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We used this lesson to talk about choices. Because our boys are at different levels and abilities of understanding, we spontaneously ended up having two small lessons within the lesson, as we talked and explained to their levels of understanding.
We talked about consequences and what they are and that every choice we make has a consequence; some are good consequences and some are bad.
The main point or principle that we ended up really focusing on and discussing because of the way our children directed the lesson with their questions, was that Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. He is happy and he loves us and he wants us to be just like Him and to live with him.
As with all of our FHE lessons, because of questions from our children, sometimes they take a different turn than what we had originally planned. We have found that it's important to be flexible and to teach by the Spirit.
The nice thing about Family Home Evening is that you tailor it for your family. Have a plan, have an idea. Know the points or principles you want to teach. Then see where it goes. To me, the most important thing about having FHE is to teach your family and teaching your family always goes better when everyone is involved and when discussions arise from the questions your children pose, rather than following a rigid outline someone else has put together.
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