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Happy Thanksgiving [offsite link]
Fiction from the Friend. Karen is excited about her busy family holiday. Her friend Sue will be spending the day alone while her mother works. This story teaches friendship, and can be a lead-in to inviting others to your family party.

Indian Corn Beads [offsite link]
Make jewelry from Indian corn or beans as a FHE craft at Thanksgiving.

Sharing Time: Giving Thanks [offsite link]
Written for Primary sharing time, this lesson includes ways to say thank you in other languages. Scripture stories discussed: Jacob´s struggle to engrave the plates (Book of Mormon), the people of Alma´s gratitude after release from slavery, and the ten lepers. Craft: A cornucopia from a pattern in the magazine(not available online.) Also: musical lessons

Thankful Friends (The Harvest Festival) [offsite link]
An account of the first Thanksgiving in the Salt Lake Valley, disproving Jim Bridger´s assertion that corn couldn´t be grown there.

Thanksgiving in Belgium [offsite link]
An American family living in Belgium for one year finds themselves stranded on the side of the road one Thanksgiving as World War II begins. A simple lesson in gratitude.

Thanksgiving Plans [offsite link]
Marcia is upset that her family has just moved from New York to Denver. She doesn´t want a Thanksgiving dinner alone with her parents. Then she learns that there are many ways to celebrate Thanksgiving, including treating it as a day of giving.

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