Purpose: To remember and recognize that every person on this earth is born with the Light of Christ and when we listen for and following the promptings of the Holy Ghost we will witness miracles in our lives and families and drawer closer to our Father in Heaven.

Hymn: “Listen, Listen”

Scripture: Moroni 7:16

“For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God”

Lesson:

President Boyd K. Packer teaches us about prayer and listening to promptings~
“That sweet, quiet voice of inspiration comes more as a feeling than it does as a sound. Pure intelligence can be spoken into the mind. The Holy Ghost communicates with our spirits through the mind more than through the physical senses. This guidance comes as thoughts, as feelings through promptings and impressions. We may feel the words of spiritual communication more than hear them and see with spiritual rather than with mortal eyes.”

“The gift of the Holy Ghost operates equally with men, women, and even little children. It is within this wondrous gift and power that the spiritual remedy to any problem can be found.”

“You can know the things you need to know. Pray that you will learn to receive that inspiration and remain worthy to receive it. Keep that channel—your mind—clean and free from the clutter of the world.”

“One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.”

“When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind—perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind. When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.”

“With thoughtless and impatient hands
We tangle up the plans
The Lord hath wrought.
And when we cry in pain He saith,
“Be quiet, man, while I untie the knot.”

Story from the talk:

“President Woodruff told of an experience of being prompted by the Spirit. He was sent by the First Presidency to “gather all the Saints of God in New England and Canada and bring them to Zion.”

He stopped at the home of one of the brethren in Indiana and put his carriage in the yard, where he and his wife and one child went to bed while the rest of the family slept in the house. Shortly after he had retired for the night, the Spirit whispered, warning him, “Get up, and move your carriage.” He got up and moved the carriage a distance from where it had stood. As he was returning to bed, the Spirit spoke to him again: “Go and move your mules away from that oak tree.” He did this and then retired once again to bed.

Not more than 30 minutes later, a whirlwind caught the tree to which his mules had been tied and broke it off at the ground. It was carried 100 yards (90 m) through two fences. The enormous tree, which had a trunk five feet (1.5 m) in circumference, fell exactly upon the spot where his carriage had been parked. By listening to the promptings of the Spirit, Elder Woodruff had saved his life and the lives of his wife and child.

…That same Spirit can prompt you and protect you.”

General Conference Talk: “Prayer and Promptings”

Activity:

Have each person or family member write down their favorite church hymn. It can either be from the Hymn book or the Children’s Song book. Work on helping each other memorize at least one verse to the song. Be sure that one verse is memorized completely and recite it to one another.

Now, talk about making this song or verse their official “delete key” as President Packer talked about. Re-read the following quote from the conference talk:

“When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind—perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind. When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.”

Write the lyrics down in places that you can see it often– perhaps a billboard or mirror in your room.

For Parents: Take note of everyone’s delete key. Help them to think about or sing that verse when they’re angry, frustrated and so forth.

For smaller children: Sing a song that will help them in different situations. If they’re hitting, kicking, fighting– try singing the song, Trying to Be Like Jesus. The children songs can begin to teach them at an early age until they are old enough to choose their own delete key!

Treat:

Holiday Tree Brownies

photo and recipe from BettyCrocker.com