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A beautiful way to use this week's summer story, w

A beautiful way to use this week's summer story, would be to listen as you bake bread just the way the Widow of Zarephath would have.

As your children knead and feel the dough in their hands and you fill your home with the smell of freshly baked bread, listen to this tender story told from the widow's perspective and talk about the miracle the Lord blessed her with.

The instructions are very simple and are in the Learning through Fun section of the kit. You'll just need wholewheat flour, olive oil and water.

Let me know if you try it!

If you've ever wondered just what exactly is insid

If you've ever wondered just what exactly is inside one of our weekly kits, then this post is for you!

On our website we have made available a kit from earlier in the year that you can look inside, download, print and even save to your computer if you would like to.

Come and see what all the fuss is about!

Come and see how these tools to help you understand and teach the scriptures could be a blessing in your home.

I'll link to it in stories, but here's where to find it:

1. Go to our website (link in bio)
2. Click on the Blog (one of the tabs on the top of the homepage)
3. Go to the post called "See a kit for free"
4. Download the kit and see all the goodness.

Tag a friend in the comments who you think would enjoy this free kit!

This is one of those scripture stories. One of tho

This is one of those scripture stories. One of those stories that is always there in the back of my mind, filling me with faith and hope.

When feelings of fear have crept in and I wonder if I will be able to have what my family needs as uncertainty grows in the world - I think of the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. I can’t tell you how many times this story has come into my mind over the past few years.

This story, planted in my mind many years ago, has come up again and again reminding me to do all I can and then trust in the Lord.

I think of how many sleepless nights that widow must have experienced as she saw her flour and oil dwindling and dwindling away. Maybe its okay if she didn’t have enough for her - but her son! What about her son?

I wonder about all of the things she must have tried in order to get more food. How long had she been trying? How desperately she must have tried.

As she pled and prayed for a miracle, imagine what she might have prayed for. Maybe someone giving her food? Perhaps a sudden end to the famine?

But certainly not the Israelite prophet coming to her from far away. She wasn’t even an Israelite.

But that is how the Lord delivered the miracle - in a very unexpected way.

Then the tiny amount of food she had left became enough. Every day after that they were living in the miracle.

Something that was once so desperate then became glorious.

Has the Lord ever delivered you in an unexpected way?

Summer can be the perfect time to add an element o

Summer can be the perfect time to add an element of fun to your teaching. I love this idea for a family activity in this week's More Ideas pages.

This week we will be reading about the thrilling contest between Elijah and the false prophets of Baal. You can bring this story to life for your children by having a bonfire and reading this gripping story. 850 false priests gathered against one lone prophet of the true God of Israel, and each petitioned their god for fire to burn the bull on the alter. It's a story that shows that true power comes only from the Lord and is just as applicable to the false gods today as it was in Elijah's day.

Teens might also benefit from studying Elder Homer's talk from April 2019 about being able to recognize the voice of the Lord. You could even give them this section of the study pages to read in advance and talk about it around the fire. There's just something about watching the flames ascend that brings out a spirit of contemplation in all of us.

And what's a fire without toasting something good to eat? Go traditional with s'mores or try this fun idea from the kit to wind refrigerated cinnamon rolls onto a stick and roast them.

Not every gospel discussion needs a fire and cinnamon rolls, but every now and again it's important to create lasting memories with your children and reach them in ways that you otherwise might not.

And that's got me thinking, what are some of the most memorable ways you have been taught the gospel?

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