Faith in God

The Primary children have an opportunity to earn their Faith in God Award between the ages of eight and eleven. This is a great program, which helps to prepare our children for Young Men and Young Women meetings.



Each Primary girl ages 8 to 11 should have a copy of Faith in God for Girls (shown here), while 8- to 11-year-old boys should have a copy of the Faith in God for Boys guidebook. These guidebooks outline the requirements for earning the Faith in God Award and contains instructions for parents and leaders. 
The basic components include daily prayer, regular scripture study, and memorizing the Articles of Faith. There are categories in which two goals need to be completed each year. 
The first category is Learning and Living the Gospel. Goals for this category include teaching a family home evening lesson, reading a conference talk and applying it to their lives and preparing a family pedigree chart.
The second category is Serving Others. To complete this category, your child could complete a service project, plan and prepare a meal, and plan an activity for others to participate in.
The third category is Developing Talents. Goals for this category include learning about budgeting, learning a song (either playing it on the piano or singing it) from "The Children's Songbook," writing a story or a poem and making a craft.
The final category is Preparing for Young Men's (for the boys) or Preparing for Young Women's (for the girls). To complete this category, your child will need to read specific scriptures which will be listed in the guidebook and discuss them with a leader, talk to a member of the Deacon Quorum presidency (boys) or the Beehive class presidency (girls), and to talk to a leader or you about the new program they will be entering.
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All Faith in God teachers should have a plan for the coming year with all activities loosely scheduled. The purpose of the activities is to help the primary children achieve their Faith In God requirements. Mountfort Ward have graciously provided a sample of their calendar, covering February to May 2012.

Check out this blog for more great Faith In God activities:  ACTIVITY DAYS IDEAS 



1 comment:

Sister Browne said...

What wonderful Faith in God ideas I can't wait to show my Faith in God leaders your example and the simple yet meaningful activities you are creating.