At the beginning of the year my son became a member of the Sunbeams class (Children age 3-4) in Primary. Every Sunday in Primary, the children participate in opening exercises singing and reciting a certain Song, Scripture, and Article of Faith. They rotate to a new set each month. All of these can be found in the 2016 Outline for Sharing Time. I decided that I wanted to be teaching my son these things at home as well, so this became part of our bedtime routine. As the year went on, we have realized that at bedtime our kids are cranky, and we don't get as much out of it as we want to or we just skip it all together. We are going to try doing this as a family every morning before breakfast. I think this is a great way to set the tone for the day, but it is also a great thing to leave your kids thinking about as they go to bed. It doesn't really matter when you do it, but the more consistently it is done, the better your kids will learn. Repetition is key to learning and memorization.
Sharing Time 2016- Songs:
Near the end of the year, the Primary Children present a Primary Program for the entire congregation sharing the songs that they learned throughout the year. Since the dates on the program vary from ward to ward, the fall semester tends to be a time to review the songs that need most attention. I like to print out the sheet music as well as play the music and sing along with the Free LDS Music App. You can download the Apple App or the Android App. Here is a list of the Songs/Links to sheet music for the songs our Primary has learned so far this year:
January Song: “If I Listen with My Heart” Sheet Music
February Song: “I Will Follow God’s Plan” (CS, 164–65) Sheet Music
March Song: (Song of your choice from the Children’s Songbook) “Stand for the Right” (CS, 159) Sheet Music
April Song: (Song of your choice from the Children’s Songbook) “If the Savior Stood Beside Me Sheet Music
May Song: “Praise to the Man,” verses 1 and 3 (Hymns, no. 27) Sheet Music
June Song: (Song of your choice from the Children’s Songbook) “Scripture Power” Sheet Music
July Song: “I Love to See the Temple” (CS, 95) Sheet Music
August Song: “The Lord Gave Me a Temple” (CS, 153) Sheet Music
September-December: Review the Songs Above according to need.
Sharing Time 2016- Scriptures:
January Scripture: “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do” (2 Nephi 32:3).
February Scripture:“For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39).
March Scripture: “What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, . . . whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same” (D&C 1:38).
April Scripture: “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel” (Articles of Faith 1:3).
May Scripture: “I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him! ” (Joseph Smith—History 1:17).
June Scripture: “We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Articles of Faith 1:4).
July Scripture: “Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally” (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” paragraph 3).
August Scripture: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? . . . The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are” (1 Corinthians 3:16–17).
September Scripture: “This gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people” (D&C 133:37).
October Scripture: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5).
November Scripture: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” (Matthew 22:37).
December Scripture: “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works” (Matthew 16:27)
Sharing Time 2016- Articles of Faith
I have been surprised by how well my son has been able to memorize the Articles of Faith at such a young age! He doesn't know them all word for word yet, but he is pretty good at filling in the blanks, and I am sure it will only get better next year. There really is something to doing it every night that embeds it into their brains, its awesome.
The order of the articles of faith are not listed in the Sharing Time Outline. The order is determined by the Primary Presidency. This year some of the scriptures selected in the Sharing Time Outline were Articles of faith, so the Primary's Presidency in our ward decided to review them according to the topic of the month. Here is the order:
January: Article of Faith 8
February: Article of Faith 2
March:Article of Faith 5
April: Article of Faith 3
May: Article of Faith 6
June:Article of Faith 4
July: Article of Faith 9
August:Article of Faith 12
September: Article of Faith 11
October: Article of Faith 7
November: Article of Faith 1
December: Article of Faith 10
I also found a wonderful blog A Year of FHE that offers Free Printable Downloads of Article of Faith Memorization Posters. We have also enjoyed using these posters in our Family Home Evening Lessons.
- Click Here for the Free Downloads.
Monthly Sharing Time Printables/Resources:
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- Sheet Music
- A Scripture Poster
- An Article of Faith Poster
- Article of Faith Pictograph courtesy of A Year of FHE
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