FHE Repentance

Family Home Evening

Welcome: _____________

Opening Prayer: __________________

Opening Song: Teach Me to Walk In the Light pg 177 Children's Songbook

Preparation: Print from the Friend Alma the Younger Repents Story found here. Separate the picture and prepare them to hold up as you read the captions. Make word strips or list on a board the steps of repentance (Listed below). Print coloring sheet Alma the Younger and the Sons of Mosiah from the Liahona found on LDS.org Coloring printable here.
Objective: To teach that part of repentance is making reparations for any wrong we have done.
Gathering Activity:  Lay out the steps of repentance: 1. Recognize wrong 2. Promise not to repeat sin 3. Recommit oneself 4. Make restitution 5. Feel true sorrow 6. Allow time 7. Forgive self and others 8. Receive forgiveness from the Lord.”

Lesson: Point out that while repentance is not about checking items off of a list it is important as we are learning how to repent to have some guidelines for direction. 

Read: Alma the Younger Repents.

Point out that Alma and the Sons of Mosiah went about correcting what they had done wrong after they saw the angel.  They tried to help people understand that what they had been teaching before was not correct.  

Conclusion: It is important when we have done wrong we make restitution for it.  It can be as simple as an apology or fixing or replacing what was lost. 

Activity: Color Alma the Younger picture

Closing Prayer:_______________

Sources: 
The Friend September 1991 "Alma the Younger Repents"
Liahona June 1990 Sharing Time: Divine Directions

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