Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Prov. 3:5–6).
Our family home evening on Monday was taken from a talk by Patricia P. Pinegar about the blessings of the principle,courageous obedience.
I am so grateful for God’s gift of laws and commandments. Peace, hope, and direction are outcomes of striving to live the teachings of Jesus and obeying His laws and commandments.
The scriptures teach, “Great peace have they which love thy law” (Ps. 119:165). They also teach that “he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come” (D&C 59:23).
While Brother Pinegar served as president of the Provo Missionary Training Center, as you can imagine, we often talked to the missionaries about the feelings of happiness and peace that accompany courageous obedience to true principles.
We talked of the influence of the Holy Ghost that comes to those who are obedient. We encouraged the missionaries to make obedience their quest. I enjoyed telling them the story of the little boy who went to the park with his father to fly a kite.
The boy was very young. It was his first experience with kite flying. His father helped him, and after several attempts the kite was in the air.
The boy ran and let out more string, and soon the kite was flying high. The little boy was so excited; the kite was beautiful. Eventually there was no more string left to allow the kite to go higher. The boy said to his father, “Daddy, let’s cut the string and let the kite go; I want to see it go higher and higher.”
His father said, “Son, the kite won’t go higher if we cut the string.”
“Yes, it will,” responded the little boy. “The string is holding the kite down; I can feel it.”
The father handed a pocketknife to his son. The boy cut the string. In a matter of seconds the kite was out of control. It darted here and there and finally landed in a broken heap. That was difficult for the boy to understand. He felt certain the string was holding the kite down.
The commandments and laws of God are like the kite string. They lead us and guide us upward. Obedience to these laws gives us peace, hope, and direction.
We came back to the house and talked about what the kite string ment to each of them. Maddy said:
"When your don't read your scriptures (the kite string) you lose your testimony (cutting the string)"
Brenna said:
"cutting the kite string is like Satan tempting us and we let go of the rod of iron."
Audrey said:
"cutting the string is like letting go of our faith."
Jake said, "Watching the kite fly away is like losing a family member."
What would the world be like if this simple counsel was followed! What blessings we can enjoy as we try to "Stand a Little Taller." Gordon B. Hinkley
Our family home evening on Monday was taken from a talk by Patricia P. Pinegar about the blessings of the principle,courageous obedience.
I am so grateful for God’s gift of laws and commandments. Peace, hope, and direction are outcomes of striving to live the teachings of Jesus and obeying His laws and commandments. 
The scriptures teach, “Great peace have they which love thy law” (Ps. 119:165). They also teach that “he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come” (D&C 59:23).
While Brother Pinegar served as president of the Provo Missionary Training Center, as you can imagine, we often talked to the missionaries about the feelings of happiness and peace that accompany courageous obedience to true principles.
We talked of the influence of the Holy Ghost that comes to those who are obedient. We encouraged the missionaries to make obedience their quest. I enjoyed telling them the story of the little boy who went to the park with his father to fly a kite.
The boy was very young. It was his first experience with kite flying. His father helped him, and after several attempts the kite was in the air.
The boy ran and let out more string, and soon the kite was flying high. The little boy was so excited; the kite was beautiful. Eventually there was no more string left to allow the kite to go higher. The boy said to his father, “Daddy, let’s cut the string and let the kite go; I want to see it go higher and higher.”
His father said, “Son, the kite won’t go higher if we cut the string.”
“Yes, it will,” responded the little boy. “The string is holding the kite down; I can feel it.”
The father handed a pocketknife to his son. The boy cut the string. In a matter of seconds the kite was out of control. It darted here and there and finally landed in a broken heap. That was difficult for the boy to understand. He felt certain the string was holding the kite down.
We came back to the house and talked about what the kite string ment to each of them. Maddy said:
Brenna said: 
Audrey said: 
Jake said, "Watching the kite fly away is like losing a family member."
What would the world be like if this simple counsel was followed! What blessings we can enjoy as we try to "Stand a Little Taller." Gordon B. Hinkley
4 comments:
Awesome FHE lesson! I can't wait to use it!
I bet it was your kite I saw flying the other night!! Perfect weather for it:) l;ove the lesson.
Dawn I am loving these posts you do with the stories and the pictures and the awesomeness!!! I am also especially loving the fact that your picture up top features Jake with my favorite hair do "the part"!!!
I love jakes comment!!!! We've never thought of a Lesson like that? Maybe we can do that too!!!!
LOVE YAH GUYS
MADDI
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