Sunday, January 31, 2010 – Church services were canceled today due to the snow and with no specific RS lesson (it is a 5th Sunday today - Bishopric teaching). I thought about what to share for the Sunday Report as I sent the email last night sharing the meeting cancelation - I almost included a reminder about the keeping the Sabbath day - Despite having “off” from church, it is still the Lord’s Day “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8; see also D&C 68:29).– so I would like to ask… What did you do to keep the Sabbath day Holy?
“The Sabbath is a holy day in which to do worthy and holy things. Abstinence from work and recreation is important, but insufficient. The Sabbath calls for constructive thoughts and acts, and if one merely lounges about doing nothing on the Sabbath, he is breaking it. To observe it, one will be on his knees in prayer, preparing lessons, studying the gospel, meditating, visiting the ill and distressed, writing letters to missionaries, taking a nap, reading wholesome material, and attending all the meetings of that day at which he is expected.” President Spencer W. Kimball (“The Sabbath—A Delight,” Ensign, Jan. 1978, p. 4.)
A few years ago for a stake young women’s activity we made Sunday boxes – with the idea that it is easier to keep the Sabbath day Holy when we have ideas about what we can do – not just what we can’t do. Here are the activity plans and idea cards from the activity – would make for a great Family Home Evening lesson tomorrow night!
Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy Activity Plan.pdf
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