love serve one another”
(Galatians 5:13)
DECEMBER
Theme: My family is blessed when we remember Jesus Christ.
Scripture: “I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth” (Job 19:25)
