Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I just love March because of the themes of springtime, new beginnings, roots (natural for you if you are Irish and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, if not Irish, just extrapolate the theme to your own ancestral roots) the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the Book of Mormon (its birthday is in March). To celebrate I’m sharing a list from my Celestial Family Devotionals ebook of songs and stories about those themes. Click on the links below to go to the song or story.
Use these songs and stories for your family devotionals. You are doing devotionals right? Here’s how to do them if you don’t know, in the video by Diann Jeppson above. With increased family togetherness forced upon us by the pandemic, this is the best time ever to learn how to hold them. Telling these stories I’ve listed here below in your devotionals will increase your family coziness during this crazy time. Use them while the kiddos are putting together a puzzle or doing some other activity with their hands busy and their brains available to listen.
I do devotionals on weekdays, in the afternoons, in addition to our family “PoWeR Hour” of the personal PoWeR actions of Pray, Read, and Write in the early morning before I have to drive to seminary. Sometimes, however, I will add a story from the list of stories below to our PoWeR actions in the morning or use it at dinner. Perhaps someday I will combine the two rituals into one. Sometimes I will text the story to my older, out-of-the nest children. You can read about how I discovered the power of doing my scripture study and prayer along side each family member doing their personal study, first thing in the morning, here.
Hymns
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer #26
The Voice of God Again is Heard #18
What Was Witnessed In the Heavens? #11
Now We’ll Sing With One Accord #25
Music from the Ensign
Music from the New Era
The Book of Mormon Has Come Forth 9/09
Glad Tidings From Cumorah 8/94
A Voice Whispers From the Earth 8/91
To Those With Pure Intent 6/94
Children’s Songs
Springtime is Coming CS p. 238, copyright restrictions prevent lyrics being on lds.org, so please see a hard copy of the CS
In the Leafy Treetops CS p. 240
Rain is Falling All Around CS p. 241b
On a Golden Springtime CS p. 88
Book of Mormon Stories CS p. 118
The Books in the Book of Mormon CS p. 119
The Third Article of Faith p. 123 CS
On a Golden Springtime CS p. 88
Book of Mormon Stories CS p. 118
The Books in the Book of Mormon CS p. 119
The Third Article of Faith p. 123 CS
An Angel Came to Joseph Smith CS p. 86
The Book of Mormon Teaches Me, Friend 1/88
Family History I Am Doing It CS p. 94 CS
The Hearts of the Children CS p. 92 CS
A Young Boy Named Joseph, Friend 5/95
Hand in Hand Together, Friend 5/01
There is Love In My Family Tree, Friend 10/16
Other Music
Poetry from the Friend
Welcome to Spring! 3/87
A Boy Seeking Answers 4/10
My Family Tree 10/09
Poetry From LaDawn Jacob’s Favorite Family Devotional Poems (get over here)
Good Timber p. 74
Other Traditional Poetry
The Heritage by James Russell Lowell
Your Name by Edgar A. Guest
The Bluebird’s Song by Emily Huntington Miller
Stories from the Friend About the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon Power 5/17 (not a story, but short not-to-be-missed counsel from Pres. Monson)
F2F: Walter Gonzalez, The Book on the Shelf 1/17
The Story of the Book of Mormon 5/12
F2F: Silvia Allred, Racing to Read 5/11
F2F: Kevin R. Duncan, The Book Was True! 3/13
Protecting the Gold Plates 6/08
F2F: Hans Verlan Andersen 6/89
F2F: Elder Robert S. Wood 8/02
How We Got the Book of Mormon 4/80
Joseph Smith Receives the Gold Plates 5/08
F2F: Elder Merrill C. Oaks 11/99
The Book of Mormon Club 6/17
F2F: Elder Gerald Causse, How I Gained a Testimony 10/11
I Finished the Book of Mormon 4/16
F2F: Elder Michael T. Ringwood, Being LIke Shiblon 6/17
Nephi: Journey to the Promised Land 1/16
Nephi’s Family Crosses the Ocean 2/16
King Benjamin Teaches His People 3/16
Alma Baptizes Many People 4/16
Alma Teaches How to Pray 6/16
Samuel Teaches About Jesus Christ 8/16
Jesus Visits the Nephites 9/16
Traveling to the Promised Land 10/16
Mormon Writes on the Golden Plates 11/16
Moroni’s Special Promise 12/16
F2F: Elder Monte J. Brough, the Dawning of a Testimony 9/05
F2F: Elder D. Todd Christofferson, How Can I Feel Close to Jesus Christ? 12/15
Stories from the Friend About Ancestry and Research
Gobo Fango 3/03
Treasure Box 3/17
My Family Tree 10/16
It’ll Make Your Arms Strong 11/98
CLPV: Your Fascinating History 6/05
F2F: Douglas Shumway, Family Ties 4/05
Loving Those 2/15
Family History Help 7/09
My Family History Miracle 2/08
I Can Do Family History! 9/17
A Century of Genealogy 3/94
Stories from the New Era About the Book of Mormon
How Seminary Changed Me and My Family Forever 8/13
Why the Book of Mormon? by Elvin Jerome Laceda 9/16
I Know that My Redeemer Lives 3/16
Pocket Sized Strength 10/09
Why the Book of Mormon? By Pres. Henry B. Eyring 5/08
What He Says, Goes 6/08 (scroll down to the second story)
A Guide for Your Life 6/95 (a collection of three stories)
Your Testimony and the Book of Mormon 9/17
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure 7/11
The Most Useful Piece of Knowledge 1/09
Searching for the Right Church 3/10
God’s Guiding Hand 7/08
An Exceptional Book, an Exceptional Answer 10/07
Making Friends with Moroni 6/99
Cham Nap 5/86
Our Book of Mormon Project 10/12
5 Lesser-Known Heroes in the Book of Mormon 10/17
The Book of Mormon: Read All About It! 9/03
Stories from the New Era About Ancestry
Putting the Puzzle Together 11/06
Three Ways to Be Involved in Family History 2/17
We’ll All Be Together Again 7/16
The Family Secret 11/04
Finding Mary Redhead 6/10
Leading Out on Family History 10/14
My Jeep is History Too 10/82
Where in History is Josh Taylor? 4/98
Family History I Am Doing It! 10/14 (a collection of short stories of youth doing the work)
These Are Your Days 2/15 (not a story, but such valuable counsel and promise from Elder Neil L. Andersen, not to be missed!)
Personal Progress On My Family Tree 2/17
Firm Foundations 3/18 (scroll to the story titled “Is My Family History Really Done?”
Accepting the #TempleChallenge 1/17
Better than a Loaf of Bread 4/15
Kevin Made it Happen 10/15
Family History Unites Families 1/14
Real to Me 10/14
Branching Out to Strengthen Home and Family 1/13
Gratitude for Family–Past and Present 6/13
Family History Leads You to the Temple 7/13
Stories from the Ensign About the Book of Mormon
Stepping Stones to Truth 10/97
How The Book of Mormon Found Me 1/01
Promise Me You Will Read 1/03
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon 1/88
The Book of Mormon Was My Answer 10/88
Gold Plates and Printer’s Ink 9/76
Hold to the Rod 6/71
It Took Thirteen Years to Cross the Street 8/86
“There Are Prophets Today!” She Told Me 8/80
I Had Read This Book Before! 1/96
The Book that Would Not Burn 10/86
1000 Copies of the Book of Mormon 9/89
There is Room in My Chart Bag 9/89
“It’s True! This is the Word of God!” 7/85
I Couldn’t Get Rid of the Book 1/92
From a Book Coming Forth 7/88
For Each Season of My Life 9/02
Why We Ask People to Read the Book of Mormon 8/84
A Dream Come True 8/84
Living By The Spirit 8/84 (This article has many stories about teaching children to live by the Spirit. The paragraph that begins, “We’re on our third time through the Book of Mormon…” which includes a simulation done in a family setting is my favorite.)
Stories from the Ensign About Ancestry and Research
In Search of My Dad–Online 10/09
Grandpa Father 3/15
You Removed My Sadness 6/13
The Parents You Have Not Known 2/88
Unexplained Birth Certificate 1/87
The Chance to Say I Love You 1/87
More than Names 1/87
Faceless Man 1/98
Family History Reflections 9/08
An Adopted Son’s Family History Journey 7/17
Uncle Gilberto’s Memory 10/07
Thanks for Finding Me! 1/06
Go Back to the Beginning 4/99
I Found Them! 10/01
Cornmans’ Request 7/88
I Found It! 8/05
Discovering My Icelanders 8/81
A Bag of Food and 20 Marks 12/05
Searching for Ancestors and Finding the Truth 3/18
My Note on the Gravestone 6/14
Our Family Heritage Month 3/03
Grandpa Wrote a Book 2/95
Christian Karlsson 3/18
A Visit from Milton 4/14
Daddy, Do Not Leave Me Here! 7/09
Family History Treasure Hunt 7/13
Young Adults: I Find Joy in Family History When 6/14
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