Week 43: Patience

Song: I Want to Live the Gospel (CS. 148)

Thought: Patience is the capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering without being angry, frustrated, or anxious. We can develop patience by seeking to do God’s will and accept His timing, trusting that He will fulfill all of His promises to us. As we learn to be patient in small things, we prepare ourselves to face larger trials with patience. (Come, Follow Me)

Object Lesson: After reading the thought invite your family to share situations in their lives in which they might need patience (such as family life, education and career, marriage, or motherhood). Show several objects that represent times in your life when you had to demonstrate patience (for example, a college diploma, a wedding ring, or a missionary nametag). Have your family guess what the objects have to do with patience, and then share the experiences you had. (Come, Follow Me)

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Lesson Activity: Show your family several Mormonad posters from recent issues of the New Era or Liahona. Divide them into small groups, and invite them to create their own Mormonad on the topic of patience. They could start by finding a scripture on patience and think of a creative way to present it on a poster. Ask them to share their posters with the family and explain what patience means to them. (Come, Follow Me)

This Week's Challenge: Invite the your family to consider how they will live by what they have learned about patience.  For example, they could: Show more patience within your family in the coming week or make a list of quick ways to help control their impatience in a tense situation, such as counting to 10 or singing a hymn.