New Youth Theme

This morning we finally got around to setting some goals and introducing the new youth theme to the children. The theme for this year is “I am a disciple of Jesus Christ” (3Nephi 5:13). A disciple is someone who lives in such a way that the characteristics of Christ are woven into who they are and everything they do and say. We talked a lot about what it means to be a disciple and follower of Christ and how we can be a light and example to others of who He is. 

We set some goals for our family to accomplish this year, showed the children the video for the new youth theme, and gave them their goal setting sheets. They each filled in one goal for each physical, spiritual, social, and intellectual. They put things like "learn to make french toast" or "take swimming lessons" or "exercise for at least twenty minutes a day" or "learn about a different country". It's always interesting seeing what they write if they are willing to share and learning more about who they are.

 Our big goal as a family this year is for everyone to read The Book of Mormon every day (and hopefully finish by the end of the year). We grabbed some spare copies for the tiny ones and Lily was very excited to be just like the big kids (even though she can't read). The trick will be to stick with it daily and not get too far behind as the year goes along. So far everyone is pretty excited about it!