FHE: "Wilford Woodruff"
Song:
"Latter-day Prophets," Children's Songbook, p. 134.
Scripture:
He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began. (Luke 1:70)
Quote:
"I was born on the banks of a trout brook....As soon as I was old enough to carry a fish-rod I commenced catching trout, which I have continued to do, from time to time, for nearly 80 years." -Wilford Woodruff
Lesson:
Highlights from the Life of Wilford Woodruff:
1807: Born in Farmington, Connecticut
1833: Baptized
1837: Mission to Eastern States
1848: Ordained an Apostle
1877: President of St. George Temple
1887: Becomes head of Church
1897: Records testimony into a "talking machine"
1898: Dies in San Francisco, California (age 91)
(Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and William W. Slaughter, Prophets of the Latter- days, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003], p. 50.)
Activity:
Play "Fish in the Sea"
Seat everyone in a circle on chairs with one person standing in the middle. Have everyone count off as either a salmon, mackerel, or cod, including the person in the middle.
The person in the middle calls out one of the three fish. All those with that fish must change seats. While they are scurrying to a new seat, the person in the center sits in one of the vacant chairs leaving someone without a seat.
The person left without a seat then continues the game by calling out another fish, and the game continues as before. If the person in the center calls out "All the fish in the sea!" everyone changes seats.
Remind your family that President Woodruff loved to fish, and that, as a great missionary, he was also considered a great fisher of men.
(adapted from George and Jeane Chipman, Games! Games! Games!, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 1983], p. 15, 18.)
Refreshments:
Gingerbread
½ cup sugar
½ cup butter or margarine
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup molasses
½ teaspoon salt
2 ½ cups sifted flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon powdered cloves
1 cup very hot water
Bananas
Whipped cream
Cream sugar and butter well. Add eggs and molasses; beat well. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Add hot water and beat until smooth (batter will be very thin). Pour into well-greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Serve warm or cold with sliced bananas and whipped cream.
(Lion House Classics, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 2004], p. 101.)
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"Latter-day Prophets," Children's Songbook, p. 134.
Scripture:
He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began. (Luke 1:70)
Quote:
"I was born on the banks of a trout brook....As soon as I was old enough to carry a fish-rod I commenced catching trout, which I have continued to do, from time to time, for nearly 80 years." -Wilford Woodruff
Lesson:
Highlights from the Life of Wilford Woodruff:
1807: Born in Farmington, Connecticut
1833: Baptized
1837: Mission to Eastern States
1848: Ordained an Apostle
1877: President of St. George Temple
1887: Becomes head of Church
1897: Records testimony into a "talking machine"
1898: Dies in San Francisco, California (age 91)
(Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and William W. Slaughter, Prophets of the Latter- days, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003], p. 50.)
Activity:
Play "Fish in the Sea"
Seat everyone in a circle on chairs with one person standing in the middle. Have everyone count off as either a salmon, mackerel, or cod, including the person in the middle.
The person in the middle calls out one of the three fish. All those with that fish must change seats. While they are scurrying to a new seat, the person in the center sits in one of the vacant chairs leaving someone without a seat.
The person left without a seat then continues the game by calling out another fish, and the game continues as before. If the person in the center calls out "All the fish in the sea!" everyone changes seats.
Remind your family that President Woodruff loved to fish, and that, as a great missionary, he was also considered a great fisher of men.
(adapted from George and Jeane Chipman, Games! Games! Games!, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 1983], p. 15, 18.)
Refreshments:
Gingerbread
½ cup sugar
½ cup butter or margarine
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup molasses
½ teaspoon salt
2 ½ cups sifted flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon powdered cloves
1 cup very hot water
Bananas
Whipped cream
Cream sugar and butter well. Add eggs and molasses; beat well. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Add hot water and beat until smooth (batter will be very thin). Pour into well-greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Serve warm or cold with sliced bananas and whipped cream.
(Lion House Classics, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 2004], p. 101.)
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Complete Text Version