Resolutions

We didn't do too well on our goals this year. We were going to read the New Testament as a family & were going to follow the Sunday School manual for it. We did well through the gospels, but ended there. We went back to reading in the Book of Mormon but then went more on memorizing scriptures as a family. That all started one week when I forgot to work on a scripture with Joseph for Primary. I quickly told him Jacob 6:12 & he memorized it in less than a minute & recited it perfectly. I figured that was an easy one for all of the kids to learn & it kinda went from there. It was a lot of fun & the kids love reciting them. Andrew has an order that he says all of them in each time. The scriptures we've learned this year (in no particular order) are:

Moses 1:39, Mosiah 2:41, 2 Nephi 2:25, 1 Nephi 2:15, D&C 6:36, John 14:15, John 11:35, Amos 3:7, Jacob 6:12, Alma 37:37 & Articles of Faith 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, &13. You may notice that many of them are pretty short. This is done for a reason, so Andrew could really learn some. But, he also knows the long ones really well. We also made sure the kids have at least on scripture memorized from each of the standard works.

So, onto our goals for this year. At tithing settlement our Bishop handed us our Ward goals so we went over those as a family & will work on those:

-Become more Christ-like, that is, be pure in heart with no disposition to do evil.

-Hold Family Home Evening weekly; no excuses.

-Read the Book of Mormon daily; cover to cover annually.

-Be self-reliant in finances, health, and storage.

-Be worthy to worship in the temple; go as often as personal circumstances allow.

And added to these are our family goals:

-Memorize all of the Articles of Faith

-Memorize a scripture from each book in the Book of Mormon.

-Learn how to do more chores.

-Consistently have morning Family Prayers together (with Dad before he heads into work not just with Mom).

The kids also have the assignment to think about their own goals they'd like to work on this year & report on them next Family Home Evening. I'm excited to see what they've come up with.