Family Home Evening Lesson

Russell and I were in charge of family home evening and spent an hour trying to decide what to do. I had the idea of talking about my favorite phrase, "See God in others", but Russell (and Brian) said that it was a rehashing of my lesson last year.

We decided to do the lesson on giving. We had a stack of 40 notecards and wrote an object on each (vacation, Xbox 360, bottle of bleach). Everyone got a card and the goal of the game was to get something you wanted. The point at the end was that it's easier to give something away that you don't like rather than something you do. I related my story about yesterday's food drive.

Usually in a food drive, I've give stuff that I don't use/need. While I was making a bag, I noticed my favorite kind of Rice-a-roni: Cheesy Rice. I didn't want to give it away, but I thought about the recipient.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

(Matthew 25: 34-40)

I felt badly that I was giving the least amount to the least of my brethren. If I were donating food to Christ, Cheesy Rice would be near the top of my list. I put it in my bag and felt better about doing the right thing.